by David E. Woolverton I’ve been a church pastor for over thirty years; consequently, there’s still a lot that I have to learn. Yet, there’s one thing I do know: Church conflict makes good people do stupid things. Why? In …
Musings after 2019 Special Session of General Conference
By Clarita Anderman Krall Numbness! Disbelief! Profound disappointment! Frustration! Utter sadness! Depression! Mourning! Anger and a call to arms, figuratively speaking, to continue the quest for full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ United Methodists in their …
The Rev. Lewis Elbert Wethington
We have received word of the death of The Rev. Lewis Elbert Wethington, aged 96, who passed away on March 3, 2019. Rev. Wethington was a retired full member of Eastern PA Conference. His Extension Ministry Service Record is as …

UMCOR Sunday is March 31. Please give.
MAKE A BIGGER DIFFERENCE TOGETHER. “Our faith in Jesus allows us to look beyond ourselves and help others. We connect with those who are in the midst of a disaster, and our response is to support them in any way …
The Rev. William Staton Jr.
We have received word of the death of The Rev. William Staton Jr., retired full member, who passed away on March 9, 2019. Rev. Staton Jr. served the following EPA Conference churches, prior to his retirement in 2004: Phila.: Peniel …

Conference delegates react to General Conference 2019
Nearly two weeks after The United Methodist Church’s dramatic and historic 2019 Special General Conference, which was supposed to point the denomination’s Way Forward, conversations and news stories are still full of questions and answers, opinions and updates.

Visit our new Special GC2019 page
See the latest news and views on the Special General Conference 2019, plus Bishop Johnson’s PowerPoint report and links to other interpretive resources. Find it all in one place…

Get Them Talking: Forgiveness
During Lent, we remember how God forgives us for all we do wrong. We are to forgive others in the same way we have been forgiven. A Lenten devotional conversation. Read more…
Books Related to the UMC Way Forward
Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality by Ashley Boggan Dreff Disagreements in The United Methodist Church about human sexuality extend as far back as the birth-control movement of the 1920s, writes Ashley Boggan Dreff in “Entangled: A History …

General Conference is over, what happens now?
The commission did their work. A conference was held. Speeches were given. Delegates voted. Decisions were made. Now what? In the days following… Learn more…