District
Superintendent Hank Stringer
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Mission
and Vision of the CAS District
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.
Read
the Revised CAS Strategic Plan by clicking
HERE.
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Church
Conferences Set to Begin in September
Church Conferences,
the annual business meeting for all UMC
congregations will begin in September.
Districtd Superintendent Hank Stringer or
Assist. to the Superintendent Jim Waugh will
lead each of the cluster sessions. In addition,
Hank Stringer will meet with seven congregations
for individual church conferences.
Each
of the cluster church conference events will
follow the same format:
3:00
pm Mtg with members of P/SPR Committees
3:30
pm Plenary with worship and preaching
4:30
pm Church Conference Sessions
Click
HERE
for a schedule of the church conference
sessions.
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Mark Your Calendar
October 4:
Bishop Ough's Day on the CAS District
(starting with 6:30 pm dinner @ Columbia
Heights UMC)
October 28:
"Taste and See" Intro to Certified
Lay Ministry @ Scioto Ridge UMC.
November
19-20: Lay Speaking Classes.
Basic and and Advanced Class will be offered.
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Support
the Westside Free Store
Support the Westside Free Store by purchasing a scarlet
and gray pride t shirt.
Shirts are available in child and adult sizes.
Click HERE
for a flyer with more information.
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Pastor
Lorenzo of the Methodist
Congregation in San Luis Potosi
Mexico to Visit the CAS District in
Sept.
Pastor
Lorenzo and Veronica (2nd from left)
and their family
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Pastor Lorenzo and his wife Veronica
will visit the Capitol Area South
District during September 18-27.
They will be available for preaching,
teaching, or visiting in congregations
throughout the district.
Click HERE
to schedule a time that Pastor Veronica
could visit at your church.
Pastor Lorenzo currently serves three
small Methodist congregations at San Luis
and in two other small communities, Dr.
Mora and Queretaro. These three
churches are over 150 miles a part.
Currently, Pastor Lorenzo works a second
job so that he can support his family.
The CAS District is seeking to raise $500
per month over the next three years to
enable Pastor Lorenzo to focus his full
time on building up these three
congregations. Click HERE
to make a commitment to be part of the
effort to help fund the $500 per month for
support for Pastor Lorenzo.
The congregations of the CAS District have
raised over $20,000 (thank you for your
support!) to help build the first
Methodist church building in the
metropolitan area of San Luis Potosi, a
city of 2 million people.
Construction should begin later this
summer.
Click HERE
to download an information sheet about the
Capitol Area South District and the
Methodist congregation is San Luis.
Another work trip to San Luis Potosi is
scheduled for January 10-18. The
trip will be led by the Rev. Aaron Brown,
and it is limited to 12 persons.
Click HERE
to download a brochure about the trip.
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Jim's
Tool Box
Good
Bye, Percept; Hello, MissionInsite
After many years of using
Percept/Link2Lead, the West Ohio
Annual Conference has contracted
with MissionInsite to provide
demographic data planning and
research purposes for the West Ohio
congregations and districts.
Jim reviews MissionInsite and
describes some of the features of
the new service in his Tool Box
article this month.
Click HERE
to read the article.
Click HERE
for instructions on how to register as a
MissionInsite user.
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UM
Community Ministries: Rahab's Hideaway
Assists Victims Sexual Abuse and Human
Trafficking
 Beth
Weisbrod writes this month about
Rahab's Hideaway, a ministry that
assists victims of sexual abuse and
human trafficking. The ministry
also educates youth and adults as a
way to help prevent human trafficking.
Click HERE
to read Beth's article.
The Community Ministry Festival will
be held on Tuesday,
September 21, from 5:30 to 8:00
PM, at the Columbia Heights UMC.
The theme for the festival this year
is "Bridges Out of Poverty."
Download a flyer for the festival HERE.
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Starting
a Parish Nurse/Health Ministry in Your
Congregation
Has your congregation considered
initiating a Parish Nurse/Health
Ministry? The CAS Leadership and
Visioning Team (LVT) is working to
encourage congregations in the district
to respond to the Four
Areas of Focus of the United Methodist
Church.
