Canal Winchester Methodist Church
Staff & Leaders

Dustin Bower
Leadership Chairman

Charlene Mitchell
Pastor

I am an ordained Elder in the Global Methodist Church, and God called me to serve Canal Winchester Methodist Church in a part‑time appointment beginning in July of 2023. I was raised in Circleville, Ohio, and today I live in Rockbridge, Ohio, in beautiful Hocking County. Before coming here, I served at Hocking Hills Church in Logan, Ohio, as the Pastor of Care and Support alongside my husband, Rev. Roland Mitchell, for ten years. I also provided pulpit supply for Shawnee United Methodist Church and New Straitsville Methodist Church in Perry County for three years. Prior to that season, I served in many roles as a pastor’s wife in Kingston, Richmond Dale, and Washington Court House, teaching Bible studies, leading children’s ministry, helping with Vacation Bible School, and stepping into whatever ministries were needed. Before answering the call to ministry, I worked in a family practice medical office for nearly twenty years. In 2011, I felt a clear call into the pastorate, and I went on to complete my theological studies at the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. My husband and I have been married for almost thirty years, and we have two grown children. Our daughter, Madelyn Morgan, and her husband, Timmy, and our son, Maddox Mitchell. I’m also blessed to be “Mimi” to two granddaughters, Lexi and Cheyenne. I love being outside, going for walks, riding roller coasters, spending time with my family, and if I’m honest, I may have a small obsession with shoes. I am committed to being a lifelong student of God’s Word. I truly enjoy being engaged with the congregation in every aspect of ministry and caring for the people God has entrusted to me. My favorite Bible verse is 1 John 4:19: “We love because he first loved us.” I enjoy many genres of music, but two of my favorite Christian songs are the hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and the modern worship song “I Speak Jesus.”