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Ohio West Episcopal Area

Church History
The Ohio Korean-American Pungmulnori Team dances during the opening dinner for Celebrating Methodist Missions in Ohio, Korea and Beyond on Aug. 4 at Church of the Saviour United Methodist Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Gathering celebrates 140 years of Methodist mission, legacy

Scholars, church leaders and descendants of pioneering missionaries Mary and William Scranton gathered to honor the legacy of Methodist mission in Ohio, Korea and beyond.
Disaster Relief
A crew from Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, Ohio, builds a wheelchair ramp for a homeowner in Slidell, Louisiana, following Hurricane Katrina. Video image courtesy of Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church by UM News.

Katrina work crew remembers 100 trips

It took a decade to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. An Ohio church came back more than 100 times to help over the years.
Mission and Ministry
Bishop Hee-Soo Jung (second from left) and leaders from the Ohio Episcopal Area visit Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery on April 23 in Seoul, South Korea, for the unveiling ceremony of a memorial stone honoring missionaries William Scranton, and his mother, Mary Scranton, who are buried in the cemetery. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Ohio leaders mark 140 years of Korean mission

On a pilgrimage to South Korea, United Methodist leaders draw inspiration and insight from the lives of early missionaries Mary Scranton and William Scranton.
Human Rights
The Greetings from Springfield, Ohio, mural has become a landmark of downtown. United Methodists in Ohio and beyond are stepping up to extend a similar welcome and show support for Haitian immigrants in the city. Springfield experienced more than 30 bomb threats after being targeted by anti-immigrant rhetoric based on false claims. Photo courtesy of Greetings Tour; used with permission.

Church leaders stand with Haitian neighbors

As false claims about Haitian migrants have led to bomb threats, United Methodists in Ohio, Pennsylvania and beyond are speaking out. Some of the newcomers are fellow church members.

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