Thursday, May 25th is Ascension Day. It is the day in the Christian calendar when we remember Christ’s ascension into heaven. It happened 40 days after the resurrection (Easter) and it is recorded in the Book of Acts.
Free Church Marketing Workshop, June 14
Come learn basic marketing strategies to promote your ministries, develop your church’s brand and address your community’s real interests. Join us Wednesday, June 14, 6 to 8:30 PM, at the Conference Office. Learn more
Arch Street UMC’s Sanctuary ministry on ‘60 Minutes’ May 21
NOTE: Sunday’s “60 Minutes,” program, that featured Arch Street UMC’s Sanctuary ministry can now be viewed online. “60 Minutes,” CBS Television’s top-rated, weekly news magazine program, featured the Sanctuary ministry at Arch Street United Methodist Church in Philadelphia on Sunday, May 21 at …
April 2017 Financial Update
Dear Conference, below for your information is an overview of the EPA financial data for the period through April 2017. Church Giving Report Schedule 1 is the Church Giving Report. This report shows the amount of money that EPA has …
District Conferences to celebrate past and future with hope
When Eastern PA Conference members gather in their six District Conferences on Sunday afternoon, May 21, it may be bittersweet for some. Members will celebrate their past accomplishments and their outlook for the future. But also they will bid farewell …
New Lifetree Cafés being planted in Eastern PA
The Eastern PA Conference will soon celebrate the planting of a fourth Lifetree Café, this one by St. John’s UMC Ivyland; and the opening night’s video and discussion will focus on a timely topic: “The Church and Gays: One Pastor’s …
Rev. Marjorie Ann Harris
We have received word of the death of the Rev. Marjorie Ann Harris, who passed away today, May 17, 2017. She was a Retired Elder, who served Green Hill UMC in Conestoga from 2000 to 2012. A Viewing will be held Friday, …
How does your church ‘Rise up and Pray’?
He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray… (Luke 11:1) At our 2017 Annual Conference in June, we will focus on the spiritual discipline …
Come Away: Starting or restarting spiritual practices
Do you pray? It may sound like a silly question, but pause and consider it. How and when do you set aside time for private prayer or other spiritual practices? Read more…
Eastern PA featured in UM connectional magazine
The May-June issue of Interpreter is online with lots of heart- and mind-opening articles about United Methodist members, ministries and missional concerns. At least one Eastern PA Conference member and several churches are among those featured. In observance of Heritage …