Mike Reinert to Reading: Grace UMC Mike Reinert is a Certified Lay Minister, recently serving direct hire with Rev. Jean Howe at Reading Grace UMC, and on West Lawn UMC Leadership Team. He has also filled in as a Certified …
Kiefner, Sue
Sue Kiefner to Springtown: Salem UMC Sue Kiefner is a Certified Lay Minister from the North District. Her love for Jesus came later in life when she began to search for deeper meaning and discovered God’s redeeming grace. From the …
Madison, Carlotta
Carlotta Madison to Bristol: Harriman UMC Carlotta is from Philadelphia and has lived in various communities. She currently lives in Chestnut Hill with her father. Her undergraduate and graduate degree in education is from Temple University. She earned an MDiv …
Bhajhan, John
John Bhajhan to Telford: Grace UMC Pastor John Bhajjan retired on June 30, 2020, from The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodists Church. He was ordained in 1975 and gave his first 10 years to the Methodist Church in …
EPA leaders learning ‘3R’s’ of dismantling racism
Dismantling Racism may start with learning a new form of “the 3Rs”: Relationships, Recognition and Revelation. Relating openly and lovingly to others who are different—especially cross-racially or cross-culturally—can lead to honest recognition of what one doesn’t know and then to …
Merged churches inspire hope through mission center
“Hope Starts Here,” penned in colorful letters, is a small sign on the door of a big room where food is prepared at Mission First, a ministry located at the former First United Methodist Church in downtown Pottstown. And that …
As JFON’s immigration cases grow, so does its need for help
Justice for Our Neighbors of the Delaware Valley (JFON-DV) has been operating immigration legal clinics for 13 months in three states, handling a growing docket of cases, as it looks for volunteers, especially language interpreters. The Eastern PA regional office moved …
Black and Brown Youth Retreat to build cross-cultural bridges
The EPAUMC Black and Brown Youth Retreat, April 1-3, an unprecedented spring gathering of 55 Black and Latino/Latinx young people at Gretna Glen Camp & Retreat Center in Lebanon, is designed to plant fertile seeds of relationship and revival. The …
Communications Learning Week to advance church leaders’ skills
United Methodist Communication (UMCom) announces a week-long ecumenical training opportunity launching this spring for anyone in ministry seeking to enhance their communications skills. Communications Learning Week: Taking the Next Step will be held May 9-13, and it is designed with busy …
Kuzanga, Portia
Portia Kuzanga to Shamonkin: St. Johns as Associate Rev. Portia Chitima Kuzanga is an ordained Elder in the Zimbabwe West Annual Conference of the UMC. She will serve on loan to the EPA Conference as a quarter-time appointment. She moved …