On May 22, 2022, Lansdale First United Methodist Church, Lansdale PA, celebrated its 150th Anniversary with a special worship service. It was followed by a brunch and a historical presentation by Pat Rieker, a researcher and trustee of the Lansdale Historical Society. The church was established in 1871 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lansdale, but the 150th Anniversary celebration was delayed a year because of the pandemic…
Campus ministry offers students healthy food, fellowship during pandemic
EPAUMC’s Open Door Christian Community, a United Methodist campus ministry at Drexel University in Philadelphia, is sponsoring Winter Wellness Wednesdays this season…
Districts pledge matching grants to aid recovery from recent storms
Churches and communities are still struggling to recover from the Hurricane Ida-caused storms that struck our region three weeks ago. Meanwhile, some are responding to the appeal for help by contributing to the Eastern PA Conference’s Disaster Response fundraising efforts. …
The Excellence Focused East Congratulates our Two Newest Commissioned Elders
Rev. Mark Ignatius Salvacion serving Historic St. George’s UMC(pictured above) Rev. Noe Gabriel Lopez serving First UMC of Germantown(pictured below)
2021 East District Clergy Interviews
Interviews will take place June 15 – July 23, clergy profiles are due two week prior to you interview. You will receive your Zoom link prior to your two weeks prior to your interviews.If you have a conflict with the …
Racial Ethnic Local Church grants available this fall
Grants up to $10,000 will be available this fall from Discipleship Ministries to strengthen leadership training, small groups, worship, stewardship and spiritual formation in racial-ethnic local United Methodist churches. The application deadline for Racial Ethnic Local Church Concerns (RELCC) grants is …