We have received word of the death of Mrs. Arlean Pritchard, which occurred on July 8, 2022. She was the surviving spouse of the Rev. Leland K. Pritchard, who was a full member of the Eastern PA Conference when he …
Message from Bishop Schol: Annual Conference Follow-Up (Spanish Translation)
Iglesia Metodista UnidaObispo John ScholSirviendo Eastern Pennsylvania Y Greater New Jersey 30 de Junio, 2022 Por sus frutos los conoceréis… todo buen árbol da buenos frutos. Mateo 7:16-17 Queridos/as amigos/as en Cristo, El liderazgo de EPA les agradece a todos …
Mrs. Doris M. Huddell
We have received word of the death of Mrs. Doris M. Huddell, age 108, who died on May 22, 2022. She was the surviving spouse of the Rev. Howard Huddell, who was a full member of the Eastern PA Conference …
Project Restoration to host 4 CCYM Youth Days of Service
The EPA Conference Council on Youth Ministry (CCYM) will sponsor four Youth Days of Service in each of our four districts this fall, engaging youth in volunteer disaster recovery work with EPA’s Project Restoration…
Connectional Table learns about EPA goals, plans, progress
EPA’s Connectional Table, a gathering of staff and elected chairpersons of various conference committees, met July 12 via Zoom to hear and respond to reported plans and updates on major conference program initiatives. Thirty-two leaders, including four new chairpersons, joined …
Death Notice: Rev. Donald C. Sweimler
We have received word of the death of the Rev. Donald C. Sweimler, Retired Local Pastor, who died on July 6, 2022. Rev. Sweimler retired in 2012 but continued to serve as Supply Pastor for Green Hill United Methodist Church. …
Death Notice: Mrs. Sally Jean Erisman
We have received word of the passing of Sally Jean Erisman on January 20, 2022. She was the loving spouse to the Rev. Dr. A. Richard “Dick” Erisman, retired Deacon, for over 55 years. Prior to his retirement, Rev. Erisman …
Death Notice: Mrs. Dorothy Witt Kerr
We received word of the passing of Dorothy Witt Kerr on July 12, 2022. She was the widowed spouse of the Rev. Charles S. Kerr, a Retired Elder, who passed in 1999. Rev. Kerr served these appointments with the loving …
Latino Commission celebrates faith, family at Camp and Convocation
‘Here is where God stirs their hearts.’ The word reuniones, Spanish for “gatherings,” evokes thoughts of la familia, which describes well the two most important gatherings sponsored annually by the Eastern PA Conference’s Latino Commission. Faith and family are both …
Morton to talk Pathways with church leaders over breakfast
The Eastern PA Conference’s new Leadership Development Manager, the Rev. Steve Morton, invites church leaders to five breakfast gatherings in their districts, from August 1 to Sept. 6, to discuss EPA’s new Pathways to Congregational Fruitfulness & Health. Morton will provide information and…