Eastern PA Conference churches tackled hunger again in the annual Souper Bowl of Caring Feb. 7, during the NFL’s Super Bowl Sunday. A handful of those churches answered to our appeal for news and photos of their participation. A big …
A virtual General Conference faces hurdles
Vaccines may not be enough to save an in-person General Conference this year — but virtual technology may not suffice either. General Conference organizers have made no final decisions about whether The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly can go …
UM, Catholics leaders’ dialogues birth new joint publication
Catholics and United Methodists Together is a new collaborative, two-part publication resulting from decades of dialogue between representatives of the UMC and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Peggy Johnson, of the Philadelphia Episcopal Area, co-chaired the latest in a …
Bishop F. Herbert Skeete (1930-2021)
A steady, visionary leader and friend to many
Bishop F. Herbert Skeete, retired UM Bishop, died Feb. 11. He was a steady, visionary leader and friend to many and served the Philadelphia Episcopal Area for eight years.
Global Ministries Team Update: Annual Report – 02/11/2021
Global Ministries TeamChairperson: Barbara Drake Report submitted by: Barbara DrakeEmail: bedrake15@aol.comPhone: (610) 446-1394Date submitted: 02/11/2021 Recent Events & Activities The Global Ministries Team prepared a Fall 2020/Winter edition of our newsletter, Wellspring, to explain the combination of 3 previous committees …
Domestic Violence Committee Update: Domestic Violence Committee – 02/11/2021
Domestic Violence CommitteeChairperson: Jody Anderson Jacqueline Hines Report submitted by: Jacqueline HinesEmail: pastorjacquelineumc@gmail.comPhone: (410) 963-1721Date submitted: 02/11/2021 Recent Events & Activities The Domestic Violence Committee has had regular meetings. Our last workshop held on October 9 and and 10th 2020 …
Committee on Native American Ministries Report: CONAM MISSION & ACTIVITIES – 02/08/2021
Committee on Native American MinistriesChairperson: SHERRY WACK/SANDI CIANCUILLI Report submitted by: SHERRY WACKEmail: SHEFISH222@YAHOO.COMPhone: (484) 868-2044Date submitted: 02/08/2021 Additional Information EPAUMC CONAM MISSION & ACTIVITIES You might wonder what our committee does since there are no federally or state recognized …
Readers flock to Conference’s new book study of Caste
“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance.” —From Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents On Feb. 23 …
Gov. Wolf urged to release more inmates during COVID crisis
In response to soaring rates of COVID-19 infection and death among incarcerated people and throughout the Pennsylvania prison system, nearly three dozen state senators and state representatives have issued a joint letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Calling it “a …
A lack of privilege: Imprisoned during a pandemic
By the Rev. Jeff Kapp Many of us are learning to talk about racial privilege in conversations about racism. Let’s talk for a moment about another area of privilege. Regardless of our race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socio-economic status, physical or …