We have received word that Mrs. Cora J. Lowery, surviving spouse of The Rev. Frederick Lowery, died on March 31, 2020. The Rev. Frederick Lowery was a Retired Elder who died in 2016. He served the following Eastern PA Conference …
Cabinet, chancellor explain church reopening guidelines
By John W. Coleman Bishop Peggy Johnson and the Eastern PA Conference Cabinet took turns explaining their Pandemic Reopening Best Practices for Churches document in a Zoom webinar Tuesday evening, May 12. Participation reached the maximum allowed at 500 viewers. A recording of …
Advocacy Statement by the Commission on Religion and Race – May 13, 2020
Enough Is Enough! A Call to Address Racism and Racial Violence–As the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Commission on Religion and Race, we stand firmly in support of the joint statement released May 8, 2020…
More churches doing ministry in the midst of coronavirus
By John W. Coleman Congregations across the Eastern PA Conference are finding new or expanded ways to move worship and other ministries online because of government stay-at-home orders prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. While churches are allowed to operate as …
Getting back to spiritual basics
When life gets chaotic, we all know that getting back to basics is important. We try to get more sleep, eat healthy food, remember to take our vitamins, get some exercise, go outside every day. Maybe we spend time with family and friends, count our blessings…
Our life planning must start with God
By the Rev. Gordon HendricksonEastern PA Conference Coordinator of Congregational Development By the Last week for Palm Sunday, we looked at how to overcome the fear or anxiety of death. We have no control over this aspect of life. I …
Fear Not: God Is in Control
By the Rev. Gordon HendricksonEastern PA Conference Coordinator of Congregational Development On Palm Sunday it seems strange not going to a worship service. But in many ways it might be better. I get to watch several Palm Sunday worship services …
A Letter for Holy Saturday
By the Rev. Dawn Taylor-StormSuperintendent, South District Dear Friends, Holy Saturday is the waiting place. The dash between two endpoints. We seek resolution; we long for clarity. But I believe, dear friends, that our faith is meant for today. For when …
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls
By the Rev. Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne “Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is not an Indigenous issue – it’s a human issue.” —RagghiRain, Eastern Cherokee The #MeToo movement has brought attention to the staggering number of women who have …
Listen to Your Mother
Growing up I would hear these words: “listen to your mother.” Listen usually meant “obey,” and if things were going to go well for me that was usually the best plan of action. For this Mother’s Day I would say that the “Mother of Methodism,” Susanna Wesley has a few words to say to us…