The College of Wooster Campus

1189 Beall Ave., Wooster, OH 44691

The beautiful campus offers opportunities for quiet walks and meaningful conversations with friends and colleagues. Wear comfortable shoes because you will need to walk between venues.

¼-mile is the estimated distance between the Lowry Student Center, where meals are held, and McGaw Chapel, site of worship services during Annual Conference.
1/3-mile is the estimated distance between McGaw Chapel and the Gault Recreation Center inside Scot Center, where business sessions will be held during Annual Conference.

Registration

Registration for Annual Conference closed May 16.
There will be no onsite registration at the College of Wooster.
If you need to change anything on your registration, please contact Brenda Vaccaro at (330) 499-3972 ext. 153 or via e-mail.

Check-in

Check-in for Clergy Executive Session and Annual Conference materials is in the Gault Recreation Center of the Scot Center building.

Wednesday, June 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 12 from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. and from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 13 from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Guests staying in residence halls are asked to check into their rooms first. Please then leave your vehicle in residence hall parking and walk or take the shuttle to Gault Recreation Center to check-in for Clergy Executive Session and Annual Conference.
- Wednesday, June 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Thursday, June 12 from 7:00 to 8:45 a.m., from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Services

Annual Conference worship services will be held in McGaw Chapel on the College of Wooster campus. The main floor of the chapel sits below ground. There is an exterior staircase with handrails and a ramp without handrails that lead to the main door. There is also a ground level entrance to the building at the top of the ramp that can be used to access the staff-operated elevator that will transport worshippers between the second floor and main floor of the chapel.

Opening Worship Service

Thursday, June 12 @ 9:00 a.m.
Preacher: Bishop Seong-Bok Kim,
resident bishop, Seoul Annual Conference

Service of Commemoration and Holy Communion

Friday, June 13 @ 9:00 a.m.
Preacher: Bishop Hee-Soo Jung,
resident bishop, Ohio Episcopal Area

Service of Licensing, Commissioning, Ordination, and Retirement

Saturday, June 14 @ 9:00 a.m.
Preacher: Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton,
retired, The United Methodist Church

Sessions

Clergy Executive Session

Wednesday, June 11 @ 2:00 p.m.

Clergy Executive Session will be held in McGaw Chapel on the College of Wooster campus. The main floor of the chapel sits below ground. There is an exterior staircase with handrails and a ramp without handrails that lead to the main door. There is also a ground level entrance to the building at the top of the ramp that can be used to access the staff-operated elevator that will transport worshippers between the second floor and main floor of the chapel. Following Clergy Executive Session, clergy are expected to attend a dinner in Lowry Student Center @ 5:00 p.m.

Vacation Bible School Offered During AC Business Sessions

June 12-14

Vacation Bible School (VBS) for children aged Pre-K through 5th grade will be hosted at Westminster Presbyterian Church (353 E. Pine Street, Wooster) during business sessions on Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13, and during worship and business sessions on Saturday, June 14. VBS will use the new Cokesbury curriculum “Road Trip: On the Go with God”.

Sign-up for VBS during online registration for Annual Conference April 1 – May 16 and you will be contacted for further information and to complete important forms. If you have questions about VBS, please e-mail Rev. Amy Vittorio at pastoramyv@gmail.com.

Annual Conference Business Sessions

June 12-14

Annual Conference Business plenary sessions will be held on the indoor track and courts of Gault Recreation Center, located inside the Scot Center on the College of Wooster campus. The seating area can be accessed in two ways: 1) from ground-level exterior doors that lead from the lower sidewalk, and 2) from stairs and an elevator from the main floor level where check-in is located.

Thursday, June 12 Business Sessions:
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. – ARAP. Introduction to Resolutions & Constitutional Amendments
2:50 - 4:30 p.m. – Budget introduction, State of the Conference Address, AC Offering
7:30 p.m. (Laity Session)

Friday, June 13 Business Sessions:
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. – Board of Ministry, Laity Report, Episcopal Area Task Team
2:50 - 4:30 p.m. – Constitutional Amendment, Cabinet Report, Fixing Appointments, Resolutions
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. – Equitable Compensation, Board of Trustees/Corporate Meeting

Saturday, June 14 Business Sessions:
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. – Board of Benefits, CCF&A, Resolutions, Constitutional Amendments

Bishop Hee-Soo Jung

Bishop Seong-Bok Kim

Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton

Rev. Dr. AHyun Lee

Annual Conference Offering

Annual Conference 2025 Offering (Fund 9214) Will Support
Mary Scranton Memorial Mission Center
United Methodist Committee on Relief Global Migration
Bishop’s Discretionary Fund

You are encouraged to share information about these ministries with your congregation and hold a special offering that may be brought by your lay or clergy member to the Annual Conference.

The Mary Scranton Memorial Mission Center is a proposed initiative by the Seoul Annual Conference of the Korean Methodist Church. This new mission center will serve as a hub for outreach, training, and mission work while preserving the history of Korean Methodism and its connection to The United Methodist Church. The East Ohio Conference is honored to contribute to this effort, recognizing that Mary Scranton, one of the first Methodist missionaries to Korea, once called Ohio home.

United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Global Migration (Advance #3022144) addresses the global refugee and migration crisis. The fund provides relief and recovery in the form of food aid and legal and transportation services for vulnerable migrants and refugees with support to organizations working directly with these populations. It also supports migration-focused organizations that assist migrants in attaining legal status, litigating asylum claims, and resettling in U.S. communities.

The Bishop’s Discretionary Fund enables Bishop Hee-Soo Jung to support critical ministry needs throughout the East Ohio Conference and beyond. Through this fund, countless individuals and communities receive assistance in times of need.

How to Give
Your generous donation to the 2025 Annual Conference offering will make an immediate and lasting impact. You can support the offering in-person, online, or via mail.

In-person – place your offering in the collection plate.
Online – visit this page.
Mail – send your check made payable to East Ohio Conference, with Fund 9214 or AC Offering noted in the memo line to:

East Ohio Conference
P.O. Box 76019
Cleveland, OH 44101-4755