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, …
Donors help UM campus ministry feed Drexel students during winter break
The Open Door Christian Community at Drexel University, a ministry of Eastern PA’s Wesley Foundation of Philadelphia, feeds hungry students dinner every Wednesday during semesters. Now they are using funds raised to help food-insecure students stay nourished during the three-week …
UMC scholarships aid EPA students pursuing careers of service
Seventeen Eastern PA Conference students are among over 2,000 United Methodists who received a total of $4 million in financial assistance in 2022 from the denomination’s Office of Loans and Scholarships. The total awarded to EPA recipients was $20,800. “These …
Esposito to direct Wesley Foundation campus ministry at Drexel
The Rev. Diana Esposito is the new Executive Director of the Wesley Student Foundation of Philadelphia, where she directs the Open Door Campus Ministry at Drexel University. The ordained deacon has been a campus chaplain at Drexel for six years, …
3 Annual Conference offerings, 3 ways to give
The 2022 Annual Conference, May 20-21, will again receive offerings to provide crucial support to conference youth and young adult ministries and scholarships for higher education—both undergraduate and seminary. While the Annual Conference will take place online for a third …
Campus ministry offers students healthy food, fellowship during pandemic
EPAUMC’s Open Door Christian Community, a United Methodist campus ministry at Drexel University in Philadelphia, is sponsoring Winter Wellness Wednesdays this season…
Eastern PA Conference Scholarships seek support, applicants
Eastern PA Conference Scholarships are awarded for the fall and spring semesters to undergraduate and graduate students who have been active members of a church in our conference for at least two years. For many, these vital scholarships are one of …
21 Conference students awarded UMC scholarships
Twenty-one scholarship were awarded to Eastern PA Conference students in 2020 by the UMC General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM). The board’s Office of Loans and Scholarships reports that over 2,100 students received $5.6 million in total financial assistance for 2020. …
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, …