Longtime youth ministry leader Christian Endeavor (CE) will host its Intentional NextGen Discipleship Workshop on Zoom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, and it invites Eastern PA Conference youth leaders and ministers to attend. The 90-minute session begins at 12 PM. Dave Coryell, an ordained Deacon, is …

Young adults, college students invited to new Fireside Chat & Prayer
The Open Door Christian Community, our UM campus ministry at Drexel University in Philadelphia, will partner with the Eastern PA Conference’s Young Adults Ministry to offer a new, weekly Fireside Chat & Prayer ministry on Tuesdays, 7 to 8 PM, …

‘Persevere’: All youth invited to Virtual Youth Rally, Jan. 8-9
All youth and youth ministry leaders should plan now to attend our exciting 2021 Eastern PA Conference Virtual Youth Rally, which will span two sessions during youth-friendly hours: on Friday, Jan 8, from 8 to 10 PM, and continuing on …

Dual online events engage youth and youth leaders in learning
While many are avoiding public gatherings this summer during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eastern PA Conference and its churches are making ample use of Zoom video-conferencing for meetings, worship, education and special events. And the Conference’s Youth Ministries program is …

Youth Rally moves online to Zoom, Aug. 21-22
Rally to feature dynamic music, messages and meeting of young minds By the Rev. David PiltzCoordinator of Eastern PA Conference Council on Youth Ministries (CCYM) Due the COVID-19 pandemic the Eastern PA Conference Council on Youth Ministries (CCYM) has decided …

Training will help youth leaders teach racial reconciliation
Youth ministry leaders across the Eastern PA Conference can learn how to teach their youth groups about racial reconciliation, using biblical and theological insights, during a timely Zoom video-conference training event on Saturday, July 25, from 10 AM to 1 PM. Leading Racial …
Eastern PA UMC Youth Ministry in Covid-19 and Beyond – Reopening Guidelines
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CCYM shares reflections, advice on surviving pandemic
The Eastern PA’s Conference Council on Youth Ministry (CCYM) is working virtually, via Zoom videoconferencing, to plan its second annual “Camping at the Crossroads” Youth Rally. The March 28 annual spring Youth Rally had to be cancelled due to the unprecedented …

2 Confirmation Camps coming soon. All invited!
Scenic Gretna Glen and Pocono Plateau Camp & Retreat centers will both sponsor conference-wide youth confirmation retreats in the coming weeks. All church confirmation classes are invited to attend. Pocono Plateau’s retreat will begin on Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 PM …

CCYM plans conference youth rally for March 28
“2020 Vision,” from “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7), is the theme for the next Eastern PA Conference Youth Rally, to be held on Saturday, March 28, from 10 AM to 4 PM, at Quakertown UMC. Registration …