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 updated schedule of the church conference
sessions.
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Mark Your Calendar
October 28:
"Taste and See" Intro to Certified
Lay Ministry @ Scioto Ridge UMC.
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New
Rethink Church Website Launched
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - Congregational
resources for the Rethink Church advertising and
welcoming campaign have moved to a new website
address: umcom.org/rethinkchurch.
The website that previously housed congregational
resources, RethinkChurch.org, will become the
primary seeker site that is featured in Rethink
Church advertsing, beginning this fall.
"Research shows that RethinkChurch.org
resonates most strongly with the seekers we are
trying to reach with our denominational
advertising," said the Rev. Larry Hollon,
chief executive of United Methodist
Communications. "This website address
reinforces the message we want non-United
Methodist seekers to take away from our
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Society
of St. Andrews in Running for $250,000 in the
Pepsi Refresh Project
Big
Island, VA - Pepsi is granting 1.3 million
dollars in September to fund ideas that will
refresh the world. The Society of St. Andrew's
approach to feeding the hungry will certainly
refresh the world of those in need.
You
can help feed the hungry by voting every day in
September for the Society of St. Andrew in the
Pepsi Refresh Everything Project, Food &
Shelter-$250,000 category.
Each
month a different group of ideas submitted from
all across the country to the Pepsi Refresh
Project are voted on in selected categories by
people nationwide. The "ideas" that
get the most votes are granted the prize money
to help fulfill their goals. The Society of St.
Andrew's (SoSA) hunger relief ministry is in the
September voting cycle. If they come out on top
the money will provide an additional 9 million
servings of fresh, nutritious produce to those
in need.
Starting
September 1st at 6:00 A.M. and every day in
September, go to SoSA's website,
www.endhunger.org,
and click "VOTE TO FEED 9 MILLION HUNGRY
AMERICANS". You'll link directly to the
Society of St. Andrew's listing on the Pepsi
Refresh Project website where you can vote once
each day throughout the month.
The
"idea" that gets the most votes wins
the money, so plan to vote for SoSA every day
and tell everyone you know to vote, too. On
SoSA's homepage you can: opt-in for a daily
email reminder with a direct link to vote; get
the number for texting your vote; get a widget
with the "vote" link to post to
websites and emails; find instructions for
sharing the idea on your Facebook and Twitter
pages.
For
more information about the Society of St.
Andrew's nonprofit hunger relief programs -
Gleaning Network, Potato & Produce Project,
Harvest of Hope, and Hunger Relief Advocate
Initiative - call 800-333-4597, go to
www.endhunger.org,
or email sosainfo@endhunger.org.
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United
Methodist Rural Fellowship Plans Legislative
Convocation
United
Methodist Rural Fellowship, United Methodism's
advocate for town and country ministry, will
hold its annual legislative consultation November
9-12, in Tampa, FL.
Laity
and clergy are invited to the working
consultation to draft legislation in support of
town and country ministry for the up-coming 2012
General Conference.
Sheraton
Tampa Riverwalk will host the three-day event,
which also includes a fund-raising auction and a
general business meeting. Cost
for double occupancy, four meals, and snacks is
$365. (Commuter cost is
$250.)
More
information is available at www.umrf.org.
Registration may be done online at lyle@hintoncenter.org
or by contacting Hinton Rural Life Center, POB
27, Hayesville, NC 28904.
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Day
on the District Set for Monday,
October 4
Bishop
Bruce Ough
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The Bishop's Day on the Capitol Area
South District will be held on Monday,
October 4 at Christ
United Methodist Church 1480 Zettler Rd,
Columbus OH.Here is the schedule for
the evening:
6:30 pm Gathering time w/light
refreshments
7:00 pm Worship and presentation by
Bishop Ough
8:00 pm Q & A with Bishop
Ough
8:30 pm Sending Forth
The theme for the evening is "The
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations."
The All
People Band from the Church for All
People will provide music for the evening
program.
All clergy and laity of the CAS District
are invited to participate in this evening
with Bishop Ough.
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Jim's
Tool Box
Hello,
MissionInsite (Part 2)
In last month's Tool Box Jim
detailed many of the features of
MissionInsite. MissionInsite
is the new provider of demographic
data for congregational leaders in
churches of the West Ohio
Conference.
This month Jim focuses on another
free benefit available through
MissionInsite. The Church Life
Survey is a tool available on the
homepage of the MissionInsite
website. It offers many
possibilities for looking at the
mission and ministry of your local
church.
Click HERE
to read the article.
Click HERE
for instructions on how to register as a
MissionInsite user.
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Pastor
Lorenzo and Veronica Visit Next Week!
Pastor
Lorenzo and Veronica
and their family
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Next week Pastor Lorenzo and
Veronica will be visiting with clergy
and lay leaders across the Capitol
Area South District. Pastor
Lorenzo serves the Methodist
congregation in San Luis Potosi,
Mexico. Last year the
congregations of the district raised
$20,000 to help build the first unit
for the Methodist Church in San Luis.
