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September 13, 2019Villar's Chapel and Martinsville United Methodist churches are located just eight miles apart in Clinton County, OH. These rural congregations had no professions of faith... continue reading -
September 13, 2019The West Ohio Camps' experience is about fun, friendship, and especially faith. To enhance that faith component, several pastors join our camps each summer as Pastors... continue reading -
September 13, 2019When it comes to what matters most at Christmas, people say that it's spending time with family and friends. United Methodist Communications' 2019 Unwrap... continue reading -
September 13, 2019"Exciting and intimidating," Emily Wurster said of her first mission trip to Tijuana, Mexico. A member of the Peace United Methodist Church youth group in... continue reading -
September 10, 2019The Conference Nominations Team is responsible for identifying and recruiting lay and clergy to serve on conference boards, committees and lead-teams. This fall, they... continue reading -
September 9, 2019West Ohio churches are invited to celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday on September 15 (or another Sunday designated by the church) by preaching, teaching, praying... continue reading -
September 9, 2019Bryan Wesley United Methodist Church has a long and faithful history in the city of Bryan, OH. Through the work, prayer and leadership of both clergy and laity, the church is... continue reading -
September 9, 2019Bishops in Africa have vowed that The United Methodist Church will continue in Africa even after the 2020 General Conference. Therefore, the bishops have resolved not to... continue reading -
September 9, 2019Fifty years ago, Shungu Clinic was opened in Kamina, DR Congo. Thousands of babies took their first breath at Shungu. Surgeries and medical care have saved the lives of... continue reading -
September 5, 2019With just seven months in the role of University Chaplain, Rev. Maudy Muchanyereyi says that the assignment still feels like an adventure. Muchanyereyi, who earned a... continue reading -
September 5, 2019Powell United Methodist Church will host the Cost of Poverty Experience (COPE) - Reentry Edition simulation on Sunday, September 22, from 2:00-5:30 pm. COPE-Reentry is... continue reading -
September 5, 2019Jessie Roark, one of this year's West Ohio Conference Harry Denman Evangelism Award winners, was recently featured in a story on the United Methodist news website, umnews... continue reading -
September 5, 2019He came on a tourist visa in 2017. Joined by his wife and two children, they disembarked in the US. As the vacation unfolded, visiting family in Ohio, the same God who got... continue reading -
September 1, 2019Hope United Methodist Church is located on the southeast side of Dayton in Greene County. Last year, the church decided to emphasize an understanding of baptism – what... continue reading -
August 28, 2019Seeking to return sacred lands they have held in trust for 176 years, leaders of The United Methodist Church and the Wyandotte Nation will hold a ceremony on September 21... continue reading
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9/13/2019Villar's Chapel and Martinsville United Methodist churches are located just eight miles apart in Clinton County, OH. These rural congregations had no professions of faith... continue reading
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9/13/2019The West Ohio Camps' experience is about fun, friendship, and especially faith. To enhance that faith component, several pastors join our camps each summer as Pastors... continue reading
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9/13/2019When it comes to what matters most at Christmas, people say that it's spending time with family and friends. United Methodist Communications' 2019 Unwrap... continue reading
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9/13/2019"Exciting and intimidating," Emily Wurster said of her first mission trip to Tijuana, Mexico. A member of the Peace United Methodist Church youth group in... continue reading
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9/10/2019The Conference Nominations Team is responsible for identifying and recruiting lay and clergy to serve on conference boards, committees and lead-teams. This fall, they... continue reading
Rev. Dennis Miller, Superintendent
Welcome to our website! Located in beautiful hill country of Appalachian Ohio, the Foothills District of the United Methodist Church is comprised of 15,286 disciples in 172 congregations throughout Athens, Fairfield, Gallia, Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Washington, and Vinton counties. During any given week our members are engaged in ministry and mission to make God’s love real in their communities and the world beyond. We desire to provide radical hospitality, inspiring worship, intentional faith development, risk taking mission and ministry, and extravagant generosity as we make new disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
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As we are all gearing up for Fall kick-off with our youth, we are aware suicide is the second leading cause of death in ages 12-24, and for every completed suicide there are 100-200 attempts. We’d like to come alongside you, your team of volunteers, your families, and your youth to help bring awareness around how to identify and prevent suicide in teens. 5:30 - 6:00pm Sign-in and Dinner 6:00 - 7:00pm Suicide Prevention Training 7... continue reading |