Eastern PA Conference Scholarships seek support, applicants

Eastern PA Conference Scholarships are awarded for the fall and spring semesters to undergraduate and graduate students who have been active members of a church in our conference for at least two years. For many, these vital scholarships are one of …

21 Conference students awarded UMC scholarships

Twenty-one scholarship were awarded to Eastern PA Conference students in 2020 by the UMC General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM). The board’s Office of Loans and Scholarships reports that over 2,100 students received $5.6 million in total financial assistance for 2020. …

February AIDS Webinar Focuses on Racial Disparities

The United Methodist Global AIDS Committee (UMGAC) has announced the theme and panelists for their next webinar on February 1, 2021, at 2:00 PM ET.  Racial Disparities, HIV & AIDS will be the theme for the panel which supports the United Methodist Dismantling Racism initiative, a multi-level …

The Rev. Donald E. Ray

We received word that The Rev. Donald E. Ray, retired elder, died on December 4, 2020. His appointment record is as follows: Coatesville: Olivet Steelton: Mt. Zion Lancaster: Lancaster Avenue Gap Honey Brook Pottstown: First Gradyville Extension Ministry – Chaplain at WCA Hospital, …

The Rev. Bonnie Alleman

We have received word of the death of The Rev. Bonnie Alleman, licensed local pastor, on January 23.She served the following Eastern PA Conference Churches: Shamokin: Emmanuel UMC Oak Grove UMC In addition to her husband Roger, Bonnie is survived …

Virtual worship is here for good

Her journalism training in college became particularly relevant when the coronavirus pandemic struck, said the Rev. Amy Wilson Feltz of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in El Paso, Texas. The rise of COVID-19 last March prodded many churches, including St. …