2015 UMW Presentation and UMW Report Script
3 events teach how to plant and grow churches
Many Eastern PA Conference church leaders are showing they are serious about developing congregations by their attendance at recent church-growth events. The hope now is that the seeds of their learning will be planted to bear fruit, “fruit that will …
Waging War, Season 2
I AM Who I Say I AM Waging War challenges the world’s distortion of Jesus’ identity by using the Gospel of John to affirm that Jesus still is who he proclaims to be not only in the scriptures but in …
Conference launches #BlackChurchesMatter funding appeal
Leaders and friends of African American United Methodist churches in the Eastern PA Conference, including Bishop Peggy Johnson and members of her Cabinet, met at the Conference Office Thursday, Nov. 19, to endorse the recent launch of an online fundraising …
Clergy, register now for Mid-Winter Retreat
The 2016 Midwinter Retreat for all clergy (elders, deacons and local pastors) and their spouses is set for Jan. 12-14, 2016, at the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster, PA. Chaplain and Brigadier General Charles R. …
Phila. young adults engage in open dialogue over dinner
Twenty-two young adults from the Philadelphia area gathered on Friday evening, Sept. 11, for dinner and an open discussion led by members of the Eastern PA Conference Young Adult Council. Their purpose was to connect and create a sense of …
UMC to Host First-ever North American Evangelism Conference
Denominational leaders, seminary faculty and local church practitioners from the United States and Canada, who either work or teach in the field of evangelism, will convene in Nashville next month for a historic meeting to discuss how to reclaim evangelism …
EPA Conference softball tournament models Christian athletic ministry
Four teams competed at the 23rd annual Eastern PA Conference Men’s Softball Tournament Saturday, July 19. They included Hopewell UMC, which emerged as the wining team, Grove UMC, Jarrettown UMC and New Hanover UMC. These men represent church leagues in …