“We learn about God’s path for us through the courses we take at Mission u,” says Barbara Drake, former president of United Methodist Women in the Eastern PA Conference. She has been attending the annual discipleship academy for about 40 …
Open-hearted generosity at Annual Conference
“Open Wide Your Hearts!” was the theme of the 2016 Annual Conference, and many members, guests and churches did just that with their generous giving to support higher education and disaster relief mission. The conference received three offerings during its …
The Rev. Quentin Wallace has enjoyed a warm welcome in his first year at Covenant United Methodist Church
The Rev. Quentin Wallace, just 13 months ago, became the first African-American pastor of Lancaster Covenant UMC, home to a mostly older, mostly white congregation. Read Lancaster Online writer Earle Cornelius’ uplifting August 12 article on how this pastor and …
Annual Conference learns about breaking down dividing walls
The two main featured speakers at The United Methodist Church’s Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference in June set a tone that was healing and harmonious, like the Apostle Paul’s good news that Jesus Christ had “broken down the dividing wall of …
To those who have been given much
The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are an amazing event, full of wonderful stories of people overcoming adversities and adversaries with sacrifice, determination and love. One story I heard recently was about Brenda Martinez, an athlete from Rancho …
UM Day at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
On Saturday, August 20, we’ll all journey to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom for our annual United Methodist Day, to enjoy thrilling rides, musical performances and other…
Scottsville UMC celebrates 150th anniversary
Scottsville UMC in Langhorne celebrated its 150th anniversary in May, a much-anticipated milestone featured in local newspapers like the Bucks County Courier Times but also in the Washington Times. Reporter Peg Quann writes about church historian Alma Willits, 94, a member …
Study reveals burdens of Phila. nonprofits with black leadership
The Philadelphia African American Leadership Forum (PAALF) recently published a comparative research study on the uniquely critical role African American-led nonprofit service agencies play and the challenges they face in serving African American communities. The Rev. David W. Brown, a …
Resources for nonprofits serving black communities
A matter of black and white? By the Rev. David W. Brown* Recently I was honored to have led an effort by the Philadelphia African American Leadership Forum (PAALF) — a network of African American leaders committed to improving the …
Scottsville UMC celebrates 150th anniversary
Scottsville UMC in Langhorne celebrated its 150th anniversary in May, a much-anticipated milestone featured in local newspapers like…