Dear Conference, Below for your information is an overview of the EPA financial data for the period through March 31, 2020. Connectional Ministries Fund Church giving for the Connectional Ministries Fund (CMF) was $645,979 through March 2020. Local church giving …
Death Notice: The Rev. Donald Heacock
We have received word that The Rev. Donald Heacock, retired Licensed Local Pastor, died on April 5, 2020. Rev. Heacock served the following Eastern PA Conference churches before retiring in 1997: Oak Grove Shamokin: Emmanuel Shamokin: Zion Mount Nebo Landingville: Welcome …
Tentative General Conference dates publicized
After the pandemic-caused postponement, the new prospective dates for The United Methodist Church’s General Conference are 8/31-9/10, 2021.
Communications Ministry Team Report: Recent Communications Activities & Plans – 04/21/2020
Communications Ministry Team Chairperson: Rev. John Bletsch Report submitted by: John Coleman Email: jcoleman@epaumc.org Phone: (443) 745-5654 Date submitted: 04/21/2020 Recent Events & Activities In March we started a new special webpage, Coronavirus Ministry Response, offering news and information, connectional …
Domestic Violence Update: Domestic Violence – 04/21/2020
Domestic Violence Chairperson: Jacqueline Hines and Jody Anderson Report submitted by: Jacqueline Hines Email: pastorjacquelineumc@gmail.com Phone: (410) 963-1721 Date submitted: 04/21/2020 Recent Events & Activities The Domestic Violence Committee held a planning retreat on President’s Day Monday February 17th. We …
Rapid Response Team Report: Immigration Ministries – 04/21/2020
Rapid Response Team Chairperson: Rev. Lydia Muñoz & Ruth Daughtery Report submitted by: Rev. Lydia Muñoz Email: lydiaem0501@gmail.com Phone: (215) 687-1368 Date submitted: 04/21/2020 Recent Events & Activities Most of our activities revolve around national phone calls sponsored by GBCS …
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Report: April 2020 report – 04/21/2020
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Chairperson: Marilyn Schneider Report submitted by: Marilyn Schneider Email: mschneider2222@gmail.com Phone: (610) 578-0446 Date submitted: 04/21/2020 Recent Events & Activities Collaborated with CORR to sponsor event on February 22, entitled “True Justice: Seeking equal justice …
Praying Mantis
They greet me at the back door of my house on summer days, these long, green insects that appear to be in a posture of prayer. Commonly known as “praying mantis,” these pre-historic, dinosaur-looking bugs are known to “eat almost anything…
Weekly Conference-Wide Prayer Meeting
Join in a weekly 30-minute prayer meeting on Zoom, Tuesdays at 12 noon. It’s for all conference members and guests, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But all prayer concerns are welcome.
Despite calls to end pandemic shutdown, most leaders say wait
By John W. Coleman Story updated April 18, 2020, with new information. Pennsylvania reported 1,706 additional positive cases of the new coronavirus Friday, April 17, bringing the statewide total to 29,441. There were also 49 new deaths among positive cases, …