By Sherry Wack Co-chair of the Committee on Native American Ministries I Joined The United Methodist Church on November 6, 2010, when I married Dennis Wack. The following autumn our new DS, Anita Powell, insisted that our church, Evansburg UMC, …
Congo Partnership celebrated; mission team consecrated
Please be sure to visit our Flickr page and view the new album of photos taken at the Congo Partnership celebration on Nov. 1. “We are God’s ambassadors.” That’s how the Rev. Jonathan Baker described the faithful leaders working to …
Prayer shawls cover disaster victims in love
Paola Rosas Weed learned that her large family had survived the devastating earthquake that struck Mexico City in September. But she knew that, having left their homes and living in their cars and makeshift shelters…
Praying, singing as white supremacists rally
The Rev. Laurie Raulston said she came to counter a white-supremacist rally in Shelbyville because she needed to live out her baptismal vows. She was among an ecumenical group… Continue reading on UMC.org
Central Congo Bishop to visit our conference Nov. 1-2
EPC mission team to visit there in Feb. 2018 BY JOHN COLEMAN Eastern PA Conference members are urged to come meet the Central Congo Area’s new bishop at Lima UMC on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 PM, and celebrate our …
Ellis helps lead hurricane recovery efforts in Texas
The Rev. Greg Ellis, the Eastern PA Conference’s Disaster Response and Volunteers in Mission Coordinator, has been on the ground in south Texas for over two weeks collaborating in initial disaster response efforts, following the devastation Hurricane Harvey caused there …
Christmas Cards for Inmates ministry grows
Deadline for cards is Nov. 6 The best gifts keep on giving, and that’s what is happening with the Christmas Cards for Inmates Project, a growing initiative of the Eastern PA Conference Prison Ministry & Restorative Justice (PMRJ) Team. In …
Phila. church’s 11-month sanctuary guest goes home with family
“This was a love story,” said the Rev. Robin Hynicka, lead pastor of Arch Street UMC in Philadelphia, celebrating the emancipation of his church’s beloved sanctuary guest after nearly a year in residence there. “It was all about how the …
Friday’s Exploration event to offer insights into ministry careers
You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. —John 15:16 Orientation to …
Churches respond to disasters with ‘Joyful Generosity’
Numerous Eastern PA Conference churches and districts have actively responded to recent disasters in the past month—especially hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria—prompted by a call for help from Bishop Peggy Johnson and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). In addition …