Weekly Updates         November 6, 2015
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The Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits  has set details for the 2016 Active and Retiree Health Insurance Plans. There are changes from the 2015 plan that you will want and need to know about.  
For a quick glance at the plans for 2016 and the times and locations of Informational Meetings click HERE.

West Ohio Welcomes North Katanga Leaders
     The North Katanga Conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest annual conference, in terms of membership, within the denomination, and West Ohio has been blessed to be in partnership with them for several years.  We have been inspired by the leadership Bishop Ntambo provides and the ministry that happens across the conference.  Members of West Ohio have extended faithful generosity in support of Wings of the Morning Aviation Ministry and the nurture of children and young people through the Kamina Children's Home.
     We are excited to inform people across West Ohio that key leaders of the North Katanga Conference will be in West Ohio during the month of November. You have an opportunity to be blessed by their presence, their stories of ministry and the miracles that unfold every day.  This is an amazing opportunity to celebrate the ways in which the redemptive love of Jesus Christ is shared across villages within the North Katanga Conference. This is also a bittersweet celebration, because Bishop Ntambo will be retiring in 2016.  This will be one of the few remaining opportunities for us to be inspired by his spirit and leadership.
  Click here  to go to our website where you will be able to see when North Katanga partners in ministry will be near you.  Come and be inspired by how the church is making a difference through people called by God in the North Katanga Conference.
The Scioto Ridge Boys In Concert
This is to announce the 23rd annual concert by the Scioto Ridge Boys gospel quartet at our home church, Scioto Ridge UMC, on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 6:15 PM.  The concert will be preceded from 4 - 5:45 PM by a soup/salad/sandwich/dessert meal, with proceeds benefiting local and global mission projects.  We welcome your attendance at this event!  See more details
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Since 1992, the Scioto Ridge Boys have been singing about God's grace and love, and the music has blessed church members and retirement center residents throughout Ohio.  The group uses proceeds (e.g., love offerings and CD sales) from concerts and worship services, not for personal gain, but for the glory of God.  
VBS MINISTRY FOR OLDER ADULTS
WISDOM KEEPERS TASK FORCE WORKSHOP
Saturday, November 14, 2015  10:00 am - Noon
First UMC - Crossraods Ministry Center
2095 W. Fair Ave., Lancaster, OH 43130
Come experience a live in house Vacation Bible School for nursing home/al ministry, a program funded by Community Ministries.  Come to this workshop, have fun, be inspired and trained to begin your own VBS nursing home ministry with a team in your church.   Register to taye_nadine@hotmail.com
     
WEST OHIO HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR
Each year the United Methodist Historical Society of Ohio (UMHSO) recognizes the Church Historian of the Year as well as those churches celebrating significant anniversaries (100 years or more, in 25 year increments). The West Ohio Conference Commission on Archives and History is responsible for gathering nominations for the Historian of the Year award and the significant church anniversaries for West Ohio. The Historian of the Year and church anniversaries will be recognized at the  Annual Meeting and Convocation of the UMHSO  on April 23, 2016 at Seville United Methodist Church. All are invited to attend. Registration materials will be available in January at   www.umhso.org.
     The deadline for receiving nominations, including rationale and supporting material, for Historian of the Year is March 6, 2016.  Criteria  for the award can be found on the UMHSO website. All nominees will receive a certificate with the winner receiving a plaque.
     The deadline for receiving church anniversary notifications is March 6, 2016. Each church will receive a certificate recognizing its anniversary.
     Historian of the Year nominations and anniversary notifications may be sent to Sandra Nihiser at 976 Hopewell Heights Drive, Heath, OH 43056 or kensln@roadrunner.com . Questions? Contact Sandy at 740-323-4031 or Carol Holliger (Archivist, AOUM) at 740-368-3285,  aoum@owu.edu
Church Conference Forms need to be completed online or mailed to the District Office within one (1) week following your conference. Please also send a hard copy of the pastor's compensation report and signature page via regular mail, fax (614-459-4061) or scan/email (capitolareasouth@wocumc.org).
Prayer Concerns
Rev. Rick Stuhmer  (New Zion)
Rev. Eugene Brundige  (New Horizons)
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