World AIDS Day is on Sunday, December 1 this year, but for 37 million people around the world, living with HIV and AIDS is an everyday reality. Millions who don’t know their status are at risk of infection or spreading …
UM Men to continue recent seminar’s focus on domestic violence and men
By John W. Coleman The Eastern PA Conference United Methodist Men, at their annual meeting on Saturday, Oct. 26, will explore an issue that concerns men as well as women in our society. They will continue a recent conference seminar’s focus on the important …
Bishop promotes Evangelism in District Meetings
At five district meetings, 9/23 to 10/2, Bishop Peggy Johnson will urge churches to engage their communities in outreach for Christ and also discuss General Conference 2020 concerns.
Training disciples to share their faith through sacraments
Mount Zion UMC in Philadelphia hosted the Eastern PA Conference’s sixth Four Stations of the Holy Spirit training event July 20, extending a growing initiative to teach and embolden lay members to offer sacramental prayer to one another and to …
Conference youth grateful for journey to Youth 2019
Eleven youth, 6th to 12th-graders, and three adults from the Eastern PA UMC Conference trekked to Kansas City, Mo., July 8-15, to join thousands of their peers at Youth 2019, July 10-14, a quadrennial, national convocation of United Methodist youth …
Laity Academy: new site, new courses, new learners
By John W. Coleman View more 2019 Laity Academy photos in our Flickr Album. Tacking eastward into a new, more academic setting, the Eastern PA Conference Laity Academy dropped its nets at Eastern University’s scenic, Main Line campus in St. …
Methodist Night with the Phillies July 27
Join us for our annual United Methodist Night with the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, July 27, at 7 PM, at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies will host the Atlanta Braves that night and celebrate their fans.
UMM Report, 2019 Annual Conference
United Methodist Men’s report to 2019 Annual Conference The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference United Methodist Men would like to acknowledge all the support it gets from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, our Bishop, our District Superintendents our executive director of connectional ministries, …
UMW Report, 2019 Annual Conference
Annual ConferenceJune 13-15, 2019United Methodist Women Presenters: Gladys B. Hubbard and Susan D. Dziuk Gladys: Greetings! This is a very special time for us. United Methodist Women is celebrating 150 years in mission! Susan: Our foremothers began our work in …
4 Stations of the Holy Spirit comes to East District, July 20 (In English & Espanol)
Philadelphia and the East District will get their first Four Stations of the Holy Spirit bilingual lay evangelism training event on Saturday, July 20…