It is the darkest, coldest season of the year, but that should not stop us from thinking about the months to come when spring will bring new life, warm sunlight and…CAMP! We are so richly blessed with four fantastic outdoor …
Honor M.L. King’s legacy, dream this weekend
Sunday, Jan. 15, is the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, which our nation will also celebrate with a holiday on Monday, Jan. 16 this year. What will your church and community do to honor this occasion and its significance …
Districts dig deeper into real talk about race
Four districts will dive deeper into their exploration of racial understanding and race relations in January and February with upcoming dialogues that may lead to more. Clergy and laity from all districts are invited to attend. The Southeast District will …
Celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday
The Eastern PA Conference’s Disability Ministries Committee urges churches to celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday Jan. 22 (or on a more convenient date). The UMC’s Book of Discipline calls for every conference and church to celebrate this special occasion annually to increase response to …
Youth Rally to draw thousands for lessons on love
Nearly 500 Eastern PA Conference youth and adults will help thousands more fill the Ocean City, Md., Convention Center arena this weekend, Jan. 6-8, for the annual Peninsula-Delaware Conference Youth Rally. Safe from frigid temperatures outside, they’ll turn up the …
Christmas cards for inmates inspires gratitude
“Thanks to all of you who shared God’s love with inmates through a signed Christmas card this year,” writes Marilyn Schneider, leader of the conference Prison & Restorative Justice Ministries Team. “To those who are incarcerated, this is a powerful …
Churches celebrate Advent, Christmas in many ways
It’s beginning to look and feel a lot like Christmas. Not so much from the wintry weather arriving this weekend, but from the Advent activities happening all over the Eastern PA Conference. From hanging of the greens nearly everywhere, to …
2016 – 10 Computer Network and Internet Access Resolution
2016 – 10 Computer Network and Internet Access Resolution – FINAL [PDF] – The 2016 Computer Usage resolution as amended and approved at the 2016 Adjourned Session. Alternate download: 2016-10 Computer Network and Internet Access Policy [.doc] – – This editable version can be used for …
Hurricane-battered Haiti ready for UMVIM teams in January
After Hurricane Mathew caused devastation in Haiti Oct. 4, the UM Committee on Relief (UMCOR) quickly responded with emergency supplies and other assistance to the Methodist Church in Haiti (L’Eglise Methodiste d’Haiti, or EMH) Meanwhile, UM Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) …