It was reported that the Rev. Tresita M. Beach passed away on March 4, 2016. She served the Eastern PA Conference prior to transferring in 1999 to the Troy Conference (now Upper New York). A Memorial Service will be held at …
UMW event examines immigration justice
The Rev. Julia Singleton, pastor of Christ UMC in Middletown, offers the following report from the Southeast District United Methodist Women’s gathering Feb. 20 at Marshallton UMC to hear and discuss presentations on immigration concerns. Singleton serves on the Conference …
Tools for Ministry to ‘build up the body’
The six district training events will be spread over three Saturdays. Four districts–Central, East, Southeast and Southwest–will hold theirs on Saturday, March 5. The Northeast District will hold its leadership training on March 12 with a focus on poverty. And the Northwest District Tools gathering is delayed until April 30.
Most of the myriad workshops will be led by home teams of knowledgeable clergy and lay professionals and volunteers from across our conference. But there will be a few out-of-town guest-lecturers among the diverse faculties.
Donations sought for storm-damaged Congo mission
Central Congo Area Bishop David K. Yemba recently reported destruction caused by heavy rains and strong winds to Diengenga, where United Methodists have created a clinic, a trade school and a farm, all lifesaving, cooperative mission enterprises. “The disaster is …
From Kenya to Tanzania: Mission connection may expand pastoral training
Training Kenyan pastors–mostly non-denominational pastors who can’t attend seminary–has been a passion project for the Rev. Gordon Hendrickson for a decade. But now that educational opportunity may be extended to United Methodist pastors in Tanzania as well, thanks to Eastern …