By Jason Hockran Leadership Institute Day 3 – 2019 #LI2019UMC “Bright Hope for Tomorrow” Praise God for a powerful few days of fellowship, spiritual growth, […]

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 […]

Leadership Institute Church of The Resurrection 2019 By Laura Jaissle As I boarded my plane and made my way to Kansas City, I came with […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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. […]

We come into Annual Conference this year with hearts heavy after General Conference 2019. Those who are unhappy with the Traditional Plan – whether for […]

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 […]