One of the Areas of Focus seeks to combat
the diseases of poverty by improving
health globally. The LVT is
asking congregations to complete a brief
survey about interest in beginning parish
nurse/health ministries. The survey will
also help the LVT to know how many
ministries exist. Click HERE
to take the brief survey.
Click HERE
for a description of how to begin a parish
nurse/health ministry.
If there is sufficient interest, the LVT
will plan to sponsor a training for
congregations seeking to develop parish
nurse/health ministries.
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Training
Events/Continuing Ed Opportunities
Here
is information about training events
that have come into the district
office recently:
2010 Ministry Discernment and
Formation Retreat
Do you think God may be calling
you to lay, licensed, or ordained
ministry? Are you in the early
stages of candidacy for
ordination, deacon, elder, or
licensed local pastor? Are you
discerning a call to become a
deaconess or home missioner?
If any of the above apply to you,
you are invited to come to a
Discernment & Formation
Retreat being held September
9-11, 2010 at the reflective and
beautiful Scarritt-Bennett Retreat
Center in Nashville, TN. We
will discuss the differences among
various ministries and worship
together. Small group work and
individual reflection time will be
sprinkled throughout this weekend
event.
Click HERE
for more information about the event.
For
Pastor and Laity:
LifeServe National
Conference Group
Publishing is holding a major
training event on how to recruit,
refresh, and reignite volunteers
in your church. The event will be
held at Hyatt Regency Hotel (next
to convention center) in Columbus
during September 29-October 1.
Currently the registration price
is $300.00 per person through June
30 when the price goes up another
$50.00. There is a group
discount if you bring three or
more persons from your church.
Click HERE
to go to the event website.
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Autism
and the Church
 The
West Ohio Conference Persons with
Disabilities Team and Camps Team are
working together to offer an Interactive
Workshop to help congregations to
minister to families and person with autism.
The event will be held during September
19-21, at the Widewater Retreat and
Ministry Center. The cost
of the event is $150 (includes lodging
and meals).
There will be a follow up Hands On
Experience on October 1-3 at Widewater.
Click HERE
for a flyer with more information about
the event.
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A
New Face at the District Office
Karen
Brantley
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Karen Brantley has been the
part time Lay Missioner for Hispanic
Latino Ministries on the east side
of Columbus in a partnership with
five UM churches. The ministry is
called Community of Hope, providing
English as a Second Language
classes, Bible Studies, children's
ministries, fiestas/events and
dental and health care education at
Easton Community UMC, the Mann
Mobile Home Park and Whitehall UMC.
Now God has expanded Karen's tent as
she joins our staff at the district
office. She is the Hispanic-Latino
Coordinator for Central Ohio, serving
20 hours a week. She will be
coordinating the various Hispanic
ministries in the greater Columbus
area as well as offering support to
Hispanic ministries in the Shawnee
Valley and Foothills Districts, as
well as continuing her Lay Missioner
role. As a result, Karen now has an
office space in the district office
suite.
Karen has a master's degree in
Christian Education from Methodist
Theological School in Ohio and has a
heart for persons living at the
margins of society. Community of Hope
is supported in part by your Community
Ministries apportionment giving. If
you are interested in getting
connected with a variety of Hispanic
ministries across the district, or
would like to have Karen as a speaker
at your church, contact her at kbrantley@wocumc.org.
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Apportionment Update
Click HERE
to see the congregations that have paid at
least 58% of their conference
apportionments as of 8/3/10. Thanks to all
for faithfulness in the payment of
apportionments.
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Prayer Concerns
Suzanne
Stringer, spouse of Dr.
Hank Stringer had knee
replacement surgery last month.
She is recovering at home.
The
Rev. Michael Messick (incapacity
leave) is recovering at home following
open heart surgery last month.
Our prayers are with the family of
Gayemarie Long and the
Rev. Bob Long in the death of
Keith Homstad, Jr. Keith was the
son of Gayemarie and the stepson of Bob
Long. He was an Airman First Class
in the U.S. Air Force. Keith was
killed in an automobile wreck earlier
this month.
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