The Rev. Greg Ellis, the Eastern PA Conference’s Disaster Response and Volunteers in Mission Coordinator, has been on the ground in south Texas for over two weeks collaborating in initial disaster response efforts, following the devastation Hurricane Harvey caused there …
Churches respond to disasters with ‘Joyful Generosity’
Numerous Eastern PA Conference churches and districts have actively responded to recent disasters in the past month—especially hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria—prompted by a call for help from Bishop Peggy Johnson and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). In addition …
Disaster relief update: Donations sent; relief teams needed now
Eastern PA Conference Treasurer James Brown reports that he sent about $135,000 in disaster relief donations from the Eastern PA Conference to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) last week. More than $8 million has been raised through the Advance …
Camp & Retreat Centers promote fall fun- and fund-raising efforts
After a bustling summer camp season* at our Camp & Retreat Centers (CRCs), even as images and echoes of playful children fade into memory, the fall season has arrived, when retreats and other events fill the calendar. Meanwhile year-round fundraising …
Help for hurricane victims
You can help bring relief to people dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. First, pray for the families, individuals and congregations affected and the many United Methodist volunteers…
Disaster relief needs grow; so does ‘response of God’s people’
“Harvey was a powerful storm, but we have witnessed the great power of God in the response of God’s people.” Those words by the Rev. Kendell Waller, Rio Texas Conference Director of Finance and Administration, are bearing true witness in …
Raising orphans among crises in Sierra Leone
In Freetown, Sierra Leone, a world away from Houston, Texas, another tragic toll continues to rise, where thousands of victims are either dead, missing or left homeless by flooding rains and a horrific mudslide that wreaked havoc two weeks ago. …
Prayers, donations, readiness needed for Harvey response
The Eastern PA Conference is praying for our brothers and sisters in Texas and other areas who have been affected…
Tanzania missionaries to visit here in late August
Our partner UM missionaries in Tanzania, the Rev. Mutwale Ntambo wa Mushidi and his wife Kabaka Ndala Alphonsine will visit…
Summer camps enrich, elevate young lives
Teenager Caeli Connolly, of St. Paul’s UMC in Elizabethtown, has been coming to Gretna Glen’s summer camp for 12 years but finds it new and exciting every time. “No two experiences are ever the same, whether you’re boating, hiking, making …