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…
Eastern PA Conf. Youth Rally, March 16, to explore life choices
“Easier Said than Done.” That’s what hundreds of youth will learn about “Living as a Christian in a World that is Not Christian…”
Mrs. Lois H. Sauer
We have learned that Mrs. Lois H Sauer, surviving spouse of Rev. Albert G. Sauer, passed away on February 22, 2019 at the age of 87. Rev. Albert G. Sauer served the following Eastern PA Conference churches: Tannersville Charge …
United Methodist delegates defeat bid to ease LGBT bans
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference Tuesday rejected a move to ease the faith’s ban on same-sex marriage …
Local United Methodists grapple with denomination decision on gay clergy and same-gender weddings
by Kristin E. Holmes, Updated: March 1, 2019 In the years since she was stripped of her credentials by the United Methodist Church, Beth Stroud had hoped the denomination she calls home would move closer to welcoming gay clergy into the …