Learn about live streaming, video calls, online giving.View our recorded Zoom training now. In a Zoom video-conference training Thursday, March 19, the Eastern PA Conference offered church leaders plenty of how-to’s for transporting worship from one sanctuary into many homes… electronically. The …
Death Notice: The Rev. Anna R. Steward
The Rev. Anna R. Steward, retired full elder, died on Monday, March 16. She served the following Eastern PA Conference churches before retiring in 2002: Philadelphia: Trinity Baynton Street Philadelphia: Haven Memorial Philadelphia: Haven Peniel No additional information is available …
Camps suspend spring events due to COVID-19
Friends, Camp and Retreat Ministry is a vital ministry of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church and will continue to serve our churches during this challenging time. Our shared mission, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the …
Taking church to the world: Live-streaming, ZOOM and online giving
In a Zoom video-conference Thursday, March 19, at 10 AM, the Eastern PA Conference will offer church leaders how-to instructions for transporting worship from the sanctuary into the home…electronically. The video/audio chat session is sponsored by the South District but open to …
‘Our God, Our Help in Ages Past’
(A pastoral message. Adapted script from Bishop’s video message, March 17, 2020) By Bishop Peggy A. Johnson “Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or before you formed the earth and …
Un tiempo y un propósito: palabras del obispo Peggy Johnson
“Todo tiene su tiempo. Hay un momento bajo el cielo para toda actividad: ” (Eclesiastés 3: 1) Les saludo en el nombre del Señor Jesucristo por segunda vez hoy. Parece que es un momento para ser flexibles en nuestros planes …
Orar sin cesar – Palabras del obispo Peggy Johnson
Saludos. El Señor Dios declara: “ si mi pueblo, sobre el cual se invoca mi nombre, se humilla y ora, y busca mi rostro, y se aparta de sus malos caminos, yo lo escucharé desde los cielos, perdonaré sus pecados y …
Abundancia de precaución: ¿Qué debemos hacer con respecto a los servicios religiosos este domingo?
Jesús dijo que vino a traer vida y vida en abundancia. Eso significa la promesa de la vida espiritual y la vida eterna, pero también la vida física. Nosotros, como pueblo de Dios, debemos asociarnos con el ministerio de curación …
Una carta pastoral del obispo Peggy A. Johnson
Una paz que supera el entendimiento Les saludo en el nombre del Señor Jesucristo y les sostengo en mis oraciones durante este tiempo de crisis en la vida de nuestra iglesia, nuestro país y el mundo en muchos niveles. En …
Limit gatherings to 10 people for next 8 weeks (or longer?) due to pandemic
Bishop Peggy Johnson has revised her appeal to churches to further reduce any gatherings, over at least the next two weeks, to 10 people or less to limit exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping the nation. That appeal follows …