Churches can help foster healing through peer groups October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And Triumph Over Trauma is a support-group remedy that is helping survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse find healing for their bodies, minds and …
EPA seminar to explore ‘Healing from the Trauma of Domestic Violence’
The Eastern PA Conference Domestic Violence Committee will sponsor its eighth annual seminar October 20-21 to address a widespread, often lethal problem that afflicts many families, intimate-partner relationships and even churches. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “Healing from …
Body and Soul: Webinar to explore domestic violence and trauma, Oct. 21-22
The Body Keeps the Score, published in 2014, has become a best-selling book again, as many people are exploring the experience of trauma and its effects on countless lives and relationships. The Eastern PA Conference’s Domestic Violence Committee will delve …
Body and Soul: The Trauma of Domestic Violence
Oct. 21-22 on Zoom During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October the Eastern PA Conference Domestic Violence Committee will explore the physical, emotional and social impacts of trauma related to violence, primarily domestic and intimate-partner violence. The October 21-22 …
Church offers healing vigil in response to shooting
Washington Crossing UMC (“The Crossing”) hosted neighbors for a solemn, public prayer vigil Tuesday night, May 3, to remember two boys whose mother allegedly shot them as they slept in their beds, leaving them gravely wounded.
Domestic Violence webinar to offer insights about underserved victims and the church
Presenters at the Eastern PA Conference Domestic Violence webinar, Oct. 15-16, will share first-hand knowledge and experience about how this national problem affects marginalized and underserved communities, especially in the current climate of deadly violence overtaking so many communities. The …
Help for domestic violence victims in marginalized communities
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) works both on state and local levels to ensure people in underserved communities who experience domestic violence get the resources they need. They provide legislative advocacy, training and resources to help local domestic …
Seminar to focus on domestic violence in marginalized communities, Oct. 15-16
Register online now! Also see: Help for domestic violence victims in marginalized communities October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month * A Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2021 The Eastern PA Conference will explore in a …
A national focus in February on teen dating violence
President Joseph Biden has continued a recent, annual tradition with a White House Proclamation that observes February 2021 as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Announced Feb. 3, the proclamation reads in part: This February, during National Teen …
Domestic Violence Committee Update: Domestic Violence Committee – 02/11/2021
Domestic Violence CommitteeChairperson: Jody Anderson Jacqueline Hines Report submitted by: Jacqueline HinesEmail: pastorjacquelineumc@gmail.comPhone: (410) 963-1721Date submitted: 02/11/2021 Recent Events & Activities The Domestic Violence Committee has had regular meetings. Our last workshop held on October 9 and and 10th 2020 …