Friends, Camp and Retreat Ministry is a vital ministry of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church and will continue to serve our churches during this challenging time. Our shared mission, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the …
Taking church to the world: Live-streaming, ZOOM and online giving
In a Zoom video-conference Thursday, March 19, at 10 AM, the Eastern PA Conference will offer church leaders how-to instructions for transporting worship from the sanctuary into the home…electronically. The video/audio chat session is sponsored by the South District but open to …
‘Our God, Our Help in Ages Past’
(A pastoral message. Adapted script from Bishop’s video message, March 17, 2020) By Bishop Peggy A. Johnson “Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or before you formed the earth and …
Un tiempo y un propósito: palabras del obispo Peggy Johnson
“Todo tiene su tiempo. Hay un momento bajo el cielo para toda actividad: ” (Eclesiastés 3: 1) Les saludo en el nombre del Señor Jesucristo por segunda vez hoy. Parece que es un momento para ser flexibles en nuestros planes …
Orar sin cesar – Palabras del obispo Peggy Johnson
Saludos. El Señor Dios declara: “ si mi pueblo, sobre el cual se invoca mi nombre, se humilla y ora, y busca mi rostro, y se aparta de sus malos caminos, yo lo escucharé desde los cielos, perdonaré sus pecados y …
Abundancia de precaución: ¿Qué debemos hacer con respecto a los servicios religiosos este domingo?
Jesús dijo que vino a traer vida y vida en abundancia. Eso significa la promesa de la vida espiritual y la vida eterna, pero también la vida física. Nosotros, como pueblo de Dios, debemos asociarnos con el ministerio de curación …
Una carta pastoral del obispo Peggy A. Johnson
Una paz que supera el entendimiento Les saludo en el nombre del Señor Jesucristo y les sostengo en mis oraciones durante este tiempo de crisis en la vida de nuestra iglesia, nuestro país y el mundo en muchos niveles. En …
Limit gatherings to 10 people for next 8 weeks (or longer?) due to pandemic
Bishop Peggy Johnson has revised her appeal to churches to further reduce any gatherings, over at least the next two weeks, to 10 people or less to limit exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping the nation. That appeal follows …
Register for Annual Conference 2020, June 18-20
The Eastern PA Annual Conference 2020 session will convene from Thursday, June 18, to Saturday, June 20, at the Greater Philadelphia…
Bishop urges calm but caution, compassion in COVID-19 pandemic
Acknowledging the growing threat of America’s new pandemic, Bishop Peggy Johnson has written to United Methodists twice this week calling on them to “exercise peace and calm but also observe methods of prevention” in protecting themselves and one another from …