Celebration of our 2021 Retirees Recorded at the April 20th Retiree Celebration Service. Presented at the 2021 Annual Conference – May 21, 2021. View the video. View the full AC2021 playlist. 2021 Clergy Retirements: Effective July 1, 2021 unless otherwise noted. …
2021 Clergy and Clergy Spouses who have entered the Church Triumphant
As we gather each year for Annual Conference sessions, one of our most sacred traditions is to remember and honor those who have passed away since last we gathered. We read aloud the names of bishops, clergy, clergy spouses, and …
2021 Annual Conference – All Videos and Recordings
May 20-22 View the Laity Session recording View the full Business Session recording View the Teaching Session with Dr. Powe View the Memorial Service recorded livestream View the Ordination Service recorded livestream See the full AC2021 Playlist for individual video …
Giving to Annual Conference Offerings
Each year conference members and churches give to special offerings to help fund Eastern PA Annual Conference higher education scholarships, Board of Ordained Ministry scholarships for clergy education, Camps and Retreat Centers, and Youth Ministries. Because our Annual Conference met …
Connectional Ministries Fund 2021 Holiday
Dear Conference Churches, To celebrate the good financial standing of the annual conference, the Council on Finance and Administration (CCFA) has approved a payment holiday for local churches of the 2021 Connectional Ministries Fund (CMF). This is a one-year-only payment …
“Race-Based Mascots” Event Recording
November 8, 2020 The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Church and their Committee on Native American Ministries invited the co-founding members of the Coalition of Natives and Allies to present a program on Race Based Mascots. Understanding using Native …
“Indian Country’s Hidden Figures: Outstanding Native American Women”
Link: https://youtu.be/GdQVIl8uj48 April 19, 2021 You may know Pocahontas or Sacajawea, but do you know Elizabeth Peratrovich? Ada Deer? Mary Golda Ross? Maria Tallchief? Gertrude Simmons? Many Native American women lived meaningful lives and accomplished much, but their invisibility is …
Foundation to teach Cemetery Care, Parsonage Practices
The Mid-Atlantic Foundation will offer two vibrant & informative training sessions for local church leaders on important (and sometimes insufficiently understood) areas of property ownership & management: Cemetery Care and Parsonage Practices– selling or renting. Please enroll appropriate leaders into …
Volcano eruption in Congo hits church, homes
The eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano May 22 resulted in the deaths of at least 15 people and left many homes and a United Methodist church buried under lava. Read More
Protests mount against Cal-Pac bishop
California-Pacific Conference Bishop Grant Hagiya is facing public criticism, even protest demonstrations, for his decision to move three Korean American pastors from their current churches. Read More