Commission on Religion and Race
Chairperson: Revs. Susan Worrell & Alicia Julia-Stanley
Report submitted by: Rev. Susan Worrell
Email: rev.s.worrell@gmail.com
Phone: (484) 883-7628
Date submitted: 03/26/2019
Domestic violence is a social epidemic. Help stop it.
“Husbands love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Eph. 5:25 In Ephesians 5, Paul has written instructions on how husbands should treat their wives. However, every 24 minutes in the United States …
Black History Month Reflection: Tale of Two Postal Workers
By Bishop Peggy Johnson On a recent broadcast of “Travel with Rick Steves”(NPR – January 12, 2019) this travel expert interviewed Calvin Alexander Ramsey, who authored a children’s book titled Ruth and the Green Book. This book explained how African …
Eastern PA’s Call to Action efforts moving from talk to action
In its 2018 Call to Action* report to the Northeastern Jurisdiction Vision Table and Episcopacy Committee, the Eastern PA Conference reports recent strides and next steps that suggest real movement against racial ignorance and inequity that have too long seemed …
Christmas Cards to Inmates ministry expands reach
The Eastern PA Conference’s Christmas Cards to Inmates Project keeps growing in its annual greetings to prison inmates who might welcome some Christmas cheer. The Prison Ministries & Restorative Justice (PMRJ) Committee distributed 8,400 signed and collected cards to a record 15 county and …
Domestic Violence Update: Domestic Violence Committee – 01/28/2019
Domestic Violence Committee Chairperson: Jacqueline Hines Report submitted by: Jacqueline Hines Email: pastorjacquelineumc@gmail.com Phone: (410) 963-1721 Date submitted: 01/28/2019 Recent Events & Activities The Domestic Violence Committee had a successful educational event on November 17th, 2018 in partnership with the …
Apply for Whites Confronting Racism training by Jan. 15
“Racism is probably the greatest evil we face in our society.” That view is expressed by one eager applicant for the new Whites Confronting Racism training series the Eastern PA Conference will offer to 18 white (European American) clergy leaders this year. …
Celebrate Human Relations Day, Jan. 20
On Jan. 20, 2019, United Methodists will celebrate Human Relations Day, when we call on churches to help every one of God’s children realize their potential in relationship with others. Three recipient programs need our help to continue nurturing at-risk …
Whites Confronting Racism Workshops
Program Summary: The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is committed to dismantling racism. An intensive program to train 18 white (European American), clergy leaders to enhance the anti-racism work in the EPC is proposed. Program organizers will recruit highly committed clergy who …
UMs support sojourners seeking asylum
As “caravans” of several thousand Central American asylum-seekers join thousands more undocumented immigrants in their persistent quest for U.S. residency, many religious groups, among them United Methodists, are on the southwest border and beyond extending mercy and rallying to their …