EPAUMC’s Youth & Young Adult Ministries (YYAM) welcomes all youth pastors and leaders, as well as persons interested in starting youth ministries, to “Staying Connected,” an online meeting on Friday, Feb 25, at 6:30 PM. The gathering, led by the …
EPA Camps inspire faith, fun, fellowship for all seasons
As frigid winter begins to move off-stage and the more temperate seasons of spring and summer wait in the wings, EPAUMC’s Camp & Retreat Centers—“God’s Place Apart ~ Transforming Lives”—are making similar transitions in their seasonal preparations and activities. That …
2022 Advance Special Application
Dear pastors, project coordinators, and mission leaders of Eastern Pennsylvania, On behalf of the Conference Global Ministries Team, I thank you for the ministries you are involved in. We trust that you had a great year of serving the Lord …
First Aid for Mental Health Events by Wespath
Live Virtual Events—March 10 and 24 One in every five Americans (52.9 million people) experience mental illness each year The signs of someone struggling with mental health are often subtle, leaving many conditions undetected and therefore undiagnosed and untreated. It’s …
United Methodists extend BSA charters through June 2022
United Methodist leaders have reached an agreement with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to extend existing UMC-sponsored Scouting charters through June 30, 2022 to provide for uninterrupted ministry with young people through Scouting…
Ebersole, Thomas
Thomas Ebersole to West Lawn UMC The Rev. Tom Ebersole has served EPAUMC churches for 20 years. His pastorate began in 2002 with a 6 year appointment to Valley Forge United Methodist. A move to Messiah United Methodist in Lafayette …
Wailoo, Alisa Lasater
Alisa Lasater Wailoo to Germantown: First UMC Alisa, an ordained elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, served as Lead Pastor at Capitol Hill UMC in Washington DC for 13 years. She’s previously served as the Protestant Chaplain at Georgetown Law Center, …
Chung, Bumkoo
Bumkoo Chung to Coatesville: Olivet UMC The Rev. BumKoo Chung was born in Seoul, South Korea, where his father was a minister in the Korean Methodist Church. In 1984, his family moved to Argentina to do missionary work among Korean …
Keretzman, John J.
John J. Keretzman, II to Bethel UMC John was ordained a Deacon in 1988 and received his Elders Orders in 1991. He has served the following appointments: The former Grace UMC in Coatesville, Willow Street: Boehm’s, Frackville, Elverson, Quarryville: Memorial, …
Salvacion, Mark
Mark Salvacion to Bryn Mawr: St. Luke Mark I. Salvacion is a Provisional Elder in the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference and has served Historic St. George’s UMC in Old City, Philadelphia since 2017. Beginning in 2019, Mark has also served …