At the Eastern PA Conference’s 34th Academy for Laity, August 4-6, some fortunate lay members will embark on a new journey, while others will find wise counsel and willing companions for a journey already begun. It is a revealing, life-changing …
Mission u: Learning, living in ‘right relationship’
“Learning Together for the Transformation of the World.” Nearly a hundred registered Eastern PA Conference members of all ages will both explore and exemplify that theme when they gather at the United Methodist Women’s (UMW) annual Mission u event next …
UM advocate urges help for trafficking victims
The Rev. Dai Morgan, legislative advocate for our three Pennsylvania annual conferences, reports monthly on his activities and key state and federal political issues and actions…
Re-envisioning Congregational Development
What is happening in growing new churches and redeveloping existing churches? A lot! I remember when I went to Annual Conference…
EPAC members ‘Rise Up’ to face prayerful concerns
2017 Eastern PA Annual Conference “What troubles have we seen,” begins the third, ominous verse of Charles Wesley’s venerable hymn, “And Are We Yet Alive,” which heralds the beginning of every Annual Conference. What mighty conflicts past, fightings without, and …
UMM Report to the 2016 Annual Conference
Friday, June 17, 2016 The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Organization of United Methodist Men (EPCOUMM) would like to start by acknowledging all the support it gets from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, its Bishop, and officials. This was a difficult year for EPCOUMM …
6 new Certified Lay Ministers graduate (Class of 2017)
Six lay members of the Eastern Pa Conference became Certified Lay Ministers (CLM) May 7 in a service of recognition at Montgomery Square UMC. They are the seventh class to complete the CLM process. The Conference now has 51 active Certified Lay …
Liberty, justice, equality dominate conference resolutions
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The U.S. Congress adopted that Pledge of Allegiance to the nation …
Conference to highlight reports, guests, offerings
The Eastern PA Annual Conference, June 15-17, will offer a witness to all things Methodist in its inspiring worship, sermons, prayers, reports and presentations. There will also be acts of grace and generosity. Among the several reports will be Bishop …
Conference to strive for unity, transformation in Christ
After months of deliberation, the Eastern PA Conference has new, ambitious vision and mission statements to be presented at Annual Conference during the Celebration of Connectional Ministries Report on June 15. Our strategic vision is to be United in Christ, …