Annual Conference 2013 Business

 

Tellers count and tally votes on several resolutions at Annual Conference 2013.

Conference members voted on four Constitutional Amendments, instructed to vote either yes or no.  The results of the vote will be combined with all the other conferences of the denomination.  Results be announced later in the year.

Here are the results of voting on the 2013 Resolutions:

2013-02 Resolution Relating to Creating a Mission ConneXion presented by the Cabinet.  Approved.

2013-12 Related to Creation of Task Force to Review and Revise Housing Allowance Guidelines submitted by the Cabinet.  Approved.

Continue >>
Service of Ordination

During the Service of Ordination on Friday, May 17, one person was commissioned for Deacons Orders, eight were commissioned for Elders orders, one person was ordained Deacon, and three were ordained Elders:

Continue >>
Rev. Gary Harke - PA Council of Churches

Rev. Gary Harke, Pennsylvania Council of Churches, spoke to the clergy and lay members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference on Thursday, May 16.

Watch annual conference live via video streaming: http://www.epaumc.org/news/videogallery/video-streaming

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference partners with 41 other churches in PA Council of Churches.  Rev. Harke thanked Bishop Peggy Johnson for her participation in and counsel to the PA Council of Churches Executive Committee. 

He said, "Ecumenism is a gift exchange – each brings gifts to the table and each receives gifts in return."  He added, "We need to break down walls that divide so God’s good news can be displayed to all."  

Continue >>
Denman Award Recipients

By Suzette James
For more than thirty years, The Foundation for Evangelism has worked with annual conferences to celebrate outstanding personal evangelism ministry of United Methodist Clergy, Laity and Youth by sponsoring the prestigious Harry Denman Evangelism Award. Evangelist Harry Denman formed the Foundation in 1949. His vision grew out of his conviction that it was possible, in God’s time, for the whole world to turn to our Lord. 

Since 1998, the EPAUMC has answered the call of the foundation by honoring the outstanding evangelism efforts of clergy and lay persons who enable The United Methodist Church to fulfill its mission of transforming the world through the making of disciples for Jesus Christ. 

Continue >>
Bishops to Oversee UMAdvocacyPA

Stephen Drachler speaks to the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference about the upcoming changes for UM Advocacy in PA.

Steve Drachler announced that changes are coming for UM Advocacy in PA, the advocacy arm of the three Pennsylvania annual conferences in the state capital.  For 20 years UM Advocacy in PA has been related to, but not part of the annual conferences.  With the changes, there will be a place at the table within each AC to engage together in advocacy ministry, and to work more efficiently and more effectively.  Drachler announced that Advocacy Action Teams will be formed within each Annual Conference.

Continue >>

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church

Welcome!  The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church is made up of about 465 churches, which serve nearly 125,000 members in 16 counties.   Led by Bishop Peggy A. Johnson, the Conference's mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Today, this mission is the focus of the conference’s 465 churches, congregations which speak to diverse and multi-generational populations in the many cities, towns, and rural areas throughout our area.  The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and its sister Peninsula/Delaware Conference together compose the Philadelphia Area, with nearly 1,000 churches served by Bishop Peggy Johnson.

If you are a clergy person or member of one of our 465 churches, we invite you to explore this website for resources and information to support you in your effort to make disciples of Jesus Christ.

If you are looking for a welcoming faith family, we invite you to visit a United Methodist Church in your community: www.find-a-church.org.

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Office: 980 Madison Ave., Norristown, PA 19403; telephone 610-666-9090; fax 610-666-9093.

News

Read the latest news of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

Photos

View photo galleries of Conference events and news stories.

Videos

See the latest videos by the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

Bishop's Blog

Bishop's Blog

Read thoughts on faith and life from Bishop Peggy Johnson.