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PATHWAYS TO MINISTRY
All Christians are called to ministry. However, some Christians experience a call to the set-apart licensed or ordained ministry of becoming a clergyperson. The Ohio Episcopal Area comprised of the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences of The United Methodist Church has a discernment process to help you further explore your call through preparation, participation, and prayer. The goal is faithfulness to discerning God’s call in your life right now, one step at a time.
Online Candidacy Summit | January 8-9, 2027
Attention church leaders: are there people in your congregation who display a gift for serving and who you feel may be called to a life of ministry? The Candidacy Summit is the first step in exploring a call to ministry.
Please take an opportunity to encourage those individuals and to ask them to speak with their pastors. Persons cannot register for the Candidacy Summit unless they are recommended by their pastor and district superintendent. Since there is essential paperwork due prior to the summit, please speak to these people right away. Don’t delay. The last day to register for the Summit is December 1.
Contacts
Rev. Donnetta Peaks – Office of Ministry executive director
Rev. Karen Wolcott – EOC Candidacy Summit coordinator
Rev. Tammie Wilden – EOC Psychological Assessment coordinator
EOC District Offices
Files
The East Ohio Conference Office:
located in North Canton, OH,
near Akron-Canton Airport.
Address:
8800 Cleveland Ave. NW
North Canton, OH 44720
Phone:
(330) 499-3972
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.