New CLMs to be recognized Oct. 11 The Eastern PA Conference Certified Lay Ministry (CLM) training program is in full Zoom rotation. The Recognition Service for those CLMs certified this year will happen as a Zoom webinar on Sunday, Oct. …
Bishop urges support for welcoming refugees in 2021
Bishop Minerva Carcaño, leader of the California Nevada Conference and Chairwomen of the UM Council of Bishops’ Immigration Task Force, has sent a letter to her fellow bishops appealing for advocacy on behalf of refugees needing to be resettled in …
New East District Supt. seeks excellence, starting with himself
“Excellence-Focused.” That core value is what drives the Eastern PA Conference’s new East District Superintendent and it is how he wants to see his district’s leaders and churches operating in ministry. “Long before I started serving God through The United …
New District Supt. wants South District to be ‘Always Faithful’
The Eastern PA Conference’s South District has a new motto that seems to define its consistent approach to ministry: “Always Faithful.” “It embodies my vision and hope for us as God’s people,” says the new South District Superintendent the Rev. …
Church shifts food provision ministry to parking lot for safety
The Food Cupboard at Jenkintown UMC has shifted from offering food-insecure neighbors free food by allowing them to shop for desired items inside the church “store” to managing a bustling drive-through operation in the church’s parking lot. Hundreds of full …
Conference’s ever-evolving Dismantling Racism trainings go online
By John W. Coleman The Eastern PA Conference’s primary anti-racism training program for clergy and lay leadership has been through numerous changes in over two decades of operation; and now it will undergo one more. Three upcoming Dismantling Racism training …
Full UMC communion with Episcopalians delayed
Citing the pandemic’s ongoing threat, United Methodists and Episcopalians have… Learn more…
Christmas & COVID
How to Celebrate Advent & Christmas during the Pandemic A free, interactive discussion on Zoom Monday, Oct. 5, 6:30 to 7:45 PM Explore creative ideas for how to celebrate the Advent and Christmas seasons during the COVID-19 pandemic. All are welcome. Register now and …
Meet our missionaries through virtual visits on Zoom
Meet Luky Cotto and other missionaries supported by our conference The Eastern PA Conference has one UMC Board of Global Ministries missionary working here; and we can get to know her better through a virtual visit with her on Thursday, …
Camps in motion with races, 1-day events, family getaways
By John W. Coleman Visitors to three of the four Eastern PA Conference Camp & Retreat Centers will be in motion this weekend, and all are invited to come join in the fun. Gretna Glen Gretna Glen Camp & Retreat …