Partnering for Greater Impact
Through a small grant and ongoing conversations with legislators, the Diocese of Southern Ohio partners with the Hunger Network in Ohio on issues important to the Episcopal Church, as determined through votes a...
Vacation Bible School ideas
The Rev. Canon Lee Anne Reat, Canon for Formation and Social Justice in the Diocese of Southern Ohio, shares some Vacation Bible School curricula developed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ECLA) addressing o...
2020 annual reporting now available
The 2020 annual reporting form is now available on the diocesan website. All congregations should fill out this form annually after their annual meeting, and are asked to return it no later than April 1.
Thi...
Changes to W-4 forms
In the new year, employers will need to provide the redesigned Form W-4 to new employees and current employees who want to change their withholdings. Employees who have submitted Form W-4 in any year before 202...
House of Worship Security Training
Ohio Crime Prevention Association (OCPA) will hold their House of Worship Security Training program on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the Loveland Police Department, located at 126 S Lebanon Rd. in Loveland. Trai...
Applications now accepted for 2020 Academic Grants for Minority Women
The Lawrence Home Association, founded in 1896 under the will of philanthropist Eleanor Earnshaw, was started to “provide a Christian home for self-supporting, young women on limited means, the most important a...
IRS standard mileage rates for 2020
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the new standard mileage rates for 2020. Starting on January 1, 2020, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup, or panel truck will be:
57.5 cen...
Bible Odyssey: People, places, and passages
Where can Adult Education leaders, Sunday School teachers, and ordinary members of the church go to learn about the bible: it's people, it's places, and it's passages? How can they know that their source is rel...
Parking tax for non-profits repealed
Good news on the tax front. Just before leaving for their holiday break, Congress passed a few pieces of tax legislation. The year-end spending bill, signed into law on December 20, 2019, included two items of ...
Important information about filing Parochial Reports for 2019
From the Executive Office of the General Convention
Filing of the 2019 Parochial Report opens January 2, 2020.
To begin preparing for the upcoming filing year, downloadable forms and instructions are avai...