The DisAbility Ministries Committee of the UMC has developed resources to help congregations be inclusive of people with disabilities as they switch to meeting online and doing things differently. These were linked in our most recent newsletter. Deaconess Lynn Swedberg, …
UM Committee on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries – August 2019 Newsletter
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Honduras, Nicaragua devastated by two hurricanes
Honduras and Nicaragua are getting a double dose of disaster with two back to back hurricanes tearing through the two Central American nations, causing destruction, many deaths and massive evacuations. Iota, became a Category 5 hurricane and the 13th of …
Eastern PA-supported missionaries featured on Zoom
By Barbara Drake*, Deaconess During the COVID-19 pandemic, UM missionaries are participating in weekly virtual visits, titled #stillinmission, arranged by the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) and held on Thursdays, with the time determined by where they are located. …
2019 Monthly PA Legislative Advocacy Reports
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2018 Monthly PA Legislative Advocacy Reports
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2017 Monthly PA Legislative Advocacy Reports
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Local Pastor Licensing School, January 2021
The Eastern PA Conference has launched its new Local Pastor Licensing School, to begin in January 2021. Registration is open now for classes that will gather online for just six weeks, from Jan. 15 to Feb. 28. The school’s new …
How to Deal with Church Bullies webinar, Nov. 11
Connectional Ministries will offer a requested Zoom webinar titled “How to Recognize and Deal with Church Bullies” on Wednesday, Nov 11, at 6:30 PM. The Rev. David Woolverton (right) will lead the workshop, drawing from his 30 years as a pastor, educator, consultant …
CDT Book Club to explore Rendle’s new book in January 2021
Quietly Courageous, by the Rev. Gil Rendle, is the Congregational Development Team’s (CDT) third book to recommend and discuss in its new weekly Book Club, beginning Jan. 13, 2021. The new clergy and laity study group will gather each Wednesday …