Frederick Uy, accepted by 25 prestigious universities and offered $1 million in scholarships, chose to attend Claflin University, a Black College Fund institution. Here’s why. Read the article at gbhem.org
Latino Camp celebrates faith, family, fun
Nearly 75 children and youth, from 3rd to 12th-graders, came from Latino churches across the Eastern PA Conference to revel in learning, laughter, love of nature, lessons of life, heart-lifting worship and loads of fun at Latino Camp June 30 …
Avon Grove Ministerium stages Prayer Walk
WEST GROVE—On Wednesday, Aug. 21, groups representing the diverse group of Avon Grove Ministerium churches gathered to pray through the Avon Grove Schools, including the High School, Middle School, Intermediate School, Penn London, the Avon Grove Charter School, Assumption of …
Latino caucus addresses U.S., UMC conflicts
Racism, gun violence, the immigration crisis and internal clashes in The United Methodist Church were discussed at the 48th annual assembly of the Hispanic-Latino United Methodist caucus Aug. 1-4, in Philadelphia. “We know that Hispanic-Latino ministries are going to be …
Training disciples to share their faith through sacraments
Mount Zion UMC in Philadelphia hosted the Eastern PA Conference’s sixth Four Stations of the Holy Spirit training event July 20, extending a growing initiative to teach and embolden lay members to offer sacramental prayer to one another and to …
EarthKeepers trained in environmental stewardship
By John W. Coleman Marion Grayson and her church, Cokesbury UMC in Marcus Hook, Pa., are seeking new ideas to help feed their community, a place with plenty of working-poor families but a lack of good-quality, affordable food. And she …
Conference youth grateful for journey to Youth 2019
Eleven youth, 6th to 12th-graders, and three adults from the Eastern PA UMC Conference trekked to Kansas City, Mo., July 8-15, to join thousands of their peers at Youth 2019, July 10-14, a quadrennial, national convocation of United Methodist youth …
Conference summer camps impact, transform lives
See more photos from the 2019 Summer Camps in our Flickr Album! “God’s Place Apart, Transforming Lives.” At the Eastern PA Conference’s four Camp & Retreat Centers the truth of that motto is most abundantly clear during the 7 of …
A Child’s Prayer for School
Children facing their first days in school can take comfort knowing that God is with us every moment and we can look for God’s love in others.
Program to feed the hungry while reducing food waste
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Reverend Whymon Simmons made an unexpected run to the grocery store Thursday. He got a call saying they had a truck full of food that would otherwise to go waste. Instead, he’ll take the donated food to …