By John W. Coleman The United Methodist Church’s 2019 General Conference Special Session, meeting Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis, Mo., finalizes its debates and decision-making Tuesday, in efforts to end the church’s impasse over whether to sanction or more forcefully …
Sharpen your Tools for Ministry, in all districts, March 2
Tools for Ministry for all districts will be March 2, 2019. Check here for location details, registration costs and information, and workshop lists. Register for your District’s workshop today!
Allocations proposed for UMC’s slashed 2020 budget
The team responsible for allocating the UMC’s proposed general church budget in 2020 recommends deep cuts for most agencies from… Read more…
UMVIM recommends no travel to Haiti for now
Many UM Volunteers in Mission have journeyed to Haiti over the years and especially since the earthquake in 2010. Anyone with current plans to go there now should heed the UMVIM agency’s warning. Due to ongoing anti-corruption protests in Haiti, …
UM beliefs, actions, concerns relate to special General Conference
As we prepare for the Special Session of the UMC’s General Conference, February 23-26, in St. Louis, Mo., UM News Service has been publishing an abundance of news and feature articles and commentaries to offer information and interpretation about this potentially momentous, …
Mr. Tom Young
We have received notice that Tom Young, spouse of the Rev. Dr. Janice Young, passed away on February 12. Rev. Janice Young–retired, ordained Deacon of the Eastern PA Conference–served on Extension Ministry as Pastoral Counselor at Bethlehem Private Practice, until her …
Girls who aren’t ‘girly’ find a fit in more rigorous activities of Boy Scouts
It’s Lily Rohner’s first time competing in the Klondike Derby at the Horseshoe Scout Reservation in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania. Think of the derby as a battle of the bands for scouts. Troops pull decorated sleds filled with gear around the …
UM church hosts first girls BSA scout troop in area
Marshallton UMC in West Chester, Pa., made scouting history Feb. 1, when its all-girl BSA Troop 19 held its inaugural meeting and Court of Honor. Yes, that’s BSA, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America. Three girls already in the …
Chester County’s Troop 19 becomes one of first all-girl BSA troops in nation
MARSHALLTON — On Feb. 1, Troop 19 was formally launched as the first all-girl troop under Scouts Boy Scouts of America in Chester County. Troop 19 is the sister troop to Troop 52 of Marshallton which recently celebrated its 75th …
Bishops, churches “Praying our Way Forward”
With the United Methodist Church’s Special Session of General Conference, Feb. 23-26, its leaders and many members are calling for intensive prayer. At least one Eastern PA Conference church—and perhaps others as well—is inviting whosoever will to come join them …