When Terry Bridges, Coordinator of Urban Ministries and pastor of Midtown Parish UMC, was looking for ideas to bolster his church’s new youth ministry program, he turned to someone who works with young people a lot and knows them quite …
CLM Class of 2023 Program
Certified Lay Minister Program Class of 2023 Certification 2024 Introduction Orientation Sessions for Admission April 1, 2023: session dates, times, and locations in 2022. Contact Judy to register your attendance preference, attendance at one introduction-orientation session is required for program …
Urban Alliance / Urban Church Initiative Grant Application
Urban Commission Urban Alliance / Urban Church Initiative Grant Application The Urban Commission of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will award grants to assist in funding Urban Alliances or Urban Church Initiatives. The Urban Commission hopes to offer grants twice a …
Prayers, support urged for Puerto Rico’s Fiona victims
UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is calling for prayers and donations to support its disaster relief efforts, as we wait to learn the full severity of Hurricane Fiona’s destruction in Puerto Rico. The storm, a Category 1 hurricane when …
Advent planning workshop for children, family ministries, Oct. 3 via Zoom
Elizabeth Christie, education director at Fritz UMC in Bethlehem, will offer EPA churches a free, interactive Advent planning workshop for children’s and family ministries on Monday, Oct. 3, from 7 to 8:30 PM on Zoom. Register to attend this helpful online event. See and share the event flyer.
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month, observed annually Sept. 15-Oct. 15, highlights the history, culture and contributions of Hispanic-Americans. Communities honor the achievements of Hispanic and Latino Americans with festivals and educational activities…
Latino Commission retreats serve leaders of all ages
Bendiciones y la paz de Dios en nuestros corazones. Es de sumo gozo reiniciar nuestro retiro anual de la Comisión Latina. (Blessings and the peace of God in our hearts. It is with great joy that we resume our annual Latino Commission retreat.)
Welcome to Spotlight, offering online video courses
Spotlight, as a verb, means to illuminate and thus, direct attention to a subject of importance. That is what the Eastern PA Conference’s new online learning management system (LMS) seeks to do in our quest to serve churches, develop leaders …
Church caters to brain differences
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Flame of Faith United Methodist Church, spurred by a member who is a psychology professor, has made strides helping children and adults with attention deficit disorder and autism be more comfortable in church. The church has …
8 ways to nurture faith in young children
It’s never too early to begin sharing faith practices with our children. “Helping kids to know God’s love and to know that God loves them is a really foundational concept that little ones, even from diapers, can be taught,” says one …