This year was our 8th year of YUMC Pumpkin Patch! In every way possible, it was the Year of Most Evers! On October 16th, the most YUMCers we have ever had …
Peace with Justice Grants
Apply for a Peace with Justice Grant for individual or church/organization use within Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. The grants are designed to support peace with justice issues. Grants will be given …
Methodists remember first Methodist missionary to Korea
Bishop John Schol recently joined bishops of the Korean Methodist Church (KMC) in a special tribute to the first Methodist missionary to Korea, who arrived there on Easter morning in 1885, …
Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday inspire gratitude, generosity
The gratitude-inspired generosity of the nameless woman who poured costly perfume over Jesus’ feet (Luke 7:44-50) was a central theme of a pre-Thanksgiving worship service sponsored cooperatively by six East District …
EPAUMC gives nearly $1 million to mission in 3 years
Deaconess Barbara Drake, EPAUMC’s Secretary of Global Ministries, reports that conference churches and members, among its four districts, gave a grand total of $902,398.82 in 2018, 2019 and 2020. That …
UM Neighborhood Services to give on Thanksgiving
United Methodist Neighborhood Services will give away hot Thanksgiving meals on Saturday, Nov. 20, as part of its ongoing service to Philadelphia communities. UMNS has been building a relationship with Dignity …
Volunteers, donors help make the road to disaster recovery
The road to recovery is long and hard for churches and communities in our region devastated by floods that were unleashed by Hurricane Ida’s remnant storms two months ago. But …
Two Phila. churches awarded grants to help serve their communities
See new content and links at the end of this story, posted Nov. 19. Two Philadelphia United Methodist churches—Arch Street and Calvary UMCs—will receive grants from the National Fund for …
Phila. church to host young people’s music, arts festival
Midtown Parish UMC in Philadelphia (718 W Norris St.) will host a young people’s music and arts concert on Saturday, Nov. 13. Their goal is “to bridge the challenging relational and …
UMCOR supports refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in 2021
Third in a three-part series: Global Migration Read part one here. Read part two here. From its founding, UMCOR has accompanied and served those who seek refuge and safety after fleeing their …