The Eastern PA and Peninsula-Delaware (Pen-Del) conferences will cosponsor The State of the Black Church Forum on Thursday, March 18, at 6:30 PM on Zoom. This important, timely panel discussion for Black clergy and laity will feature African American district superintendents of each …
NEJ Native American Ministries group calls for ‘full inclusion’
The United Methodist Church’s Northeastern Jurisdiction Native American Ministries Committee announced Feb. 20 its official position on full inclusion of LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The committee voted unanimously to affirm full inclusion of such persons (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual, …
Urban Commission grants help fund diverse outreach ministries
The Eastern PA Conference Urban Commission awarded $30,000 in urban ministry grants to eight churches and three church/community alliances at the end of 2020. Their diverse ministries include provision of free food, temporary shelter, outreach to youth and young adults, …
Seminary to offer webinar, What’s Next in Digital Worship?
New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Jersey will host a free, day-long webinar March 6, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, titled What’s Next in Digital Worship? Training for Both Online and Hybrid Worship Experiences in Preaching, Liturgy, Music, and Technological Integration. Digital preaching, worship and liturgy, music, …
Wesley to offer workshops on Leading Anti-Racist Change
Wesley Theological Seminary will present a 3-part workshop series, To Serve This Present Age: Leading Anti-Racist Change, on Zoom, March 4, April 8 and April 29, 4:30 to 6:00 PM. The seminary’s African American Church Studies Program and Community Engagement …
Church teaches Lent is for caring, sharing
The Christian Education ministries at Fritz UMC Bethlehemisobserving Lent in special ways, including these activities among our children and youth: Lenten Care Packages have been sent home to families, complete with snap pea seeds, soil, newspaper, the Lord’s Prayer broken into 6 graphics, and …
Dismantling Racism II to explore Latinx experience with racism
The Conference’s next Dismantling Racism—Level 2 training event will explore “The Hispanic/Latino (Latinx) Experience—Racism: the Struggle is Real!” All are invited to participate in what should be a fascinating, three-hour webinar on Zoom, on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 AM to noon.Register online …
A Charter for Racial Justice
A Charter for Racial Justice Policies in an Interdependent Global Community From The Book of Resolutions of the UMC— 2016. You can view and learn more about the charter on the UMW website: www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/racialjusticecharter
Racial Justice Conversation Guide
Racial Justice Conversation Guide – This article is presented by GCORR, culled from the resources available on their website at www.gcorr.org. Please use and share this information as a follow-up to the Bishop’s request for action in response to the crisis and …
Information about Clergy Serving in Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Appointments
The UMC Book of Discipline: Paragraph 425.4 Cross-racial and cross-cultural appointments are made as a creative response to increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the church and in its leadership. Cross-racial and cross-cultural appointments are appointments of clergypersons to congregations …