Newly assigned missionary to serve Casa del Pueblo and East District The Rev. Olga E. Gonzales Santiago (left) is the new missionary assigned by the UMC’s Global Ministries to the EPA as Coordinator for Hispanic/Latino Ministries in the East District. She …
Clark to become Cabinet Dean in July
“It is my great joy to share with you that the Rev. Evelyn Kent Clark, South District Superintendent, will be the new dean of the cabinet starting July 1,” announced Bishop John Schol, Thursday. “Her colleagues recognize in her wisdom, …
EPA churches asked to become Covenant Partners with DRC missionaries
EPA Churches are invited to being supporting United Methodist Global Ministries missionaries Gaston and Jeanne Ntambo, who serve with Wings of the Morning in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We now have an official conference relationship with their longtime …
Church grateful for flood recovery aid from partner churches
“Our hearts are full,” announced the Rev. Catherine Bowers, in thanking partner churches and others for their support in the ongoing efforts of Otterbein UMC in Mont Clare to recover from Hurricane Ida-caused flood damages last September. “You have made …
The Unfolding Story of a Methodist Church in Lansdale
On May 22, 2022, Lansdale First United Methodist Church, Lansdale PA, celebrated its 150th Anniversary with a special worship service. It was followed by a brunch and a historical presentation by Pat Rieker, a researcher and trustee of the Lansdale Historical Society. The church was established in 1871 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lansdale, but the 150th Anniversary celebration was delayed a year because of the pandemic…
A Message from DS Morton – May 28, 2022
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” (Louis Pasteur, 1854) Recent surveys among American church-goers further convince me of the need for careful, creative, strategic thinking from our pastors and other key leaders these days. One of those from back in the early …
Appointment Announcement message from DS Morton – May 28, 2022
Bishop John Schol has announced the appointment of North District Superintendent Steven Morton to a brand new role in the Eastern PA Conference: Leadership Development Manager. This parttime position (30 hours) is an immediate staff resource to help implement the provisions …
Bishops call for action to stop mass shootings
“There are no words,” begins Bishop John Schol in his poignant letter of response to the painful spate of mass murders tolling like death knells across our nation’s mournful landscape—from Buffalo, New York, to Southern California to tiny Uvalde, Texas. …
Gifts of the Spirit event may inform and transform
Saturday, May 28, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM on Zoom. In this course we will take a deep dive into the gifts of the Spirit. The goal will be to offer us a theological understanding of the gifts of Spirit. Then we will learn practical applications to help us enable and encourage usage of these God-given gifts in our various ministry contexts.
Churches condemn hate, urge action after shootings
Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church stands a few blocks from the grocery store where a gunman opened fire May 14 — killing 10 people and injuring three. But for members of the largely Black congregation in Buffalo, what officials labeled a white supremacist attack hit far closer to home…