Lattimer UMC, in Lattimer Mines, PA, will commemorate on this Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10, the 120th anniversary of the Lattimer Massacre, a dark, tragic moment in our nation’s history, when striking immigrant mineworkers were slaughtered on the street by a …
Laity Retreat 2017
This year’s Laity Retreat looks to the Prophet Isaiah, whose prophetic voice brings a message of promise, faith, hope, mercy and salvation through Jesus Christ to a hurting world. His words offer Revival, Restoration, Prayer, Deliverance, Anointing and Praise to …
Church leaders seek ways to respond to end of DACA
President Donald Trump’s decision to end DACA, the federal program that shields from deportation nearly a million young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents, will affect just a few members of Casa del Pueblo, a Latino/a ministry …
Latina pastor coordinates Latino Ministries
The Rev. Brunilda (“Bruny”) Martínez is the conference’s new Coordinator of Latino Ministries, serving part-time…
How are we known?
I recently received by e-mail a promotional article that began like this: “When you walk through the front door, you see huge words that say ‘You Belong.’ As you enter the facility, more signage communicates that you’ve walked into a …
Call to prayer for the Dreamers
Elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) federal policy is being considered, and a decision to end it may be announced by the Trump Administration on Tuesday, September 5. I ask that we as the people called United Methodist, and others, …