Open enrollment to choose or modify your 2026 HealthFlex benefits began October 29 and will end on Thursday, November 13.
HealthFlex is a comprehensive approach to healthier living – an integrated, wellness-driven health program offered through The United Methodist Church general agency Wespath Benefits & Investments. If you have questions about this year’s benefits election, please e-mail Robin Whitacre, Benefits director.
Learn more about HealthFlex 2026 benefits.
Join us in praying for those impacted by the destructive wind, rain, and storm surge of Hurricane Melissa. United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is leading the response efforts of our Methodist partners in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
Support UMCOR hurricane relief.
Support Midwest Mission hurricane relief.
Learn about disaster relief.
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.
In Episode 71 Rev. James Lance of Apple Creek, Moreland, Smithville and Wooster Church of The Cross UMCs shares that each of our calls is different.
“We use call in a lot of ways. I heard the call to Jesus throughout my life. And whenever I’m preaching on it, I try to break this apart. You have the call to Jesus, you have the call to ministry, and then you have the call to your ministry,” Lance said.
He also speaks to the changing landscape of ministry.
“To me, partially due to COVID, partially due to the technology boom, partially due to the arguments and polarization and a lot of factors, we are in that tectonic shift today. It’s navigating and adapting to realize that ministry is no longer what it was, it’s becoming something new,” Lance shared. Listen to previous Storyboard podcast episodes.
View clergy and laity sharing their #BeUMC stories.
Join clergy and laity from across Ohio for the Day of Thanksgiving & Unity November 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Roscoe UMC. The theme for our day will be “Christ Holds All the Parts Together”.
Bishop Lanette L. Plambeck of the Minnesota and Dakotas Conferences and Rev. Dr. Beth Stroud of the Methodist Theological School in Ohio will present and Bishop Hee-Soo Jung will preach and preside over communion in the closing service.
Register for the Day of Thanksgiving & Unity.
Mission: “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”
Vision: “The United Methodist Church forms disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously in local communities and worldwide connections.”
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.
UMC STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN: GCFA, Discipleship Ministries and UM Communications have collaborated to educate and resource churches about the positive impact apportionments make on how we minister to those in need. Learn about apportionments and the United In Impact campaign.
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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