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…
Edmund, Rick
Rick Edmund to Belfast: Wesley UMC His life’s journey has seen me living in Ohio, Maryland, and now Pennsylvania, and holding several occupations as a teacher and computer person before being called to the clergy ministry through a trip in …
Morgan, Catherine
Catherine Morgan to Paradise Valley: Keokee Chapel UMC Catherine (Cathie) is originally from St. Kitts British West Indies. She has worked in churches across different denominations as Children and Youth Ministry Director/Pastor in New York and Pennsylvania. Cathie is married …
Daniszewski, Jacqueline
Jacqueline D. Daniszewski to Shoemakersville: Salem UMC Jackie has served as an LLP for the last 13 years starting at Grace: Reading in 2009 and moving to Grace in Telford 2016. Prior to and during this time, Jackie served the …
Meader, Daniel
Daniel Meader to Jim Thorpe: Grace St Paul’s UMC Daniel is a licensed local pastor in the North District, currently serving the two wonderful and loving congregations of Coaldale UMC and Centenary UMC in Weatherly. Daniel experienced his call to …
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 …