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Welcome to the Capitol Area South District
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Our Mission:
The mission of the Capitol Area South District is to encourage and equip United Methodist congregations in their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Our Vision:
The vision of the Capitol Area South District is that all local churches are to be disciple-making centers that mirror the demographic composition of the community in which they are located in terms of age, ethnicity, and cultural background; and that the congregations continually grow and reach new people for Christ and strive to be open and inclusive of all God's children.
On this website you will find information and resources for the Capitol Area South District, the West Ohio Annual Conference, and the United Methodist Church.
Scroll down for the latest news and information from the Capitol Area South District and the West Ohio Annual Conference.
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Deadlines for Year End Reports
Watch for a new look in the 2009 Year End Reports. The conference office will be mailing hard copies of the forms and instructions to senior pastors. All forms can be submitted online through the General Council on Finance and Administration website. Once the information has been submitted online, a variety of reports and charts can be created with the information that has been entered . As an alternative, hard copies of the reports can still be mailed to the conference office. Reports must be submitted online or received in the conference office by February 8, 2010.
Click HERE for a sheet that includes all the year end deadlines for apportionments and year end reports.
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 Training Scheduled for Local Church Leaders on February 27On Saturday, February 27, the Capitol Area South District in cooperation with the Pohly Center for Supervision and Leadership Formation will offer two training events. The training will be held at Crossroads UM Church,
The afternoon session (1:00pm to 4pm) will feature a workshop to help sharpen the skills of leaders on the Board of Trustees, the Committee on Finance, and the Nominations and Leadership Development Committee.
Leadership for both training sessions will be provided by Roger and Marilyn Evans and Rev. Ed Wilder of the Pohly Center for Supervision and Leadership Formation at United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH.
A lunch will be provided for those persons participating in both sessions. The cost of the lunch will be five dollars at the door.
Registration is available at the Capitol Area South District website by clicking HERE. Registrations are due by Friday, February 19.
For more information about the workshops click HERE.
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Lay Speaker Training Set for May 21-22
The next district Lay Speaker Training Event will be held on May 21-22, at the Asbury South UMC, 4760 Winchester Pike, Colmubus. The Basic Lay Speaking Course willbe offered. The Advanced Class will be on preaching. Registration material will be available after the first of the year.
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Mission and Evangelism Institute at MTSO, March 15–16: "Small Yet Significant: Missional Renewal of the Small Membership Church”
Small-membership and rural congregations are facing unique challenges due to population shifts and economic changes. As many of them and their clergy often feel ignored and neglected, there is an urgent need for transformative leadership, as well as creative and integral approaches to mission and evangelism. Dr. Anthony Pappas (author of Entering the World of the Small Church) and Dr. Robin Knowles Wallace (MTSO faculty and author of Worshiping in the Small Membership Church) will offer seminars around the theme of “Missional Renewal of the Small-Membership Church.” For more information, please visit http://www.mtso.edu/Events/MEI.htm or contact Dr. Joon-Sik Park at jpark@mtso.edu or 740-362-3367.
Click HERE to download a brochure for the event.
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SOWER Project Update for '09-10
S.O.W.E.R. is an acronym for Sharing Our Witness – Enriching Relationships.
SOWER is a West Ohio Conference VIM project in conjunction with Henderson Settlement, Frakes, Kentucky, which is a component of the Red Bird Missionary Conference. The SOWER project is run in conjunction with Henderson Settlement’s Work Camp Program to enhance the lives of the people of Southeast Kentucky by improving their housing situation.
Click HERE for the latest update (updated as of 11/26/09).
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Click on the logo to go to the UM Community Ministries website:
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| Click on the link below to visit Link2Lead -- your site for demographic data for the neighborhood or community around your church. |
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| Click on the logo below to visit the West Ohio U M Credit Union: |
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