By John W. Coleman Some see 35 years of age as the prime of life. If that is true then the 35th Eastern PA Conference Academy for Laity, August 3-5, is in its prime. With a new dean, a new …
United Methodist Women urged to boldly change world
A comment on the UM Women’s Assembly by Bishop Peggy Johnson: It was the best one ever! The UMW Assembly was a time when the Holy Spirit moved among us and spurred us on for social justice ministry like never before. UMW General …
Eastern PA women to help lead Women’s Assembly
“Bold and Courageous” women of the Eastern PA Conference will take center stage during various parts of the quadrennial United Methodist Women’s Assembly May 18-20, in Columbus, Ohio. Bishop Peggy Johnson will speak briefly as one of 10 female bishops …
Vocational Internship Program can benefit churches, too
The Eastern PA Conference Vocational Internship Program enables college-level young adults to explore first-hand their call to ministry at participating churches. During 10 summer weeks they will be exposed onsite to different aspects of ministry, while assisting the sponsoring church …
Eastern PA youth respond to recent school shootings
Pennsbury High School senior Jess Eden, 17, of Fallsington UMC, was with friends after school when she first heard about the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14. Their conversation in the car turned abruptly and …
‘The Power of Bold’: UMW Assembly, May 18 – 20
Bishop Johnson, other dynamic speakers announced “The Power of Bold” United Methodist Women’s Assembly announces a lineup of “Bold and Courageous” women leaders. The international, quadrennial 2018 assembly will take place May 18–20 in Columbus, Ohio. Bishop Peggy Johnson encourages the …
United Methodist Night at the Sixers
Come join United Methodists in supporting the NBA Philadelphia 76ers on March 28, at 7 PM. We will enjoy fellowship together while watching and cheering our home team, as they take on their rivals, the New York Knicks.
Youth outreach ministries nurture young lives
Perhaps two of the most fundamental experiences necessary for a healthy childhood are self-discovery and self-expression. If those self-experiences are grounded in Christian faith and discipleship and elevated by self-less compassion, then the odds of children becoming healthy, whole persons …
Laity learn to share gift of Holy Spirit through sacraments
Ironically, while two groups in the Eastern PA Conference were considering The United Methodist Church’s future—and the work of its Way Forward Commission—on Jan. 27, another group was trying to recover some of its past—namely, sacramental practices of early Methodists …
Frigid trek to youth rally yields heart-warming inspiration
For many Eastern PA Conference youth and adults who braved ice and windswept snow en route to the 31st Peninsula-Delaware Conference Youth Rally, Jan. 5-7, the event’s guiding scripture verse, Hebrews 12:1, must have seemed most fitting—especially the part that …