The Eastern PA Conference’s next Local Pastor Licensing School begins Oct. 1-2 and will run for eight weeks total but with two intervening weeks off for completion of assignments. That means six weekends of online class attendance, again via Zoom. The total …
New Eastern PA Conference COVID Update (8/4/2021)
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have escalated the number of Pennsylvania counties that have substantial or higher levels of COVID-19 transmission. The CDC recommends people wear masks indoors in counties that either average 50 or …
Boiler Inspection Information
All boilers and pressure vessels must comply with Pennsylvania’s Boiler and Unfired Pressure Vessel Law and its regulations and are subject to periodic inspections. The following is the info that the churches will need in order to set up an inspection: …
Affiliation Update: Moving #LTSforward
On July 28, the Lancaster Theological Seminary Board of Trustees took several more procedural steps toward affiliating with Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary, a process that could take up to several years to complete, contingent upon regulatory approvals. Effective …
First UMC Lancaster to memorialize Bill and Ginny Cherry, Aug. 7
First UMC Lancaster will hold a delayed memorial service for Rev. Dr. Willam Cherry and his wife Ginny, on Saturday August 7, at 11 AM. “We lost both of them late last year, and the family deferred having a service until …
Methodist Services Thanks Bishop Peggy A. Johnson Upon Her Retirement
Upon the Retirement of Rev. Peggy A. Johnson, Methodist Services/Methodist Home for Children President & CEO, Anne Rice-Burgess Remarked: “Bishop Peggy, we have been honored to spend time with you & are grateful for your dedication to transitional housing, especially …
Discussing Christian nationalism — carefully
The violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building by loyalists to President Trump determined to stop the certification of Joe Biden as president brought forth feelings of shock, sadness, fear — and support from some who identify as Christian nationalists. …
The Rev. Dorothy Field
We have received word of the death of the Rev. Dorothy Field, retired full member, who died on July 15, 2021. She retired in 1992. Rev. Field served the following Eastern PA Conference churches and ministries: South Media Morton: Kedron Cornwall …
CONAM leader to speak on Native American boarding schools legacy
Sandra Cianciulli, who co-chairs the Eastern PA Conference’s Committee on Native American Ministry (CONAM), will speak to students and faculty at West Virginia University August 5-6 about the former industrial boarding schools where many thousands of Native American children and …
Praying for Change: Daily Prayers for Anti-Racism
In this Kairos moment of protest and awakening, Discipleship Ministries and other UMC agencies and groups are providing resources and guidance on how to become anti-racist individuals and churches. Please seek out the help you need in this time of …