Eastern PA Conference of the UMC
Eastern
Pennsylvania
Conference
The United Methodist Church
United in Christ, Committed to Transformation
The Eastern PA Conference of the United Methodist Church is made up of about 415 churches, which serve nearly 103,000 members. Learn more…
INFORM
Summer 2019 NEWSpirit now online!
The Summer 2019 issue of NEWSpirit is now online for all to read and share. Inside this issue: 2019 Annual Conference photo collage and coverage, “New UMC separation plans emerge for 2020,” upcoming events, and more! Read more
INSPIRE
Remembering August 25, 1619
According to an article in the Sunday Tribune by Michael Coard, 12.5 million stolen Africans were brought to this country. By the time of the Civil War there were 4 million enslaved people and 1.32 million of them were children… Read more
INVOLVE
Celebrating Our Cultures: Join us Sept. 7!
Join the Commission on Religion and Race at a family picnic/cookout at Innabah Sept. 7 primarily but not exclusively for people of color to enjoy fellowship and intercultural sharing with each other. Learn more… Read more
More News & Features
Stop giving advice to DV victims!
By Julie Owens* (From a July 19 Domestic Violence Facebook group post. Used with permission.) Do you give advice to domestic violence victims? This is unwise and dangerous. It’s a bad… Read more
UMC bishops call for discipleship; urge end to white supremacy, xenophobia
August 6, 2019For Immediate Release In the aftermath of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Council of Bishops President Bishop Ken Carter is calling for United… Read more
Mass shootings prompt concerns, prayer, action
How is your church responding to the recent spate of mass shootings in the U.S.? If your congregation is taking some action, or if you have addressed these tragedies in… Read more
United Methodist News
August 27, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
Interested in becoming a Certified Lay Minister? Register now for an Orientation/Admission Session for the Certified Lay Ministry Class of 2020, which begins in April 2020. All prospective candidates must… Read more
September 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Part festival, part rally, part retreat, all rolled into one event to reach youth and young adults for Christ. All Eastern PA Conference youth and young adults are invited! Covenant… Read more
September 7, 2019 @ 11:00 am
A Cookout/Picnic for Fellowship & Networking Especially Among People of Color Saturday, September 7, 2019, 11 AM – 2 PM. Camp Innabah. $10 per adult. Children under 16 are FREE… Read more