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MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES

Multicultural Ministries

Multicultural Ministries is the area in which churches identify, engage, and embrace culture differences that are ethnic, socioeconomic, political, global, and generational, whether internally or externally. Multicultural Ministries is the intersection of people working with other people. We understand that the church is a culture apart from the neighborhood we live and we seek to become more relevant to the neighborhood in which we live.

Vital Congregations engage in multicultural ministry by:

• Objectively reflecting on how well the congregation loves ALL
• Being willing to implement changes so that the congregation can better love ALL
• Viewing the community as equals and partners
• Centering on a shared mission, vision, and Incarnational calling
• Developing individuals’ skills and expertise to love others and engage the neighborhood
• Having open and intentional conversation about and with people different than us

Upcoming Events

Bus Registration for "Faithful Resistance" Event | February 25

UPDATE 2/13/26: Do not register for this bus unless you have already registered for the "Faithful Resistance" event. The event in Washington, D.C. has reached capacity and can no longer accept in-person attendees. You can register to join the livestream of the event here.

Clergy and laity from across the Ohio Episcopal Area were invited to travel to Washington, D.C. on February 25 to participate in “Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice”. A bus carrying up to 44 participants from Ohio will depart from the West Ohio Conference office in Worthington at 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25 and return at 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, February 26. The cost to ride the bus is $20/person and meals are not included. The last day to register for the bus is February 23.

Schedule:
February 24

• 11:30 p.m. Gather at West Ohio Conference UMC at 32 Wesley Blvd., Worthington

February 25

• 12:05 a.m. Bus departs for Washington, D.C.
• 7:00 a.m. Breakfast stop
• 9:00 a.m. Arrive at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church
• 10:00 a.m. Opening worship service
• 11:00 a.m. Peaceful procession to the U.S. Capitol and public witness
• 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
• 2:00 p.m. Congressional visits
• 3:30 p.m. Gather at bus pick-up location (TBD) 
• 4:00 p.m. Bus departs for Worthington
• 5:30 p.m. Dinner stop

February 26

• 12:05 a.m. Arrive at West Ohio Conference UMC at 32 Wesley Blvd., Worthington

If you have questions about riding the bus to the Faithful Resistance event, please e-mail Will Fenton-Jones, director of Multicultural Ministries.

Registration and Details