SCO Camp Meeting
Begins in 5 days!
Kick off Camp Meeting with us on Sunday, July 12, from 4:00–5:30 p.m. with an open house at the SCO District Office’s new HHRC location! Tour the new space, connect with our team, share a cookie with us, and help celebrate this exciting new chapter. We look forward to welcoming you—everyone is invited!
It’s going to be a great week!
SCO District Team
Meet those leading during the services this week!
LDI Training Day, Thursday, July 16
Join us for two engaging and practical sessions featuring two outstanding speakers you won’t want to miss.
Dr. Geoff Kunselman will present on Healthy Pastoral Approaches to Stewardship, offering insight grounded in experience and wisdom for sustainable and faithful leadership.
Rev. Wendell Brown will follow with Evangelism Systems (Small Changes That Can Make a Big Difference), sharing practical strategies that can help strengthen and grow your outreach efforts.
Both speakers bring deep experience, clarity, and real-world application that will benefit pastors, leaders, and ministry teams alike.
Make plans to be part of these valuable sessions—your time will be well invested. Sign up today in the link below to reserve your spot. Registration ends July 9, at noon.
LDI Training – South Central Ohio District
GLASS CITY CHURCH
Glass City celebrates their first service in their new facility. Standing room only crowd that enjoyed dinner, a message by Pastor Calvin Green (Andrea), and celebrated 3 planned baptisms and 5 spontaneous baptisms!
Registration will open tomorrow!
Single Cost for two nights: $425
Double Cost for two nights: $450
If you have any questions about the retreat or about registration, please reach out to Darla Batson at dbatson@sconaz.org. There are limited number of spots available. Be ready to register early!
NAZARENE YOUTH CONFERENCE 2026
More than 10,000 students and leaders at NYC in Salt Lake City for an incredible event! A huge thank you to SCO NYI leaders Rev. Christina McCully (District NYI President) and Rev. Serena Kleppinger (NYC Director), along with many volunteer chaperones, for your work and dedication to the youth on our district. We look forward to sharing highlights and hearing their report in our next newsletter.
WORLD CUP?!
We have such an amazing partnership with Upward Sports! With the World Cup happening right now, we are excited to let you know about an incredible promotion Upward is offering for soccer leagues!
Families in your community are looking for a place to play, connect, and belong. Start a first-time Upward Soccer league in Fall 2026, and Upward Sports will help you get started every step of the way.
- Support promoting your league in your community
- Ministry resources designed to help you reach the whole family
- TWO FREE 6×4 FORZA soccer goals
- A $500 sports grant through our ministry partnership
Learn more today, schedule your call, and start reaching your community through sports ministry at www.upward.org/soccer
You can also learn more about our ministry partnership at www.upward.org/churchofthenazarene
Offer valid for first-time Upward Soccer leagues with practices beginning after 7/1/2026. Offer ends 12/31/2026.
Through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) we can make a difference in Venezuela.
Although we may not be able to stand beside them in person, we are not powerless. As the Church, we have the opportunity to extend Christ’s love in practical ways. Through our prayers, our generosity, and our partnership with trusted ministries serving on the ground, we can bring hope to people who need it most. NCM is there working with the local churches and relief organizations.
Scripture reminds us that “if one part suffers, every part suffers with it” (1 Corinthians 12:26). Our brothers and sisters in Venezuela are not forgotten. Together, we can be part of God’s provision and encouragement.
We invite every church to join us in praying for the people of Venezuela and to consider making a special contribution to support relief efforts. While we cannot all be there physically, our compassion, our faith, and our giving can make a real difference in the lives of those who are suffering.
Thank you for being a church that responds with both faith and action. Together, we can share hope where it is needed most.
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Protect Children and Invest in the Next Generation
Children are today’s targets for sexually explicit, deviant, and destructive images and messages. The culture, through all forms of media and even public school curriculum, often seeks to indoctrinate children with unbiblical sex and gender ideologies that can cause irreversible damage. To protect our children from these threats, Before It Begins offers workshops and other resources to equip parents (as well as grandparents, uncles, aunts, and youth workers) to more effectively raise kids that will pursue God’s heart and design for our sexuality and gender.
July 12: SCO District Office Open House (HHRC)
July 12 – 19: District Camp Meeting
July 19 – 22: Children’s Camp (4th through 6th grade)
July 23 – 25: Children’s Camp (1st through 3rd grade)
August 11: Crucial Conversations – HHRC Register here:
Crucial Conversations with Dr. Stan Reeder – South Central Ohio District
October 2 – 4: Ministry Team Retreat (MTR) Amish Country
Pray with us that God will help us plant many new congregations in the next 5 years, both within the I-270 outer belt and across the district. Who might God be calling? Where might God be calling?
The Next Yes… for yourself, for your church, for your district.
SCO District Camp Meeting: July 12-19, 2026, at HHRC
Lower Lights Community – Dr. Dennis King, Interim Pastor
SCO District Website Mount Vernon Nazarene University
SCO District Calendar LifeLong Learning Registry
SCO District NDI Give via CDM – Online
SCO District NMI Global Ministry Center
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