Not long ago the world watched as a police officer placed his knee for nearly 9 minutes on an unarmed African American man’s neck while he pleaded for his life. George Floyd died from that brutal attack by an officer …
Morgan retires as Coordinator of UM Advocacy in PA
Urges signatures to letter seeking protection from evictions With submission of his final monthly advocacy report, the Rev. Dai Morgan retired from being Coordinator of UM Advocacy in Pennsylvania Dec. 31, while also ending his brief tenure as Interim-Executive Director …
CDT Book Club to explore Caste for Lent
On the heels of Gil Rendle’s Quietly Courageous (Jan. 13 to Feb 3), the Congregational Development Team (CDT) Book Club will next launch into the Lenten season with a study of a new, highly touted, instant classic. Caste: The Origins …
2020 Monthly Legislative Advocacy Reports
December 2020 Advocacy Report November 2020 Advocacy Report October 2020 Advocacy September 2020 Advocacy August 2020 Advocacy July 2020 Advocacy June 2020 Advocacy May 2020 Advocacy Governor-Tom-Wolf-COVID-19-Letter-5-6-2020 – May 6 letter from the three Pennsylvania United Methodist Bishops in support of …
District team shares donated masks, sanitizer with communities
As the COVID-10 pandemic rages, the use of protective masks and hand sanitizer has become more crucial and widespread. The Rev. Myra Maxwell, East District Disaster Response Coordinator, and her team have been collecting and distributing both to disadvantaged communities …
A Digital Ministry forum ‘for the rest of us’
“Digital Ministry for the Rest of Us” was an ideal title for a helpful online forum offered by the Eastern PA Conference Dec. 5, where church practitioners shared valuable knowledge and experience using limited tech-speak. The Congregational Development Team (CDT) …
UMNS Presentation for the South District UMW
Download the UMNS Presentation – PowerPoint shown for the South District UMW 2020 Annual Meeting