Laity Sunday, Oct. 15, follows Minister Appreciation Sunday in October. On this special Sunday we celebrate that, like clergy, laity are called to “Go and make disciples.” Indeed, they go forward together as the legs and hands, mind and heart, …
Planting Seeds academy inspires hope for the city
[box] Enjoy photos of the Planting Seeds event on our conference Flickr page, and listen to speeches by Scott Chrostek and Wilson Goode on Hopewell UMC’s website. [/box] “Pray for the City” was the theme for the 14th annual Planting …
Conference hires new senior accountant
Lawrence Lee, a Citizens Bank executive and treasurer of African Zoar UMC in Philadelphia, is the Eastern PA Conference’s new Senior Accountant, effective Oct. 16. He fills a new position following former Controller James Brown’s recent promotion to Conference Treasurer. …
Puerto Rico Methodists respond to ‘catastrophe.’
By the Rev. Gustavo Vasquez and Linda Bloom Oct. 5, 2017 | UMNS The Methodist Church of Puerto Rico has activated an emergency strategy to respond to community needs following Hurricane Maria. “My definition of the situation is the same …
A prayer service in response to recent violence
Let us walk in the light of the God of peace! “On the evening of Wednesday, October 4 2017, the people of Berwyn United Methodist Church gathered for a prayer service,” writes the Rev. Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne, in offering the …
Judith Bartoe Kohler
We have received word that Judith Bartoe Kohler, spouse of Rev. Robert F. Kohler, passed away on September 29, 2017 at the age of 74. She is preceded in death by her parents, Willard Francis and Edith Fritz Bartoe, and …