A Pledge of Solidarity to Repent of Racism We, the College of Bishops of the Northeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church, prayerfully stand with our pastors, members and churches during the aftermath of the recent deaths of unarmed African …
Racism in policing dialogue draws nearly 300 on Zoom
“Fight for Floyd: Where do we go from here?” a live video discussion sponsored June 1 by the Eastern PA Conference, drew nearly 300 participants to the event on Zoom to wrestle with the crisis…
Clergy seek racial justice, peace at protest rallies
Eastern PA Conference clergy and laity have joined peaceful marchers in recent rallies for racial justice in Philadelphia and other cities, protesting the brutal killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis, Minn., police May 25. While violence and looting may have …
Conference tries to grow Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural ministry
‘This is not a project but a journey’ The Eastern PA Conference Commission on Religion and Race (CORR) holds its annual Ministry in a Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Context (CR/CC) Workshop Saturday morning, June 6, for pastors and church leaders beginning or ending …
Statement from the Whites Confronting Racism Clergy Cohort
Statement from the Whites Confronting Racism Clergy Cohort – June 4, 2020
Conference suspends summer camps for 2020
‘Many tears have been shed’ By John W. Coleman The four Camp & Retreat Centers spread across the Eastern PA Conference have made the painful decision to suspend onsite summer camp this year, which was to begin in June. That action …
Celebrating Asian/Pacific American heritage
The Rev. Grace S. Pak is the director of cross-racial and cross-cultural (CR/CC) leadership at the UMC’s General Commission on Religion & Race. She has worked closely with the Eastern PA Conference’s Commission on Religion & Race and Cabinet to …
Advocacy Statement by the Commission on Religion and Race – May 13, 2020
Enough Is Enough! A Call to Address Racism and Racial Violence–As the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Commission on Religion and Race, we stand firmly in support of the joint statement released May 8, 2020…
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls
By the Rev. Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne “Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is not an Indigenous issue – it’s a human issue.” —RagghiRain, Eastern Cherokee The #MeToo movement has brought attention to the staggering number of women who have …
Camps sponsor online fun, prepare for summer
Pocono Plateau Camp & Retreat Center is getting ready for Summer Camp season by celebrating camp online. Visitors to the camp’s Facebook Page in April enjoyed “Quarantine Camp Song” homemade videos, provided by their “extended Plateau family.” Now, they will celebrate “Theme Days” …