Dear Clergy Colleagues, Thank you for taking the time to meet with me last week. I understand that everyone could not make it because of other commitments, and we missed you. It was a good time of worship and fellowship …
Rev. Reinhard Kruse
We have been notified of the passing of The Rev. Reinhard Kruse, who died November 11, 2022. Rev. Reinhard served the North Texas Conference for 12 years before moving to the Eastern PA Conference, where he served the following churches: …
State of the NEJ Episcopal Address by Bishop John Schol
As the Northeastern Jurisdiction, we gather together to be in ministry with the world. Yet there are those who are troubled among us. There are United Methodists among us today and in our congregations who feel harmed, unheard and unseen…
Rev. Wesley Gary Epler
We have received word of the death of the Rev. Wesley Gary Epler, retired Elder, who passed away on October 28, 2022. Rev. Epler retired in 2000. He and his wife of over 50 years, Martha, were residents at Brethren …
Courageous Dialogues offer space for grace to those with hearts to hear
You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, for human anger does not produce God’s righteousness. James 1:19-20. The Eastern PA Conference’s Camp & Retreat Centers may be …
Bishop Schol returns to EPA, meets with clergy
The United Methodists of Eastern PA welcome Bishop John Schol back to provide continuing coverage as our episcopal leader through 2024. At the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference, Nov. 1-4, he was reassigned to EPA and also to the Greater New Jersey …
Celebrate, give on UM Student Day, Nov. 27
The official date for celebrating United Methodist Student Day this year is Nov. 27, although churches may celebrate on any day of their choosing. Our gifts to the Student Day special offering support over 70 much-needed loans and scholarships for undergraduate …
Veterans Day: Honoring former Buffalo Soldier, revered church scoutmaster
As America honors its military veterans on Friday, Nov. 11, Wharton-Wesley UMC in Philadelphia, is proud that one of its own served during World War II in a U.S. Army unit with a special inherited history. Louis M. Stukes Sr., …
Jurisdictions see shift in bishops, more cooperation
Even as The United Methodist Church faces mounting disaffiliations, those who plan to remain United Methodist are collaborating more across jurisdictional lines. Jurisdictional conferences also saw more women and more people of color become bishops and the most “firsts” since …
Historic NEJ Conference seeks hope, healing amid troubles
As the UMC’s Northeastern Jurisdiction met Nov. 2-4 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., with the theme “One in Ministry to All the World,” host Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling welcomed guests from 10 conferences to “the home …