Roscoe United Methodist Church
Coshocton
OH

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Welcome to Roscoe UMC! Located in the heart of beautiful Coshocton County, Ohio... on the hill just above historic Roscoe Village, just outside Coshocton. RUMC is an open, loving place- where you can worship with friends... a group of people who get together to celebrate what God is doing in the world... a place to serve God through our lives. It's a place where you can feel at home... where you can feel safe... a place where you can really feel like you BELONG. "Church" has come to mean a lot of different things to people... but for us... 'church' means a FAMILY OF FAITH!
​Come Celebrate with us!

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Reverend Bob Mitchell

Pastor

419-606-8516

In July 2021, Rev Bob Mitchell was appointed to Roscoe UMC. Pastor Bob and family, have served throughout East Ohio, with UMC churches in Delaware, Canfield, Woodsfield, Loudonville and North Lawrence.

P. B. and Carey met in High School in northeastern PA (near Scranton) and after a long engagement, were married in 1995. Pastor received his call to ministry at the end of training in Psychology, and the couple moved off to Delaware, OH to attend seminary at MTSO. There, he attended seminary, volunteered at Delaware Grace UMC and worked as an overnight chaplain for the United Methodist Children's Home in Worthington, OH. Finishing his Masters degree in Christian Education and a Masters in Divinity, Rev Bob and Carey decided to stay in East Ohio for good!

Ordained as a Full Elder in 2010, and a graduate of the EOC's 3 yr New Church Start Academy, Bob has served the denomination in a variety of roles, and currently serves on:
EOC Conference Leadership Committee; Candidacy Group Mentor; Compass Group Leader; Rule of Christ Trainer; District Leadership
Team; EOC Congregational Vitality Team; EOC Health & Welfare
Committee; Candidacy Proctor; District Committee on Ordained
Ministry

Completing training in Pastoral Counseling, the School of Congregational Development, Church Coach Training, Internal Family Systems Therapy and Systems Conflict Management- P.B. continues to serve in counseling congregation members, fellow clergy, church groups... complete strangers... and others! In 2014, Rev Bob joined "Route 122", a group of United Methodist ministers, D.S.'s, bishops, and others from all over our country, who work to revitalize existing congregations in our faith. Our Pastor says he loves doing bible studies, prayer groups, worship services, children's ministry, youth ministry and everything else associated with his work.

Our pastoral family includes: Bob, Carey, Jonah (20) {attending Baldwin Wallace for Ministry}, Chloe (15) and Magdalene (14)- and one furry child (Berniedoodle) named Wesley.

Christy Yurjevic

Church Office Manager

740-622-7780

Sunday Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am

Service Times last updated on the 8th of September, 2021

Before there was a town called Coshocton, there was an early village called Roscoe and at the center of Roscoe Village, even from its earliest recorded histories, was the Roscoe Methodist Episcopal Church. Perhaps the oldest church in Coshocton County, Roscoe Methodist Church had members as far back as 1812! In 1826, Reverends Gough and Sheldon organized membership and meetings in a local tavern- which then moved to congregant's homes in 1826. The first Sunday School was established in 1830 and the first church building was constructed in 1831; a 24X40ft white frame church on the site of the old cemetery on Maple Street. By 1853, a larger building was needed, so a 40X60ft brick and stone church was constructed on Center and West Streets. Unfortunately, this church burned (from a fire caused by an over-heated furnace pipe) down in 1874, wherein the building was a complete loss and the church bell actually melted! Fortunately, the faithful congregation (120 souls at that time) quickly rebounded, rebuilding (what is now called the 'old church') the red brick and stone church in 1875 at a cost of $8,000; reinstalling the bell (which had been recast from the original) in the same year. By 1936, the church added electric lighting and in 1947, the large lighted cross was built on the bell tower- which could be seen for miles around. By 1957, the growing congregation needed more room and land was donated (for existing church) by Estella Carhartt. Ground was broken for the new church in 1959- building a sanctuary, four classrooms, an office, kitchen, parlor, choir room, restrooms and storage- finished in 1963. The church parsonage was built (on site) in 1976 and the outdoor picnic shelter followed in '77. By 1988, the Fellowship Hall, pastor's study, classrooms and bell tower were completed.

While MANY things have changed over the last 2 centuries, Roscoe has never ceased in its commitment and service to God. We have adapted and changed, bringing the Light of Christ to new people and new places- finding new ways and means of "Leading Souls to Christ!"