Death Notice: Mrs. Nancy A. Lewis

Mrs. Nancy A. Lewis, spouse of The Rev. Roy Lewis (Retired Full Elder), died on May 11, 2020.Rev. Roy Lewis’s service record is as follows:  Belfast: Wesley Wind Gap: First Philadelphia: Roxborough Emmanuel Director of Methodist Chaplaincy Services Executive Director of …

Cumbre de la Comisión Urbana Virtual

Martes, 26 de mayo, a las 6:30 PM en Zoom Para las Iglesias Metodistas Unidas Urbanas en la Conferencia del Este de PA ¿Está su iglesia ubicada en una de las áreas urbanas de la Conferencia del Este de PA? …

Virtual Urban Commission Summit

Tuesday, May 26, at 6:30 PM on Zoom. For Urban United Methodist Churches in the Eastern PA Conference. Is your church located in one of Eastern PA Conference’s Urban Areas? Do you need resources and collaboration to better respond to the needs…

Some North District churches reopen, while others wait

By John W. Coleman “It felt good. It did look strange in our sanctuary Sunday, with all our members wearing masks and sitting apart from each other. But it really didn’t feel strange because it was great to be there, …

Death Notice: Mrs. Cora J. Lowery

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 …

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 …