Justice For Our Neighbors of the Delaware Valley (Delaware Valley JFON) is a new non-profit immigration ministry located at Historic St. George’s UMC in Philadelphia that serves migrant communities in Southeastern PA, Southern New Jersey, Delaware and the Eastern Shore of …
Palmer Seminary Honors Bishop Fisher with New Scholarships
Palmer Theological Seminary announces the inauguration of the Bishop Violet Fisher Scholarship for students from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and the Peninsula Delaware Conference of the United Methodist Church. One 75% tuition and one 50% tuition scholarship will be available …
News from our Camp & Retreat Centers
Carson Simpson Farm to get new Executive Director Carson Simpson Farm Christian Center will soon receive a new Camp Director. Ray Neitz recently retired from that role and Meg Neitz retired as Program Director, both after more than two decades …
November 2019 EPA Financial Update
Connectional Ministries Fund Church giving for the Connectional Ministries Fund (CMF) was $3,013,902 through November 2019. Local church giving to CMF was $290 thousand more than budget and $100 thousand less than November 2018. Expenses through November 2019 was $2,489,231 …
Hope will blossom
As we light Advent wreath candles while also holding global talks on climate change, we are reminded of God’s redemptive light that dispels the darkness and offers hope to our world. Learn more…
US dips below majority of membership
The U.S.’s majority membership status in the UMC may end in 2020 largely because of a continuing decline in U.S. membership and continuing growth across Africa. Learn more…
As GC2020 nears, fewer keep to the sidelines
In the denomination’s longtime homosexuality debate, fewer United Methodists are keeping to the sidelines. The fallout continues after the 2019 special General Conference in St. Louis adopted, by about a 53% vote, the Traditional Plan that tightens enforcement of church bans on …
Delegation invites NEJ episcopal nominations
One of the responsibilities of the Eastern PA Conference delegation to the 2020 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference is to identify potential episcopal candidates from our conference. A general letter from the delegations was emailed this week to clergy and lay members …
2019 UMM Annual Meeting Presentation
The Eastern PA Conference United Methodist Men held their annual meeting on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. David Mark’s PowerPoint presentation slides [PDF]
Conference Disaster Plan and Response Guidelines
Download the EPC Disaster Plan and Response Guidelines [PDF]