As demographics have shifted over the past many years, there is a need to adjust boundaries to better serve the members in our area and help them draw closer to Christ. 

After thoughtfully and prayerfully seeking to know the Lord’s will, a recommendation was made by the stake presidency and approved by the First Presidency. 

All changes will be made in the system in the afternoon of Sunday February 16.

A summary of the changes along with a map of boundary adjustments has been included on this page above. You can use this map to search an address to learn more.

We expect changes to occur and be updated within the system by the 22nd of February.

• Columbus YSA 2nd Ward

Bishop Ed Hammond

Building: 79 East 12th Avenue, Columbus

Meeting time: 10:00 am

• Grandview Branch (Spanish)

President Fabrizio Alegre

Building: 2400 Red Rock Boulevard, Grove City

Meeting time: 11:10 am (Sacrament at 12:10)

• Greenfield Branch

President Andrew Arlanian

Building: 1281 State Route 28 East, Greenfield

Meeting time: 10:00 am

• Hilliard Ward

Bishop Daniel Ballstaedt

Building: 1001 Doherty Rd. Galloway

Meeting time: 11:00 am

• London Branch

President John LePard

Building: 1070 Sheffield Blvd, London

Meeting time: 10:00 am

• Marble Cliff Ward

Bishop Kevin White (new)

Building: 3880 Gateway Boulevard, Columbus

Meeting time: 11:30 am

• Riverside Ward 

Bishop Dean Naillon

Building: 3880 Gateway Boulevard, Columbus

Meeting time: 9:00 am

• Scioto Ward

Bishop John Charter

Building: 2400 Red Rock Boulevard, Grove City

Meeting time: 10:00 am

• Trabue Branch– French (New)

President: TBA

Building: 3880 Gateway Boulevard, Columbus

Meeting time: March 2nd, 11:30am (Relief Society Room)

• Westland Ward

Bishop Brandon Minster

Building: 1001 Doherty Road, Galloway

Meeting time: 9:00 am

Bishops and Branch Presidents are listed above along with meeting times.

Many organization presidencies and other callings have been impacted by the changes. Bishoprics / Presidencies are working hard to make necessary adjustments to Young Women, Primary, Relief Society, Sunday School, and Elders Quorums. These presidencies will be in place as soon as possible.

We thank you for your patience and grace as leadership within the different units settle.

For those changing wards, you are released from your calling effective on Sunday, February 16.

For those in leadership or youth related callings, please continue completing with planned activities or events. Patience will also be needed for the passing off resources (keys, manuals, access to electronic documents, etc.).

For all those released because of these changes, thank you for all your service, time and dedication that you have given to your callings and to the people you served.

We hope wards and branches will make it a priority to organize youth and primary as soon as possible in order to meet the needs of the youth/children. Where significant preparation may have gone into preparing for an event or activity over the next few months, we want to respect that effort. We also hope consideration for how to include the youth joining your ward together will be made.

If it makes sense to combine with other units (especially over the next month or two until things settle) please do so.

Seminary will not be impacted by these boundary changes, at least through the remainder of this academic school year. Seminary teachers will remain in their callings and youth should continue to attend where they have been attending, unless it makes sense for the youth to attend a new class that will help them integrate better into the new ward. Please discuss this with your bishop. 

We recognize that great effort was done to setup and maintain classes for the year. We anticipate that the boundary changes will have a large impact not only on how many children are in the units, but also on who is called to serve as a primary teacher. We ask wards to make every effort to find enough instructors for primary classes starting the first week. This may mean pulling from EQ/Sunday School/RS for the first few weeks. We thank you for ensuring that the primary children continue learning the gospel.

We also remind you of the two-deep adults requirement for all children/youth classes.

It’s likely that many of your ministering assignments are no longer officially assigned. However, we encourage you to continue ministering as needs arise. Continue reaching out to each other during the transition to support each other and to maintain your relationships with each other.

EQ and RS presidents will begin reorganizing official ministering assignments and will extend those to you as they become available.

In some wards, Elders Quorum and Relief Society presidencies have been dissolved because of the changes. In cases where the presidencies remain, much effort will be needed to fully integrate everyone into the organization. Grace and patience will be needed until things settle.

Where significant preparation may have gone into preparing for some activity or event, we want to respect that effort. We also hope consideration for how to bring the youth together will be made.

It’s possible that Sunday School presidencies and/or instructors have been released as part of this change. If remaining, Sunday school presidents or teachers will ensure that Sunday school for both adults and youth are covered. Please also continue reading Come Follow Me material and bring what you have learned with you to Sunday School. 

No. Please continue to proceed with Sunday School on the first and third Sunday of the month and Priesthood/Relief Society on the second and fourth Sundays. 

We are here to support you through the transition. Please reach out to your Bishop. You can also schedule a time to meet with a member of the stake presidency by setting an appointment on the stake website here or by contacting Reed Robinson. 

We welcome feedback. 

reed.wallace.robinson@gmail.com

740.416.5829

“Think celestial”. Be patient and supportive. Seek your own personal testimony from the Lord about the inspiration behind these changes. 

Please plan to begin working with your new bishop or branch president on that process. You may invite the new bishop or president to reach out to the former bishop or president if desired. There will be a handoff between leaders throughout this process to be as effective as possible at not dropping the ball.  

Please coordinate with your new bishopric on these. They will collect these keys and give them to the Stake Physical Facilities Representative.