The Rev. Hammett Evans knew his Arkansas church needed to make a change after five fully vaccinated worshippers tested positive for COVID-19. The five experienced mild symptoms or none at all, said Evans, senior pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church …
The Need for Worldwide Vaccine Access
Citizens of many countries are unprotected as COVID-19 cases rise. United Methodist and other faith leaders view access to the COVID-19 vaccine as a human right, along with other basic health care needs. But citizens in many countries remain unprotected …
New Eastern PA Conference COVID Update (8/4/2021)
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have escalated the number of Pennsylvania counties that have substantial or higher levels of COVID-19 transmission. The CDC recommends people wear masks indoors in counties that either average 50 or …
Global Ministries, UMCOR’s ongoing response to COVID-19
To date, support in the amount of $110,000 each has been given to the partners in India noted below, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, and Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA). These grants will allow for the purchase of medical equipment… Read More
Conference Office reopened and back in business
The Eastern PA Conference Office is fully re-open as of June 1! “We are excited to welcome conference members and guests back to our Valley Forge location for business and scheduled meetings,” announced Jo Fielding, Director of Administrative Services, May 13. “We encourage …
Reopening Best Practices for Local Churches During the Pandemic
Eastern PA Conference, The United Methodist Church Updated May 2021 The Eastern PA Conference places the health and welfare of our members and the surrounding community as the first priority in making decisions around occupancy of buildings and grounds. …
Things You Should Know Before You Get Ready to Sing
Can you remember the last time you sang full voice in worship? It seems impossible that it was over a year ago that our houses of worship closed, and we switched to online worship; and we were advised not to …
More churches serving as COVID vaccination sites
Three more African American UM churches in the Philadelphia area have joined the ranks of church COVID-19 vaccination sites. Eastwick UMC hosted a vaccination clinic, partnering with Rite Aid pharmacy; and it will host its follow-up clinic May 15.
“Vaccines, variants and the road ahead” webinar: Recording, PowerPoint slides now online
Monday’s “Vaccines, variants and the road ahead” webinar, led by clinical pharmacists Dr. Elsen Jacob and Dr. Susan Jacob, was richly informative, with clear, helpful remarks and answers to questions. The Zoom recording and PowerPoint slides used for their 90-minute …
FEMA offers COVID-19 Funeral Financial Assistance
Churches should know that FEMA is offering to assist “economically insecure” families who have incurred a heavy cost in funerals as a result of COVID-10. FEMA uses a standard process to determine “eligible Funeral Assistance award amounts across all COVID-19 …