United Parishes announces the intention to hold their 2nd annual Conference this Fall

What should we do when our thriving parish communities are closed without any consideration for the community and their will to have church?

What should we do when we are shut out from decisions about dangerous people being given access to our children without our knowledge?

What should we do when the pledges that we send to the Church in good faith that they will support good causes are used to do more harm than good? What should we do when we object to this practice and are told that our suggestions will be “considered.”?

What should we do when our children are being hurt by people that they are supposed to trust, and the people who have the authority and responsibility to do something about it do nothing?

Click below for the answer:



This clip, from United Parishes 1st annual Fall Conference in 2006 may be brief, but it doesn’t need to be one second longer to answer the questions above. This conference featured a panel of the most powerful speakers assembled in our area to address these issues and others in our church.

The panel included:

Kris Ward; VOTF Leader

Claudia Vercellotti, SNAP Leader

Emily Holtel-Hoag, Future Church Representative

Tony Comes, abuse survivor and subject of the highly acclaimed documentary: ‘Twist of Faith’

Dan Thiel, United Parishes President



The second annual Conference is now being planned. Updates will be posted at www.unitedparishesohio.org. Bookmark the page to check back for the latest.