Certified Lay Ministers recognized June 1, 2025

Six new Eastern PA Certified Lay Ministers (CLMs) “graduated” in a Service of Recognition June 1, at Ranck’s United Methodist Church in New Holland. In its 16th year, the conference program now has 80 active CLMs, and 17 of them are …

August 2025 Laity Academy Registration Now Open

The 41st EPAUMC Laity Academy will be held on August 1st and 2nd on the beautiful campus of Eastern University, just outside of Philadelphia in Saint Davids, PA.  Registration opens on campus at 4 PM on August 1, with a …

Laity Academy Announces 2025 Spring Learning Event

You asked….we listened! In Person Laity Academy Classes to be Held at 2 Locations on April 26 ! The EPAUMC Laity Academy provides learning opportunities for members of local churches who are seeking additional avenues for personal spiritual growth or …

Go deeper this summer at the next 2024 Laity Academy

Have you been hearing a quiet whisper, or maybe a not-so-subtle shout for you to take the next step in discipleship?  The Laity Academy Summer Session II, scheduled for August 2-3, at Eastern University’s Palmer Theological Seminary in St. Davids, …

EPA to graduate 7 new CLMs June 2

Eastern PA will celebrate the 2024 Class of Certified Lay Ministers at their graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 2, at 3 p.m., at Bickley’s New Beginning United Methodist Church, Philadelphia. The Rev. Andrew Foster III will preach at the event. …