North Central Jurisdiction’s Annual Conference Delegation Meeting
Gathering on November 8 and 9, 2019, in a crucial moment in the life of The United Methodist Church, we, 140 members present and voting […]
Learn More →East Ohio Forward advocates for an expression of Wesleyan Methodism that allows both traditional and progressive understandings of LGBTQ+ Clergy and same-gender weddings to co-exist within the Church.
Gathering on November 8 and 9, 2019, in a crucial moment in the life of The United Methodist Church, we, 140 members present and voting […]
Learn More →Today we have updates from two of the East Ohio Next leaders, Dianne Covault and Kelsey Orosan. Kelsey Orosan “I refuse to lose faith in […]
Learn More →Since General Conference 2019, a group of centrist and progressive clergy from East Ohio have formed a coalition in opposition to the Traditional Plan. This […]
Learn More →We have expanded our slate of endorsed moderate/progressive delegates to 12 laity and 12 clergy. We encourage you to vote for the following people to […]
Learn More →East Ohio Forward is a joint effort between Centrists and Progressives. Our opposition to the traditional plan is largely because it is divisive. East Ohio […]
Learn More →Based on the first ballot and voting trends, we’ve made the following updates to the slate. Laity 077 Martha Banks 063 Paul Sanicky 052 Thomas […]
Learn More →WHEREAS, we acknowledge that individuals, local churches, conferences and jurisdictions remain divided in their personal convictions regarding the ordination of LGBTQ clergy and the marriage […]
Learn More →Lay Members: You are eligible to vote if you are a lay member from a congregation, or a lay member at large from a district. […]
Learn More →Throughout annual conference, the East Ohio Forward leadership team will be responding to the voting trends and elections and will be updating the slate accordingly. […]
Learn More →We come into Annual Conference this year with hearts heavy after General Conference 2019. Those who are unhappy with the Traditional Plan – whether for […]
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