Doug Paglia to Quarryville For the past 45 years, Pastor Doug has been actively involved in full time ministry. Starting in 1976 following Bible college, his ministry travels have allowed him to visit 6 countries doing mission work with Fiji …
Open Churches 4-10-22
North District: None available at this time. South District: None available at this time. East District: None available at this time. West District: None available at this time.
Kropp, Margaret
Margaret E. Kropp to Port Carbon: Grace Margaret E. Kropp became a Christ Servant Minister after finishing the Disciple Bible Study at First Church in Tamaqua. She found that ministry to be very interesting in that she was able to serve …
Conference Office moving to new phones, email domain
If you’ve called your EPA Conference Office recently you may have noticed improved phone service. In January we moved to a better, more stable, more functional phone system with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology. Our extensions are based on names …
Project Restoration underway; seeks volunteers for disaster recovery efforts
Project Restoration is fully staffed and doing needs assessments, building strategic partnerships, finding resources and recruiting volunteers to help residents recover from the severe damages—physical, financial and emotional—wreaked by floods caused by recent hurricanes. The three staff members—Denise Shelton, director; …
Grants to help defray higher education costs: Students should apply April 25 to May 9
On April 25 the Education Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church will start accepting applications for grants to assist worthy individuals with defraying the cost of higher education for the 2022-2023 school year. That date …
NEWSpirit newspaper’s Spring 2022 issue is published
Read the new issue on our website and please share it with others. Check out these new articles and more: Project Restoration underway; seeks volunteers for disaster recovery efforts Prayers and provisions: EPA churches offer local support to war-torn Ukraine …
Direction: A Key Ingredient for Successful Leadership
Part 2: Mission
Successful leaders lead toward something. Churches, ministries and organizations without direction flounder and eventually fail. There are three things that are essential to successful leadership: vision, mission and goals…
Reinert, Mike
Mike Reinert to Reading: Grace UMC Mike Reinert is a Certified Lay Minister, recently serving direct hire with Rev. Jean Howe at Reading Grace UMC, and on West Lawn UMC Leadership Team. He has also filled in as a Certified …
Kiefner, Sue
Sue Kiefner to Springtown: Salem UMC Sue Kiefner is a Certified Lay Minister from the North District. Her love for Jesus came later in life when she began to search for deeper meaning and discovered God’s redeeming grace. From the …