Published in NEWSpirit newspaper, Summer 2023 issue. The United Methodists of Eastern Pennsylvania and Greater New Jersey are committed to “Ending the Sin of Racism,” a clarion call answered in both conferences by some promising initiatives. They include coaching, giving …
Only weeks left till Prison Ministry’s Toiletry Bowl ends
EPA’s Prison Ministry & Restorative Justice Team’s Toiletry Bowl ends August 15, and they are hoping many more generous souls will go to the Amazon website gift list and buy toiletries of competing brands to donate to people incarcerated in …
Church tries out new healing circles ministry
New things are happening at Havertown United Methodist Church. A new merger with a new name, a new pastor with a new name, and a new ministry that draws from old but timeless spiritual traditions of prayer-based healing circles. Havertown …
EPA partners with chaplain to ‘remember those who are in prison’
Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them… Hebrews 13:3, NRSV “God’s Partners in Prison.” That’s one title used to describe prison chaplains, who many in the corrections industry feel are “among the most …
TV news features EPA Lay Leader teaching computer skills to seniors
Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV News featured Eastern PA Conference Lay Leader William Thompson in a recent story about his decades-long business of teaching basic computer skills to seniors. It’s part of the ABC station’s series “The Art of Aging.” “Love them or …
EPA Prison Ministry launches ‘Toiletry Bowl’ donation campaign
As professional and college football teams begin preparing for their 2023 seasons, many have dreams of playing in big, championship bowl games in front of thousands of fans. But now we can participate in a bowl competition that will improve …
EPA Awardees Honored for Evangelism, Urban Ministries
About 30 people gathered April 22 for the 2023 Eastern PA Annual Conference awards ceremony at Christ United Methodist Church in Fairless Hills—a 30-minute, video-recorded ceremony where plaques and framed certificates were given out and brief remarks were shared. A …
EPA, GNJ CoNAMS share friendship beyond borders
Both the Eastern PA and Greater New Jersey annual conferences in May will begin with a traditional ceremony acknowledging the land we occupy as once owned by Native American people, particularly the Lenni-Lenape nation who inhabited land in what is …
Latino Commission’s Holy Convocation inspires prayer, unity
From all regions of the Eastern PA Conference, members of its Latino/Hispanic Commission came together to strengthen their unity in the Holy Spirit at their annual Holy Convocation on Saturday, April 15, at Casa del Rey UMC in Allentown, PA. …
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle: EPA CoNAM to show documentary April 30
In 2012 the United Methodist Church’s General Conference held an Act of Repentance with Native Peoples, challenging the church to implement actions that demonstrate a genuine attitude of repentance and healing. A key element of this repentance is learning and …