The UM Council of Bishops president asks us to engage in spiritual disciplines of self-denial during in observance of Lent while praying, fasting and sharing our resources with others. Read full message
Blest be a broken tie that binds
St. George’s UMC worships at St. Thomas African Episcopal Church The Rev. Mark Salvacion, the new pastor of Philadelphia’s Historic St. George’s UMC—and its first non-white pastor—preached at St. Thomas African Episcopal Church on Sunday, Feb. 11, observing the 200th …
Conference teams visit DRC, Puerto Rico to explore mission needs
A small, joint team of Eastern PA and Peninsula-Delaware Conference Cabinet members and church leaders arrived Wednesday night, Feb. 14, in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) capital city. About an hour away in Mpasa, they began a …
The Rev. Melvin G. Sponsler, Jr.
The Rev. Melvin G. Sponsler, Jr., 84, of Willow Valley Communities, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018. A Retired Elder, he served in pastoral ministry for over 40 years, starting as a student pastor at Lebanon Valley College and …
Immigrant Welcoming Communities in the Eastern PA Conference
Immigrant Welcoming Communities is an invitation to a journey into a reciprocal missional experience alongside and among immigrant communities. The journey is open to all that wish to develop deeper, incarnational relationships among immigrant communities and who wish to engage in both …
Accepting Conference Lay Leader nominations now
Mr. David Koch is concluding his first four-year term as Lay Leader of the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference. While Dave is willing to serve another term and The Book of Discipline and Conference Rules allow…
Churches celebrate Super Bowl Sunday
Ackermanville UMC just north of Easton is having two events in conjuction with Sunday’s Super Bowl. First is their annual Soup Bowl. For $10.00 people are able to eat all the homemade soups they can (about a dozen different kinds this year), in …
It’s February. Show us some love!
No need for Valentine hearts, candy or flowers; but we do need for you to show us some love. What we really need, dear readers, is information, and lots of it. So here is our top-10 multiple-choice shopping list of viable information…
Churches use Super Bowl to score fellowship and mission goals
[box] Update: See what our churches are doing for Super Bowl Sunday, 2018! [/box] The annual NFL Super Bowl, like all big, televised sports contests, offers a great opportunity for churches to gather members and guests to enjoy fellowship, fun …
The Rev. Burgess Lee Gordon, Jr.
We have received word, that the Rev. Burgess Lee Gordon, Jr., a retired Local Pastor, passed away on June 18, 2017. He retired in 1995, after serving these local churches: Montgomery Square Philadelphia: Spring Garden (closed church) Philadelphia: Emmanuel Newtown …