United Methodist church camps are fun! Overnights away from home. Sleeping in a tent. Swimming in a lake. Zip lining. Rock climbing. Roasting marshmallows. Learning new skills. Meeting new friends. It’s great! Church camp is also where many United Methodists have profound …
UMM Report, 2019 Annual Conference
United Methodist Men’s report to 2019 Annual Conference The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference United Methodist Men would like to acknowledge all the support it gets from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, our Bishop, our District Superintendents our executive director of connectional ministries, …
UMW Report, 2019 Annual Conference
Annual ConferenceJune 13-15, 2019United Methodist Women Presenters: Gladys B. Hubbard and Susan D. Dziuk Gladys: Greetings! This is a very special time for us. United Methodist Women is celebrating 150 years in mission! Susan: Our foremothers began our work in …
4 Stations of the Holy Spirit comes to East District, July 20 (In English & Espanol)
Philadelphia and the East District will get their first Four Stations of the Holy Spirit bilingual lay evangelism training event on Saturday, July 20…
PA General Assistance risks elimination
Act now to protect it
Article provided by Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): A bill that would eliminate Pennsylvania’s General Assistance program (GA – HB33) was passed by the state assembly House in a near-party-line vote on last week afternoon. It will likely be voted on in the …
Crisis Preparation and Response Plan for EPAUMC churches
Be Prepared for a Crisis Not if, but when – A crisis can happen anytime, anywhere. It is therefore important to have an action plan in place before a crisis happens. The time to begin planning and practicing for a crisis …
Urban Commission funds diverse creative urban ministries
The Eastern PA Conference’s Urban Commission heard reports from current funded ministries at his March planning retreat. Correen Russo coordinates the work of MANIFEST and also directs LUMINA—both cooperative ministries involving UM churches and community partners in Lancaster, Pa. The …
Conference extends its commitment to help Puerto Rico
The Eastern PA Conference is living up to its 2018 campaign commitment to “Help Puerto Rico Rise Again!” Our third Volunteers in Mission (VIM) team heads there June 15 to donate collected hurricane recovery funds and skilled labor. Both are …
Advocating for immigration justice, mercy
Appeal to Shut Down Berks Family Detention Center “We oppose immigration policies that separate family members from each other or that include detention of families with children.” (Social Principles, ¶162.H) The UMC’s General Board of Church & Society announced a …
Conference youth events spur ministry on the move
Members of the Eastern PA Conference Council on Youth Ministry, led by the Rev. David Piltz, conference Coordinator of Young People’s Ministries, have had a very busy, very mobile year, with major events to attend nearly every other month. And …