This year the Eastern PA Annual Conference, May 20-22, will again be a time when the voices and views of diverse leaders can be heard to inform, inspire and maybe even involve members in trying new approaches to 21st century evangelistic outreach ministry.
Bishop’s March 1 webinar recording & Powerpoint slides
Bishop Peggy Johnson hosted a Zoom webinar March 1 to discuss the rescheduled General and Jurisdictional conferences, our Annual Conference schedule, and related concerns. View the recording and see her Powerpoint slides.
Grandview UMC Lancaster votes to leave UMC
Grandview UMC in Lancaster, Pa., will become Grandview Methodists on March 31, no longer a part of the Eastern PA Conference of The United Methodist Church but a new church serving “a wider Christian community.” Church leaders announced that carefully …
2021 Annual Conference Resolutions due by March 5
It has been a long tradition of the Eastern PA Annual Conference to have spirited debate during sessions using resolutions. We will meet May 20-22 using Zoom, a platform in which debate can be challenging. Bishop Peggy Johnson urges Conference …
‘Come to the Water’
Baptism, confirmation photos, videos sought for Annual Conference
With the theme “Come to the Water,” the Eastern PA Conference’s Connectional Ministries will celebrate the ministry of baptism and confirmation in our Annual Conference in 2021. We would love to share photos, videos and stories of church baptisms and confirmations, if permitted …
Eastern PA Annual Conference set for May 20-22
The 236th session of the Eastern PA Annual Conference, May 20-22, will take place mostly online for a second consecutive year, after making history with that first-time format in 2020. The conference business session will again be held via a Zoom …
Words of worship witness to unity, leadership, sacrifice
2020 Annual Conference worship services By John W. Coleman The 2020 Eastern PA Annual Conference, Oct. 13-14, began and ended in worship, so fitting for a conference that begins each year’s session by singing dutifully Charles Wesley’s venerable hymn, “And …
2020 Conference uses little time to make big decisions
Numerous reports, awards presented, all pre-recorded By John W. Coleman To ensure members’ safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 234th Eastern PA Annual Conference conducted its business session solely online Oct. 13, with an agreed-upon, reduced agenda that it processed …
Knitted Together in Love
By Bishop Peggy A. Johnson* For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face. May their hearts be encouraged, …