Dear Friends, below for your information is an overview of the EPA financial data for the period through October 2016. Church Giving Report Schedule 1 is the Church Giving Report. This report shows the amount of money that EPA has billed …
EPA Health Care News
Over the past few years, the conference has struggled to pay the health insurance costs in an environment of health care market volatility; double digit cost increases partially caused by our claim history and non-payment of premiums by local churches …
New redistricting of churches completed
The Eastern PA Conference Cabinet has completed arrangements of its 415 member churches into four new districts—East, North, South and West—to take effect July 1, 2017. The reduction from six to four districts was a necessary cost-savings decision made by …
Eastern PA to help launch UMC prayer vigil in 2017
The Eastern PA Conference will help lead off a more than yearlong United Methodist prayer vigil in 2017 by being the second conference to gather daily, even hourly in many places for a full week of prayer together. Our urgent …
Conference ratifies 4 districts, $3.2 million budget for 2017
Unlike some church meetings, where leaders quickly dispense with a hymn, a prayer and a short homily to get down to business, Eastern PA Conference members gave more time and may have found more need for the prelude to their …
Social Entrepreneurship: Seeking profits for a higher purpose
You might call it “doing well while doing good.” Or elevating the bottom line. Or combining higher purpose with higher profits. Or arguably, “Christian capitalism.” What is it? “Social Entrepreneurship.” It’s not a new concept but one that more churches …
September 2016 Financial Update
Dear Friends, below for your information is an overview of the EPA financial data for the period through September 2016. Church Giving Report Schedule 1 is the Church Giving Report. This report shows the amount of money that EPA has billed all …
Good News from Harrisburg
Mr. Bryan Miller, Executive Director, Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence, reports that “special standing” legislation sought by the gun lobby has failed to date to gain passage during the current session of the PA House of Representatives in …
For everything there is a season
… and a time for every matter under heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-22) By John W. Coleman Seasons are a wondrous gift to us all from our Creator. Throughout our lives we witness changing seasons of nature and nurture in everything, for as …
Mission work in Africa grows with Eastern PA support
Churches in the Eastern PA Conference are supporting missionaries and vital mission efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania, spanning a vast distance that makes occasional visits and newsletters all the more essential. Those visits and communications …