Kevin Rutledge to Berwyn UMC After graduating from Elizabethtown College with a degree in psychology and Religious Studies and attending seminary at Vanderbilt Divinity School, where he earned his Masters of Divinity Degree, Rev. Kevin Rutledge has served churches in …
Stevens, Debra
Debra Stevens to Evansburg & Mont Clare: Otterbein Pastor Deb lives in Douglassville, Pa. She is married, has 2 sons and 3 grandchildren, and is a Certified Lay Minister. She ran a licensed family daycare for 31 years, she had …
Learn to create, sustain a Lay Care Team in your church
Want to start a Lay Care Team in your church to help persons with various needs? Learn how in the workshop “Creating and Sustaining Lay Care Teams in the Local Church” on Zoom April 26, on Tuesday, from 6:30 to …
Church helps immigrant member whose family is stranded in Ukraine
A Liberian-Ukrainian immigrant and member of Berry Long UMC in Southwest Philadelphia was featured on a local Fox 29 TV news broadcast March 7 when he shared anxious concerns about his wife and son who are hiding in Odessa, a …
Partnership of 2 churches offers children hope for the holidays
St. John’s UMC in Ivyland prepares for Christian holidays by gathering hope…and now members are sharing it with pre-kindergarten children at El Mesias (The Messiah) UMC in North Philadelphia’s tough Kensington neighborhood. The mission-minded St. John’s congregation dives into its …
I thought I was ‘one of the good ones’
I thought I was “one of the good ones.” You know, the good white people. A white person who has learned about white privilege and has friends of color and has donated to black causes. A white person who believes …
How can I help when disaster strikes?
When disaster strikes anywhere in the world, many United Methodists want to know how they can help. The simplest answer is to go to https://www.umcmission.org. If there is a disaster of significant magnitude, United Methodist Global Ministries will place a link …
Celebrate Women’s History Month in March
March is Women’s History Month—or as some call it, Women’s Her-story Month. Women’s History Week, birthed 40 years ago, became Women’s History Month in 1987. Over the years, diverse perspectives have shaped its annual celebration. But the primary goal remains …
United Methodists in Eastern Pennsylvania answer call to serve
Hurricane Ida developed late in August 2021 as a devastating Category 4 storm, which made landfall in the Cayman Islands and Cuba and then gathered its full strength over the Gulf of Mexico. It’s fierce winds and rains rivaled Hurricane …
More EPA churches respond to crisis in Ukraine
With increasing daily reports of Russia’s horrific war on Ukraine—the destruction of cities and the tragic loss and uprooting of lives—United Methodists are finding ways to respond with their support. Many are donating much-needed funds through UMCOR (United Methodist Committee …