World Methodist Council nominations sought

Bishop John Schol seeks persons—clergy, lay adults and youth—to nominate for membership and leadership on the World Methodist Council, for the remainder of its current term, 2022-2024, and also for 2024 to 2030. The Eastern PA and Greater New Jersey …

Methodist Hospital Chaplain Joanne Fong offers a prayer of dedication over prayer shawls at a Methodist Hospital Women's Association meeting. (April 26, 2018)
Women’s gifts of creativity give comfort
Methodist Hospital Women’s Association gives thanks

The Women’s Association of Methodist Hospital expresses great appreciation to the church women who have knitted and crocheted prayer shawls, afghans, and lap robes for hospital patients…

Seminary’s UM chapel services offer ‘Wesleyan flavor’

Palmer Theological Seminary, at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA, serves up a “Wesleyan flavor” to its weekly United Methodist chapel services on Tuesday evenings, featuring mostly EPAUMC clergy speakers. The services happen at 6:05 PM in McInnes Hall, Room 251, …

Palmer hosts science & religion symposium, Oct. 1-2

Palmer Theological Seminary in St. David’s will host a two-day symposium on science and religion, Oct. 1-2, at 2 to 5 PM. The seminary was selected to participate in the Science for Seminaries project, made possible by the American Association …

Church donation enhances online learning

WASHINGTON — While Wesley Theological has reopened its physical campus, the United Methodist seminary continues to offer online courses. A generous donation and technical assistance from Floris United Methodist Church in Herndon, Virginia, has made classroom upgrades possible. Read press …

Lancaster Seminary offers fall ministry courses

The Rev. Darryl W. Stephens (Deacon), Director of Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry (PAM) and UM Studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary, announces two fall courses beginning in October that might interest Eastern PA Conference members: Job-Hunting Field Guide: Bivocational Ministry and …

Moravian Seminary offers courses to laity

Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem will offer three courses to laity, both onsite and online through Zoom this fall, through the Crossroads program. Register and learn more at www.moravianseminary.edu/crossroads. Contact Dr. Jill Peters, Missional Leadership Developer, at petersj2@moravian.edu with any questions. The courses are …

Palmer Seminary weekly chapel services feature numerous UM preachers

Palmer Theological Seminary in St. Davids offers each Tuesday a weekly chapel service, and the next one, on Sept. 14, will feature the school’s new Interim Dean, the Rev. Kimberlee  Johnson(right). A longtime staff and faculty member at Palmer, she is a clergywoman in the American …

Rev. Dr. Kimberlee A. Johnson Appointed Interim Dean of Palmer

Eastern University is pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Kimberlee A. Johnson has accepted appointment to the position of Interim Dean of Palmer Theological Seminary. Dr. Johnson is an educator, administrator, passionate preacher, social justice advocate, and clergy leader whose …