This is the only Methodist
congregation in a city of over 2
million people in central Mexico.
This year the Mexico Mission Team is
challenging congregations or
individuals to make pledges and gifts
over a three year period as salary
assistance for Pastor Lorenzo.
Currently, Pastor Lorenzo has to work
a second job to supplement his income
as a pastor. The assistance from
our district will enable Pastor
Lorenzo to concentrate full time on
helping build the ministry in San Luis
and in two other congregations that he
is serving.
Click HERE
to indicate your financial support for
Pastor Lorenzo's salary support.
Click HERE
to see where you can meet and hear
Pastor Lorenzo during his visit in the
district.
Click HERE
to learn more about the mission work
trip that the district is sponsoring to
San Luis in January, 2011.
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UM
Community Ministries: Festival Set for
9/21; Grant Writing Workshop on 10/16
This
year UM Community Ministries got 68
grant requests from 57
churches/partnerships! Although we
were able to say yes to most of the
requests, thanks to your apportionment
dollars, we could not provide the full
amount needed by each outreach
ministry. Part of helping people serve
is helping people find grant money, so
we are offering a General Grant
Writing Workshop to help people in
congregations develop their grant
writing skills and find more resources
for their church outreach ministries.
Here are the details:
Saturday,
October 16, 10am-2pm at North Broadway
UMC (48 E North Broadway,
Columbus, OH 43214) Lunch provided.
Cost is $10 at the door.
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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Lay
Speaking Classes Set for November
19-20
 The
fall session of Lay Speaking Classes
will be held on November 19-20, at the Grove
City UM Church, 2710 Columbus St, Grove
City, OH. A basic class will be
offered for those who seeking to become
local church lay speakers. The class
covers the full range of the ministry of
the laity that encompasses what it means
to be a lay speaker.
The Advanced Class for the fall session is
entitled "Transforming Evangelism The
Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith."
This course is designed for all who
want to communicate the gospel message in
an effective and powerful way, not only
within the church but also in everyday
life.
Click HERE
for more information about the classes.
Click HERE
for a registration form.
If you can't make the CAS classes, the Capitol
Area North District is offering lay
speaker classes this fall on 10/30 and
11/6. Click HERE
for more information.
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Festival
of Sharing Set for 10/9 @ Otterbein
College
 The
West Ohio Conference Festival of
Sharing will be held on Saturday,
October 9 from 9:00 am until noon.
World Service Kits of all kinds
(baby, flood, hygiene, and school
kits) as well as food (including a
potato drop). This year a play
ground will also be constructed at
the Church of the Savior,
Westerville.
For more details check out this bulletin
insert.
Or go to the FOS website by clicking HERE
for more resources and information.
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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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Local
Church Happenings
Scout
Achieves Eagle Scout Award
Thomas
Ross, a member of Troop 33 in
Columbus was awarded the Eagle Scout
Award by the Boy Scouts of America in
a Court of Honor held at Parkview
United Methodist Church on August 15,
2010.
Click HERE
to read more about the honor Tom has
received.
Immigration and Christian Ethics: A
Constructive Conversation is the
them of the Sprague Lectures that will
be held at the
North Broadway UMC on October
2. Click HERE
for a brochure about the event.
A Girl and Her Pearls event sponsored by
Wesley Church of Hope On
Saturday, October
9, Wesley
Church of Hope will present a
program the "A Girl and Her
Pearls."
This comprehensive, creative and clear
teaching will help the girl in your life
appreciate that she is fearfully and
wonderfully made, accept that being
different is special and aspire to find
her purpose in life while developing the
lady inside of her and build character
that will lead to her destiny.
Click HERE
for more information.
Church
for All People Launches "Celebrate
Recovery"
The Church for All People launched a
"Celebrate Recovery" program
on September 15. The Christ
Centered 12 Step Recovery Program will
meet on Wednesday nights beginning with
a meal at 5:00 pm at the Church
for All People, 946 Parsons
Avenue, Columbus.
Click HERE
for more information.
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Apportionment Update
Click HERE
to see the congregations that have paid at
least 66% of their conference
apportionments as of 9/1/10. Thanks to all
for faithfulness in the payment of
apportionments.
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Appointment
News
As of September 1, 2010, David
Warner has been appointed to
Marne United Methodist Church as a
Licensed Local Pastor serving three
quarter time.
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Prayer
Concerns
Suzanne
Stringer, spouse of Dr.
Hank Stringer continues to
recover at home from her knee
replacement this summer.
Dr
Carl Wiley (retired) has been
hospitalized with an infection in his
leg.
The Rev.
Eugene Brundige is undergoing
treatment in the hospital. Cards
will reach him at 1870 Shoshone Dr,
London, OH 43140.
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