2 churches partner for prayer & praise rally, Oct. 9

Since 2017, New Life UMC and Berwyn UMC have partnered to co-host an annual outdoor Prayer and Praise Rally for Peace in Upper Darby. They will do it again on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 10 AM, in front of Philadelphia’s …

Sanctuary UMC youth keep mission local

Rather than traveling for a week to a distant mission destination, the youth of Sanctuary UMC in North Wales partnered with five area non-profit organizations to work on various projects and support their outreach to underserved neighbors.  The youth also …

Christmas in July at Grace Cafe

“It’s time to beat the heat and get into the holiday spirit with Christmas in July at Grace Cafe, a ministry of Arch Street UMC” says Kristi Painter, Coordinator of Programming at Arch Street UMC’s new partner nonprofit, The Center Philadelphia.  Grace …

Church thankful for Philadelphia Foundation Grant

Oxford UMC was awarded a grant of $4,216 from the Clyde P. and Katherine B. Alexander Memorial Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation to support the mission and ministries of the church.  Announcement of the grant was made by Pedro A. …

Church celebrates 75 years with mission giving

Lincoln Park UMC in Reading will celebrate its birth into ministry 75 years ago, along with Pentecost Sunday‘s birth of the Christian Church, during worship on  May 23, at 10 AM. May 23 is also UM Heritage Sunday.  With most …

Church delivers meals for Easter

Although he had participated in meal deliveries to disadvantaged neighbors at Thanksgiving and Christmas, Dick Stiles of Grace UMC in Pen Argyl—located in the Slate Belt region near the Poconos—felt that outreach mission should extend to Easter also. In fact, the extended isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic made an Easter outreach even more imperative for him.

Easter Event at Telford: Grace UMC

Grace UMC in Telford held a socially distanced Easter Drive-Through Parade on Saturday, March 27, from 1 to 3 PM in our church lot.  This colorful celebration event was free for all who attended.  We handed out “He Is Risen” plastic bags …

Church to give new meaning to ‘home delivery’

Bethel Hill UMC partners with Help Build Hope

Founded in 1870, Bethel Hill UMC in Lansdale, Pa., the state’s second oldest Methodist church, may be 250 years old. But it can still find new ways to serve in mission, especially when a viral pandemic demands adaptability.

Church members still fighting hunger from home for Lent

St. John’s Ivyland UMC is continuing its fight against hunger in a small but important mission project during this season of Lent. Members are wrapping plastic eating utensils at home to donate to the Trenton (N.J.) Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). …