CONAM leader to speak on Native American boarding schools legacy

Sandra Cianciulli, who co-chairs the Eastern PA Conference’s Committee on Native American Ministry (CONAM), will speak to students and faculty at West Virginia University August 5-6 about the former industrial boarding schools where many thousands of Native American children and …

Praying for Change: Daily Prayers for Anti-Racism

In this Kairos moment of protest and awakening, Discipleship Ministries and other UMC agencies and groups are providing resources and guidance on how to become anti-racist individuals and churches. Please seek out the help you need in this time of …

The Rev. Amy C. Smith

We have received word that the Rev. Amy C. Smith, retired full elder, died yesterday morning, July 26, 2021.Rev. Smith served the following Eastern PA Conference churches, prior to retiring in 2012: Bethlehem: St. John’s Wayne Lansdowne Philadelphia: Siloam Saint Clair-Wade Wadesville …

Mrs. Barbara J. Ward

We received word of the death of Mrs. Barbara J. Ward, surviving spouse of the Rev. Benjamin Ward. She died on April 11, 2021. Rev. Ward was a retired full elder who served Haven Peniel UMC prior to his retirement from the Eastern PA Conference in …

The Rev. Bruce Nobel

We have received word of the death of The Rev. Bruce Nobel, retired local pastor, who died on July 23, 2021.He served the following Eastern PA Conference churches: Weatherly: Centenary Beaver Meadows: First Gilberton Zion Grove: Davis Chapel Quakeke: Ebenezer …