William Preston “Bill” Thompson, our new Eastern PA Conference Lay Leader, wants to speak up for the concerns of laity. But first he wants to listen. He likes to share a favorite maxim of his dad’s about having two …
17 laity complete North District cluster’s regional academy
Eastern PA Conference churches in the northwestern part of the North District resumed their annual, regional Laity Academy at Elysburg UMC in September after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic.
Bishop Hassinger to keynote COSROW’S Wisdom-Seeking Women
The Eastern PA Conference Commission on the Status & Role of Women (COSROW) invites all women of faith to participate in an online spiritual renewal retreat over two-evenings, Oct. 21-22, at 6:30 to 9 PM, via Zoom. The Upper New …
Exton UMC to remember Centralia “From Ashes to Rebirth” Oct. 22
The Revs. Meagan Ackerman of Exton UMC and Rose Marquardt of Zion UMC in Aristes will once again tell the history of Centralia UMC, the coal-region predecessor of present-day Exton UMC in Chester County. The two churches will come together to share their connected stories.
Camp & Retreat Centers burst into fall with Worship Fest and more
The Eastern PA Conference’s four Camp & Retreat Centers have transitioned into autumn like the vivid fall foliage that will soon overtake their grounds.
Esposito to direct Wesley Foundation campus ministry at Drexel
The Rev. Diana Esposito is the new Executive Director of the Wesley Student Foundation of Philadelphia, where she directs the Open Door Campus Ministry at Drexel University. The ordained deacon has been a campus chaplain at Drexel for six years, …
EPA youth help ‘IGNITE’ youth rally in Wildwood, NJ
Just steps from the Atlantic Ocean, amid swirling gusts of an early autumn wind, the Holy Spirit was aflame as more than 700 enthusiastic youth, adult leaders and event staff converged on the sprawling Wildwood Convention Center from Sept. 30 …
Phone volunteers needed to aid Hurricane Ian survivors
The EPA Conference’s Project Restoration disaster recovery service is offering an easy way for people to help survivors of Hurricane Ian, which devastated communities in Florida last week. All you need are a telephone, a computer, some free time during …
Mr. Roland Plamondon
We have received word of the passing of Mr. Roland Plamondon, Christ Servant Minister, who died on Friday, September 30,2022. Mr. Plamondon was the Supply Pastor for the Kulpmont United Methodist Church. Mr. Plamondon is survived by his wife, Mrs. …
Body and Soul: The Trauma of Domestic Violence
Oct. 21-22 on Zoom During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October the Eastern PA Conference Domestic Violence Committee will explore the physical, emotional and social impacts of trauma related to violence, primarily domestic and intimate-partner violence. The October 21-22 …