All Roads Lead to Cincinnati

All Roads Lead to Cincinnati in 2022 --- The 39th Quadrennial General Conference!

Submitted by Louise Buchanan

Set your sights on Cincinnati, Ohio, in the summer of 2022. Get ready for the 39th Quadrennial General Conference of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church to be hosted by the Second Episcopal District in the city that is the gateway to the south---beautiful Cincinnati, Ohio---a city with a northern flair but with a southern charm. Cincinnati is known as the Queen City.

Hosted by the 62nd Bishop of the CME Church, Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas Sr., this will be the first General Conference to be held in the State of Ohio, Second Episcopal District, in the history of the CME Church. We are anxious to let everyone know, see and experience why in the Second Episcopal District “every second counts.”

Start making your plans now to visit Cincinnati, Ohio, where there is a lot to do. There will be many things to see that are points of interest. There are five entertainment districts that are in close walking distance to the Dominion Energy Convention Center. You can also access these districts by the downtown street trolley. There you can find dining, breweries, and shopping in these diverse districts. Cincinnati is the home of the (3) major sports teams, the Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball team; the Cincinnati Bengals, a National Football League team; and the FC Soccer team. University of Cincinnati and Xavier University are the largest institutions of higher education located in the Cincinnati area. You don’t want to miss visiting the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center revealing the heroic series of the Underground Railroad to present day era. More attractions to see are the Cincinnati Zoo, Newport Aquarium, Kings Island Amusement Park and the BB Riverboat Cruise.

Cincinnati sits on the banks of Ohio river. The city located on the North side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio Rivers. With a population of 298,550, Cincinnati is the third largest city in Ohio and the 65th largest city in United States. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati Metropolitan area, the fastest growing economic power in the Midwestern United States based on increase of economic output. Cincinnati is also the home of historic architecture with many structures in the urban core.

Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas, Sr.

Shopping on Vine St. OvertheRhine

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Aerial of Paul Brown Stadium BB Riverboats

The Second Episcopal District has formulated a General Conference committee to handle all your needs. Registration and Housing Information will be shared with the College of Bishops as it is available. You can also go online to the Second Episcopal District Website for additional information.

You don’t want to miss this General Conference. We will be electing three (3) NEW Episcopal leaders. We will retire Bishops Henry M. Williamson, Sr. and C. James King. In addition, we will be remembering and celebrating the life and legacy of four Episcopal giants who transitioned during this quadrennial in the persons of Bishops E. Lynn Brown, William H. Graves, Ronald M. Cunningham and Bobby R. Best.

This will be an exciting time for our CME Church. The Conference will have daily business sessions, evening worship experiences, and will host various ecumenical guests.

Start making your plans. 2022 will be here very soon, and you DON’T WANT TO MISS It!

Newport Aquarium Banshee Roller Coaster at Kings Island

"Christians need to abandon this un-Christian idea that we are playing into the enemy's hands when we honestly and accurately call our friends to repentance. We do not serve a greater good by winking at our friends' sins. We serve only the great evil by enabling our friends unchecked descent into greater corruption." --Anderson T. Graves II