Students preparing to be educators gathered in a classroom at Widener University Center for Education in Chester February 12 to learn the tragic history of The Loss of Turtle Island. They engaged in an interactive, visual exercise that demonstrates the …
Salem-Orwigsburg celebrates 200 years
Salem UMC in Orwigsburg is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2024. Organized as Salem Evangelical Church with its first 24 members in 1824, the church grew through several denominational mergers until it became Salem United Methodist in 1968. For its …
2-part Laity Academy to begin with our beginnings April 27
‘Creation, Evolution and Intelligent Design’ Eastern PA laity will get another double portion of the conference’s annual Laity Academy in 2024—a biannual pairing that has succeeded in drawing participants since late 2021, when online and onsite courses were offered as …
Leadership Academy adds 4 new Teachable courses, now totaling 7
The EPA&GNJ Leadership Academy has launched four new online courses to help church leaders learn more about the challenges and growth opportunities in church leadership, United Methodist racial history, community outreach for missional engagement, and the work of lay leaders …
Church invites all to come ‘Help Build Hope’ again
Bethel Hill United Methodist Church in Lansdale invites all to come “Help Build Hope” April 5-7 through an inspiring homebuilding mission project jointly sponsored with Christ United Methodist Church Lansdale. The annual, weekend project began in 2021, when the Covid …
Churches honor Black History Month in special ways
A number of Eastern PA churches, especially in Philadelphia, saved the best for last by culminating their Black History Month celebrations on the last Sunday of February. There were oral and visual presentations of African diaspora history and culture, remarkable …
EPA’s takes steps on its Path Towards Wholeness
The Eastern PA (EPA) and Greater New Jersey (GNJ) conferences share a common goal and collaborative strategies to End the Sin of Racism*. While GNJ calls its endeavor a Journey of Hope, for EPA it’s “A Path Towards Wholeness,” the …
Busy pastors can benefit from monthly spiritual retreats
Each month on the first Wednesday, EPA Clergy are invited to stop and take some time for themselves to re-generate, to connect with God, and to just “breathe.” The next half-day Clergy Spiritual Retreat is scheduled for March 6, 12:30 …
Use Breakthrough’s new Lenten worship series to guide your church ‘Through the Valley’
Thanks to the new 2024 Breakthrough Worship Series, many churches in Eastern PA and Greater New Jersey started the New Year digging into the “Roots” of their faith to find nourishment from our shared spiritual legacy as the people called …
Program connects churches with student pastors for mutual benefits
Mosaic Ministries expands to EPA and seeks to revive culture of the call. NOTE: The Rev. Kate Monahan invites all to attend an information session for local church leaders to learn about Mosaic Ministries via Zoom on Thursday, February 15, …