St. Matthew’s UMC of Valley Forge hosted an encore of “The Encounter” on Saturday, April 2, a creative faith-sharing and fellowship event designed for youth and young adults. The last Encounter, held in October 2015, drew 44 people. This one …
Conference Youth Rally, April 24, to celebrate God’s love
“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7) Eastern PA Conference Youth Rally Sunday, April 24, from 3 to 7 PM, at Hopewell UMC in Downingtown. NOTE: Due to illness, Todd Waites had to …
LifeTree Cafés bearing fruit in Western districts
Congratulations and prayers for our two Lifetree Cafés that are bearing fruit in the Southwest and Northwest Districts. The Lititz Lifetree Café is a collaborative effort of UM churches in that area–including Lititz and Manheim: Faith UMCs–that meets and welcomes …
Ross Brightwell memorialized in tribute
The General Commission on United Methodist Men’s (GCUMM) posted on its Website this week a memorial tribute to Ross Brightwell, former president of the Eastern PA Conference UM Men from 2007 to 2015. Brightwell, 69, died from illness March 27. He was a prominent layman …
Something beautiful is growing in North Philly
Serenity House, a community center and outreach ministry of Arch Street United Methodist Church, sits near the corner of 12th St. and W. Lehigh Ave, in the heart of North Philadelphia. The former parsonage of the now-closed Cookman UMC, this …
Youth Retreat Cancelled, but Youth Rally will go on
The YES Youth Retreat, scheduled for this Saturday, April 16, has been cancelled, due to low registrations, and will be rescheduled for a Saturday in the fall. The Eastern PA Conference Youth Rally, however, will still take place as scheduled, at …
A Women’s History Month Feature–Mindy McKonly: Called and committed to ordained ministry
Although she retired from active pastoral ministry in 2015, the Rev. Melinda “Mindy” McKonly still chairs the Eastern PA Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and will step down from that position at Annual Conference in June. We asked her to …
UMW event examines immigration justice
The Rev. Julia Singleton, pastor of Christ UMC in Middletown, offers the following report from the Southeast District United Methodist Women’s gathering Feb. 20 at Marshallton UMC to hear and discuss presentations on immigration concerns. Singleton serves on the Conference …
From Kenya to Tanzania: Mission connection may expand pastoral training
Training Kenyan pastors–mostly non-denominational pastors who can’t attend seminary–has been a passion project for the Rev. Gordon Hendrickson for a decade. But now that educational opportunity may be extended to United Methodist pastors in Tanzania as well, thanks to Eastern …
He equips the called
A testimonial on the 2016 Youth Rally “WORD.” That was the theme of this year’s Youth Rally in Ocean City Md. My youth group, along with many others, spent the weekend learning about what God tells us in his Word, …