The federal government’s new PPP2 loans are available first to applicants, including churches, who did not receive a PPP1 loan last year. But eligibility for the aid expands soon after. When eligible, churches will be able to…

All are invited to join the Conference’s prayer meetings on Zoom every Tuesday at noon. We share joys and concerns, reflections and prayers, inspiring spiritual healing and hopefulness…

Character Matters is the title of a new Lenten video study the Rev. Steve Morton will produce. It features clergy speaking on the “Seven Things the Lord Hates,” from Proverbs 6.

The Pennsylvania Council of Churches (PCC) has elected the Rev. Larry D. Pickens of Allentown, a longtime UM leader in ecumenical ministry and relations, as its new executive director beginning… Read more

Our most popular Christmas song “Joy to the World,” from a 1719 poem, isn’t about Christmas. Its lyrics, based on Psalm 98, are about the second coming of Christ. Learn more…

The belief that celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 emerged from a pagan holiday isn’t true, says a book on liturgical origins. And its third-century origins may have had North African roots. Read story

Our Fall 2020 issue of NEWSpirit newspaper is ready to read! Enjoy articles on our Faith-Sharing Seminar and busy Conference calendar of events. Also Bishop Johnson’s new Advent essay. Read on…

The UMC’s finance agency is trying to project what a potential church schism due to church law may mean in church departures and lost apportioned giving. The figure may be… Read more

The UMC’s Judicial Council will decide soon if it can rule on the constitutionality of legislation for denominational separation. It will also revisit concerns over voting at the 2019… Learn more…

Faced with a financial crunch and a potential denominational split, UM bishops want to postpone electing any new bishops in the U.S. and slow down adding more bishops in Africa. Read story