Committee on Native American MinistriesChairperson: SHERRY WACK/SANDI CIANCUILLI Report submitted by: SHERRY WACKEmail: SHEFISH222@YAHOO.COMPhone: (484) 868-2044Date submitted: 02/08/2021 Additional Information EPAUMC CONAM MISSION & ACTIVITIES You might wonder what our committee does since there are no federally or state recognized …
Readers flock to Conference’s new book study of Caste
“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance.” —From Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents On Feb. 23 …
Gov. Wolf urged to release more inmates during COVID crisis
In response to soaring rates of COVID-19 infection and death among incarcerated people and throughout the Pennsylvania prison system, nearly three dozen state senators and state representatives have issued a joint letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Calling it “a …
A lack of privilege: Imprisoned during a pandemic
By the Rev. Jeff Kapp Many of us are learning to talk about racial privilege in conversations about racism. Let’s talk for a moment about another area of privilege. Regardless of our race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socio-economic status, physical or …
Advocacy Statement by the Commission on Religion and Race – February 10, 2021
An Advocacy Statement by the Commission on Religion and Race, Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church Co-chairpersons: the Rev. Susan Worrell and the Rev. Alicia Julia-Stanley “We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not …
Rev. G. Jeffrey MacDonald will be presenting TWO workshops at this year’s Tools for Ministry!
The author of “Part-time is Plenty: Thriving without Full-time Clergy,” will present TWO workshops that are highly applicable and highly valuable to our GREAT North District context. DS Morton, a big fan of MacDonald’s work, tenaciously worked to bring this opportunity to laity …
Lenten Bible Study: Character Matters
Lenten Bible Study Character Matters LEADERS GUIDE Character Matters Video Session 1 Character Matters Session 1 Worksheet Character Matters Video Session 2 Character Matters Session 2 Worksheet Character Matters Video Session 3 Character Matters Session 3 Worksheet Character Matters Video …
Online Tools for Ministry coming March 13
The Eastern PA Conference’s 2021 Tools for Ministry, March 13, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, will make history by being totally online for the first time, rather than being held in onsite district locations. Offering virtual classrooms on Zoom for this annual, …
Wheelchairs provide freedom for 50 Liberians
“This wheelchair is my Mercedes-Benz,” said 55-year-old Alice M. Nyankolor. She said her movement is no longer restricted, adding, “All I have to do is go to the bus station check-in and upload my wheelchair and off I go.” Nyankolor …
CE youth ministry workshop on Zoom, Feb. 24
Longtime youth ministry leader Christian Endeavor (CE) will host its Intentional NextGen Discipleship Workshop on Zoom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, and it invites Eastern PA Conference youth leaders and ministers to attend. The 90-minute session begins at 12 PM. Dave Coryell, an ordained Deacon, is …