The Rev. Jack Amick, International Disaster Response executive for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), updated Bishop Peggy Johnson this week on the agency’s response to the throngs of …
Finding faith, friendship at summer camp
Freshly fallen leaves. A campfire blowing smoke. Warm baked oatmeal. These are smells that always remind me of Gretna Glen, one of four Eastern PA Conference-owned camps. I wish I …
13 ways to stay connected with college students
Going to college brings significant change to a young person’s life. Students often leave the communities where they have grown up, breaking the bonds with their local church. Finding a …
Support urged for Campus Ministry Sunday
Download the 2015 Campus Ministry Sunday flyer! Bishop Peggy Johnson and the Eastern PA Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry are urging churches to observe Campus Ministry Sunday …
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Leaving a legacy for Camp & Retreat Ministries For some of us, Eastern PA Conference’s Camp & Retreat Ministries (CRM) has had a profound impact on our spiritual growth and …
Celebrate Campus Ministry Sunday, August 23, 2015
Higher Education and Campus Ministry are key, related concerns of the Eastern PA Conference and its entire denomination. Higher education–at the undergraduate, graduate and seminary levels–has been part of the …
Summer campers and donations still needed
The Summer Camp season is half over. (Ah, where does the time go?) But there’s still plenty of fun, fellowship and faith-forming adventures left in the weeks to come. All …
Conference’s Summer Camps power up, take flight
“Power Up: Living in the Spirit!” That’s the 2015 Summer Camp theme at our four conference-owned, high-energy Camp and Retreat Centers, as they power up their virtual engines and launch …
Zimmermans report on Nepal earthquake recovery
Deirdre Zimmerman serves with her husband Mark as UMC Global Ministries missionaries in Kathmandu, Nepal along with and their sons, Zachary and Benjamin. She wrote recently to supporters in the …
New missionaries report progress in Congo Partnership
Newly commissioned Global Ministries missionaries the Rev. Jonathan and Donna Baker will leave June 29 for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to spend six months there. Then they …