Bishop John Schol will hold video-conference listening sessions, as promised, with EPA lay and clergy conference members via Zoom on August 29, at 11 a.m., and August 31 at 6:30 p.m.* He will discuss and answer questions about the proposed …
Enjoy NEWSpirit’s summer issue, and pass it on
The Summer quarterly issue of EPA&GNJ’s affiliated NEWSpirit newspaper is published on our website and ready for all to read and share. The print version, offering news of both conferences, is also published and is being mailed this week. Read …
EPA Annual Conference to hold Special Session, Sept. 9
The 2023 Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference will reconvene in a Special Session on Saturday, September 9, from 9:00 am-12:30 p.m., at Lititz United Methodist Church, 201 Market St., in Lititz, PA. The session will continue to celebrate the 2023 Annual …
Possible! Episcopal Address by Bishop John Schol
Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference, Presented May 18, 2023 View this address at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ps2qeqlirs&t=19018s at timecode 05:17:35. Welcome back! You look marvelous, and it is great to be back together in person! All Things Are Possible I see great possibility before …
Read FAQ document from Conversation on EPA Challenges
Read a synopsis of what Bishop John Schol shared with EPA lay and clergy members in three meetings via Zoom last week about ministry challenges facing the conference. In the July 12-13 meetings—conveniently held in the morning, afternoon and evening—Bishop …
EPA Annual Conference to reconvene Sept. 9, at Lititz UMC
The EPA Annual Conference will hold a special session on Saturday morning, September 9, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Lititz United Methodist Church. Registration materials will be made available by August 1. The special session was requested and approved …
Brief Summary of EPA 2023 Annual Conference
For the first time in three years, the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference met in person from Thursday, May 18, to Saturday, May 20, at the Expo Center in Oaks, Pa. More than 700 members and visitors gathered under the theme …
EPA Awardees Honored for Evangelism, Urban Ministries
About 30 people gathered April 22 for the 2023 Eastern PA Annual Conference awards ceremony at Christ United Methodist Church in Fairless Hills—a 30-minute, video-recorded ceremony where plaques and framed certificates were given out and brief remarks were shared. A …
Conference sessions to observe ban on David Haas’ music
With all the music to be sung at the Eastern PA and Greater New Jersey annual conferences, one composer whose music won’t be heard is David Haas. United Methodists are asked to not use any of his popular compositions because …
Consolidated EPA budget, new fiscal policies proposed for 2024
Eastern PA Conference members will see a restructuring—and perhaps a clarifying—of fiscal policies and assets in the proposed new 2024 conference budget at the annual session May 18-20. But they can get a preview and participate in a Q&A session …