Founder of church’s cancer care ministry honored

Millersville Community Church (UMC) in Lancaster County has a ministry of compassion that is aptly named: Grace Cancer Care Ministry. And its deserving founder was recently recognized by a local TV station. Shelby Foster received the WGAL “8 Who Care …

Change will allow appointed clergy over 65 to get Medicare

By Jo Fielding Director of Eastern PA Conference Pension and Health Benefits Office  Over the years the Eastern PA Conference Pension and Health Benefits Office has received numerous requests from clergy, age 65 and older, wishing to buy a Medicare Medigap or …

An Open Letter and Response

Joe DiPaolo, Wesleyan Covenant Association leader in Eastern PA, responds agreeably to Bishop Johnson’s pastoral letter and rejection of clergy trials. But he also appeals for no same-sex weddings before GC2020. Read…

Historic St. George’s UMC 250th Anniversary

On Sunday, November 24, Historic St. George’s UMC will celebrate in worship at 10 AM. The Rev. Fred Day, former pastor and now head of the denomination’s General Commission on Archives and History, will preach…

New Eastern PA EarthKeepers to be commissioned online Nov. 19

Sixty-seven United Methodists from 23 conferences—including seven in the Eastern PA Conference—will be commissioned as EarthKeepers in an online service conducted at the UMC’s Global Ministries agency in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 8 PM. The service, viewable at …

Mrs. Greer Sims

We have received notice that Mrs. Greer Sims, Eastern PA Conference Retired Staff member, died on November 6, 2019. She is survived by her daughter Linnette Johnson.

Death Notice: Mrs. Harriet Ranck

We have received word that Mrs. Harriet Ranck, surviving spouse of The Rev. John Allan Ranck, died on October 16, 2019. Rev. Ranck retired in 1977, and died in 1979. His Extension Ministry service record shows:: Denominational Director of Young …