The Rev. Carol V. Lawfer

We have received word of the death of The Rev. Carol V. Lawfer, retired elder, who passed away on June 9. She served the following Eastern PA Churches, until her retirement in 2012: Lansford Summit Hill Berne: Salem-Berne Hazleton: Diamond Rev. Lawfer is …

Advocating for immigration justice, mercy

Appeal to Shut Down Berks Family Detention Center “We oppose immigration policies that separate family members from each other or that include detention of families with children.” (Social Principles, ¶162.H) The UMC’s General Board of Church & Society announced a …

Conference youth events spur ministry on the move

Members of the Eastern PA Conference Council on Youth Ministry, led by the Rev. David Piltz, conference Coordinator of Young People’s Ministries, have had a very busy, very mobile year, with major events to attend nearly every other month. And …

Call to Action efforts move from talk to action

BY JOHN W. COLEMAN In its fall 2018 Call to Action report to the Northeastern Jurisdiction Vision Table and Episcopacy Committee, the Eastern PA Conference reported strides and next steps that suggest real movement against racial ignorance and inequity that …