Meals

On-Campus Meal Plan

  • The Lowry Student Center offers a variety of food stations with options including vegetarian, vegan, diabetic-friendly, and gluten-free meals.
  • The EOC has coordinated with the College of Wooster to create an AC plan that enables participants to choose from any food served in Lowry Student Center during these meals:
    • Thursday, June 12 – lunch
    • Friday, June 13 – breakfast, lunch, & dinner
    • Saturday, June 14 – breakfast, & lunch
  • The six-meal plan must be purchased during online AC registration April 1 – May 16.
    • The meal plan and individual meals cannot be purchased on campus.

Additional Meal Options

If you pre-registered for one of the special meals below, an e-mail providing details was sent out on June 6. If you did not receive that e-mail, please check your spam or junk email folders first then e-mail Melanie Thomas or call her at (330) 499-3972 ext. 102.

Thursday, June 12 breakfast

  • This is not included in the meal plan because many will be traveling to campus for the 9:00 a.m. opening worship service.
  • You may purchase Thursday breakfast for $7.50 – but you must purchase it during online AC registration April 1 – May 16.
    • You cannot purchase this meal on campus.
    • If you pre-paid for Thursday breakfast and you did not receive the confirmation email on June 6, please contact Melanie Thomas by e-mail.

Thursday, June 12 dinner

  • This is not included in the meal plan because Bishop Hee-Soo Jung will host a special meal, “Celebrating Methodist Mission in Ohio, Korea, and Beyond: The 140-Year Legacy of Mary & William Scranton”.
    • Dinner will start at 5:00 p.m. at Kittredge Hall.
    • Tickets were only available only during online AC registration April 1-May 16, they will not be available at the door.
  • Food trucks will also be on campus Thursday night in the gathering area behind Lowry Student Center.
    • AC members and guests can purchase meals onsite. We have booked the following food trucks: Tommy’s All American (hamburgers and hotdogs), Oma Gourd (Mexican), Mr. Bill’s Woodfired Pizza, and Polar Express (ice cream).

Off-campus dining

  • Individuals who do not purchase the meal plan during online AC registration April 1 – May 16 will need to purchase meals at restaurants in Wooster.
    • Meals cannot be purchased on the College of Wooster campus during Annual Conference. Please plan accordingly.

Group-Organized Special Meals

  • These meals will be in the Lowry Student Center.
  • Meals must be purchased during online AC registration April 1 – May 16.
  • Those who purchase the meals in advance will select from options at the food stations and then carry their meals to the locations inside Lowry Student Center where the groups will gather.
  • Volunteers will be available to assist those who need help carrying plates or drinks.

Black Pastors’ Fellowship lunch Thursday, June 12 in the Tartan Room – included in the meal plan, or $12.50/person.
The Black Pastors’ Fellowship invites clergy and laypersons to gather for a meal and joyful conversation as we celebrate milestones in our churches and communities. We will also pray and share, uplifting one another and discussing ways to ensure a visible and supportive presence within and beyond the East Ohio Conference. If you have questions about this event, please e-mail Rev. David Whitt.

Creation Care lunch Thursday, June 12 in Room 201 (second floor) – included in the meal plan, or $12.50/person.
Join documentary filmmakers Rev. Ryan and Mariellyn Grace for the East Ohio premiere of their new film, “Rivers of Life: Disaster Response in the Desert Southwest” that looks at climate change and climate resilience in the already-harsh Sonoran desert. The film will be shown over lunch and followed by a conversation on creation care and what churches and individuals can do to build climate resilience in their own communities.

Immigration lunch Thursday, June 12 in The Alley (downstairs) – included in the meal plan, or $12.50/person.
What can a church do? Who do I call to find out in my community? Connect with churches and people who have been doing this work and will help you navigate the ways you and your congregation can live out your baptismal vows to resist evil and walk with people through these challenging times.

All In Community lunch Friday, June 13 in the Tartan Room – included in the meal plan, or $12.50/person.
All In Community is hosting a “Healing through Lived Experience” lunch. Do you believe that God can turn the worst thing a person has done into the best thing that ever happened to them? Join us as our friends and neighbors in the East Ohio Conference share stories of finding hope and healing through their lived experiences in the criminal justice system.

Fellowship of Associate Members and Local Pastors lunch Friday, June 13 in Room 201 (second floor) – included in the meal plan, or $12.50/person.
All associate members and local pastors in good standing are invited to a time of fellowship as we elect the 2025-2026 Board of Directors, revise our constitution, and celebrate milestone achievements within our membership. If you have questions about this event, please e-mail Pastor Jeri Johnson.

Methodist Federation for Social Action lunch Friday, June 13 in The Alley (downstairs) – included in the meal plan, or $12.50/person.
Join East Ohio MFSA for lunch and naming of the 2025 Bishop James S. Thomas Award recipient. Keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Eniko Ferenczy, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Wooster, will share insights on faith-based engagement and ecumenical connections, particularly as we work to support and encourage our migrant and refugee neighbors. If you have questions about this event, please e-mail William Watts.