Annual Conference 2026 met June 11-13 on the campus of The College of Wooster.
“The story of Ohio Methodism is alive with grace. I have seen life. I have seen seeds. I have seen fragments placed in the hands of Christ become the beginning of a feast,” said Bishop Hee-Soo Jung during his State of the Church address in sharing about visiting nearly 300 churches across Ohio in the past 21 months. “The miracle of the loaves and fish shows us what happens when what is offered in faith is received by Christ, blessed by Christ, broken by Christ, and given by Christ for the life of the world. This is the theology of abundance.”
View videos of the AC 2026 services & sessions.
Read the recap article & view the AC 2026 website.
“You Feed Them” is the theme for the 2026 All-Ohio School of Ministry at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions.
Speaker Rev. Dr. Elaine Heath focuses her work on spiritual formation, healing, and Church renewal.
“Our speaker will help us see more clearly how the church in this time can live as a renewed, impactful, and Spirit-filled community with authentic authority,” said Bishop Hee-Soo Jung.
Registration is $50 per person, and participants handle their own hotel accommodation.
Learn more and register for the School of Ministry.
Storyboard: Faith Witness Transformation is a podcast highlighting ministries across the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church that are transforming lives locally, nationally, and globally. Produced twice-a-month by EOC Communications, each podcast episode focuses on one of the core values of the #BeUMC campaign: Disciple Making; Belonging & Inclusion; Influence, Connection & Impact; and Experience of God through The United Methodist Church.
Episode 83 "Disciple Making: Church Redevelopment and Revitalization" features Rev. Jon Priebe, Rev. Joy Fenton-Jones, Rev. Beth Ortiz, and Eric Kinaitis engaging in conversation about the building redevelopment ministry of Church Square, based in Cuyahoga Falls.
“Having building redevelopment under revitalization might be a mental shift for some people, and it takes a really deep amount of discipleship at the beginning because it really involves looking at everything differently from your building to your church to how you do life together,” Ortiz said.
Priebe shared that “it’s interesting to think back about the process that led to who we are today and what we’re trying to do. Obviously the creative redevelopment of our building spaces into new things that can both generate revenue and meet new community needs that we’re not touching as well right now is a key piece of it.”
Listen to previous Storyboard podcast episodes.
View clergy and laity sharing their #BeUMC stories.
Methodist Episcopal churches in Ohio sent Mary F. Scranton and Dr. William B. Scranton to Korea 140 years ago to share the grace and love of God in Jesus Christ. Their faithful witness planted a seed of mission that has grown into a great harvest of churches, schools, hospitals, Christian leaders, and global mission. Today, the Korean Methodist Church continues to bear the fruit of that sacred gospel partnership.
You are invited to participate in the Bishop’s Missional Appeal for the Scranton Memorial Mission Center and Church, which is being constructed on land purchased by the Seoul Annual Conference of the Korean Methodist Church near the site of the East Gate Methodist Church founded by Dr. William B. Scranton.
Support the Bishop’s Missional Appeal.
Named for Matthew 25:35, “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat … I was a stranger and you welcomed me,” the 25:35 Crew is living out Christ’s compassion in real and practical ways across Ohio.
The new Family Assistance Ministries resource provides information, listed by district, about food, pantry, and assistance ministries offered through local East Ohio Conference congregations and faith communities. Please use and share this resource in your ministry setting. If your church or ministry information needs to be updated on this resource, please e-mail Melanie Thomas, Connectional Ministries office administrative assistant.
MESSAGES FROM OUR EPISCOPAL LEADER: Bishop Hee-Soo Jung is resident bishop of the Ohio Episcopal Area consisting of the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences of The United Methodist Church. View Bishop Jung’s Soul Food messages to Ohio laity and clergy.
OHIO EPISCOPAL AREA TASK TEAM:
Bishop Hee-Soo Jung formed the task team of East and West Ohio clergy and laity to actively listen, discuss, and discern about forming a new, unified Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church. Learn more about the Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team.
FIVE STRATEGIC PILLARS: emerged from conversations Bishop Jung has had with local churches across the Ohio Episcopal Area. They offer a shared vision and spiritual framework to guide our life together as “One Ohio” – rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and led by the Holy Spirit. Learn about the Five Pillars.
EOC STANDS AGAINST RACISM: Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, the Cabinet, Executive staff, and East Ohio laity and clergy are committed to stand against racism. Visit the Stand Against Racism resource page for small group studies, videos, podcasts, books, and more to learn how you can stand against racism.
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