Connectional Ministries Fund Church giving for the Connectional Ministries Fund (CMF) was $3,494,455 through December 2019. Local church giving to CMF was $294 thousand more than budget and $50 thousand less than December 2018. Expenses through December 2019 was $2,810,408 …
Death Notice: The Rev. Paul M. Carlson
The Rev. Paul M. Carlson, retired elder, died on February 17, 2020.Rev. Carlson served the following Eastern PA Conference churches: Wescosville: Bethany Ephrata: First Pen Argyl: Grace The Funeral Service will be held at Asbury United Methodist Church, 1533 Springhouse …
Death Notice: The Rev. Carl H. Doerr, Jr.
The Rev. Carl H. Doerr, Jr., retired Local Pastor, died on February 13, 2020. He served the following Eastern PA Conference churches: Gradyville Eddystone Upland Ridley Park Philadelphia: Holmesburg Expressions of Sympathy may be sent to Mrs. Carol L. Doerr, at …
2 Confirmation Camps coming soon. All invited!
Scenic Gretna Glen and Pocono Plateau Camp & Retreat centers will both sponsor conference-wide youth confirmation retreats in the coming weeks. All church confirmation classes are invited to attend. Pocono Plateau’s retreat will begin on Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 PM …
CCYM plans conference youth rally for March 28
“2020 Vision,” from “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7), is the theme for the next Eastern PA Conference Youth Rally, to be held on Saturday, March 28, from 10 AM to 4 PM, at Quakertown UMC. Registration …
Former POWER Leader Rev. Gregory Holston Joins Philadelphia DAO
CONTACT:Jane Roh, District Attorney’s Office, 215–686–8711, Jane.Roh@phila.gov PHILADELPHIA (February 11, 2020) — District Attorney Larry Krasner has named civil rights and faith leader Gregory Holston to serve as Senior Advisor on Advocacy and Policy for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO). The former executive director of POWER …
The United Methodist Church is still intact
Editor’s note: According to news reports, leaders of the United Methodist Church announced in January that they’ve agreed to a tentative plan to split the church into two sub-denominations — one that’ll permit gay marriage and gay clergy, and another …
Haven Peniel United Methodist Church: A place where the Word is spoken and acted on
Nathaniel Lee, TRIBUNE CORESPONDENT – Feb 3, 2020 What if local churches were not places where people congregate but places where people of faith gather to worship, hear the Word of God and strategize ways to reach a lost world? …
PA bishops’ statement supports LGBT civil rights act
Bishop Jeremiah Park, leader of the Susquehanna Conference, joined other voices in calling for civil rights protection for LGBT persons at a news conference in the Pennsylvania State Capitol building on Monday, Feb. 3. The news conference was called to …
A time for third-mile giving
By Bishop Peggy A. Johnson Many have heard of second-mile giving. That is the kind of giving that happens when people stretch and give beyond their means or beyond what is expected (which is their “first-mile” gift). But what about …