LUMINA, a cooperative mission project of the Eastern PA Conference serving the Southwest District, is searching for Camper Care Sponsors for to help 32 deserving children and youth attend go to Gretna Glen’s Christian Camp in July. The 32 earned what is …
Historic Boehm’s Chapel to celebrate 225 years
Boehm’s UMC (13 West Boehms Road, Willow Street, PA) will host a 225th anniversary celebration of its historic faith journey on the weekend of June 24-26. The fete begins with a Friday evening fellowship meal at 6 PM, followed by …
Korean women’s choir blesses tri-lingual worship service
Lighthouse Korean UMC in Glenside welcomed the multi-talented Trinity Women’s Choir of South Korea for an extraordinary worship celebration in three languages—Korean, English and American Sign Language (ASL). They gathered on Sunday, May 1, in the main sanctuary of Lighthouse …
Geraldine Bowen Havens
Geraldine Bowen Havens, age 95, of Des Moines, WA., died May 14, 2016. She was a surviving spouse of the Rev. Reeves C. Havens Jr., a retired elder of the Eastern PA Conference, who died in 2010. He served as …
Mrs. Diane Whitehead
Mrs. Diane Whitehead, the widow of the late Rev. Edward Whitehead, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016. Rev. Whitehead served the Audenried-Jeanesville UM Church from Sept. 1, 2009, until his death on March 17, 2012. He was a lay …
Renowned Hispanic theologian lectures at seminary forum
Dr. Justo J. Gonzalez, one of the world’s foremost Wesleyan Hispanic theologians, was the guest lecturer at the 2016 Wesley Forum of Evangelical Theological…
Good News! Reflections on General Conference 2016
By Bishop Peggy A. Johnson At the final worship service of General Conference 2016 Bishop Elaine Stanovski, of the Mountain Sky Episcopal Area, preached a powerful Word. She said, “Tell the story of life that is good and true, where …
Reflections on human and holy dimensions of GC2016
Rev. Dawn Taylor-Storm and Bishop Peggy Johnson give reflections on the 2016 General Conference of the UMC.
Delegates reflect on special General Conference moments
The theme of General Conference 2016 is “Therefore, Go!” But no doubt, for many delegates to this historic, global gathering of hearts, minds and cultures, the clarion call from God may sound more like, “Therefore, Grow!” Members of our Eastern …
New panel may soften the blow, but a Methodist schism is still likely
For the past 44 years, the United Methodist Church has debated church rules on sexuality. At the quadrennial General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon, Wednesday night, delegates voted to put off the issue for at least …