Dear Clergy Colleagues, Thank you for taking the time to meet with me last week. I understand that everyone could not make it because of other commitments, and we missed you. It was a good time of worship and fellowship …
State of the NEJ Episcopal Address by Bishop John Schol
As the Northeastern Jurisdiction, we gather together to be in ministry with the world. Yet there are those who are troubled among us. There are United Methodists among us today and in our congregations who feel harmed, unheard and unseen…
Bishop Schol returns to EPA, meets with clergy
The United Methodists of Eastern PA welcome Bishop John Schol back to provide continuing coverage as our episcopal leader through 2024. At the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference, Nov. 1-4, he was reassigned to EPA and also to the Greater New Jersey …
Historic NEJ Conference seeks hope, healing amid troubles
As the UMC’s Northeastern Jurisdiction met Nov. 2-4 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., with the theme “One in Ministry to All the World,” host Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling welcomed guests from 10 conferences to “the home …
The Being of Leadership
Over the last several months, I have written to you about leading – why leadership is important, what leaders focus on and do, and how leaders develop. Today I focus on the being of leadership. As much as the doing of leadership is important, if we are not in sync with the being of leadership, all of our doing may not matter or may not connect with people.
Leaders are born, right?
Dear EPA Leaders, I continue to be grateful for your leadership in your congregation and in the larger church. Your gifts and leadership are leading us forward. As we look to engage more deeply in growing faith and developing vital, …
Message from Bishop Schol: Annual Conference Follow-Up (Spanish Translation)
Iglesia Metodista UnidaObispo John ScholSirviendo Eastern Pennsylvania Y Greater New Jersey 30 de Junio, 2022 Por sus frutos los conoceréis… todo buen árbol da buenos frutos. Mateo 7:16-17 Queridos/as amigos/as en Cristo, El liderazgo de EPA les agradece a todos …
UMC reaches new Affiliation Agreement with BSA
United Methodist leaders and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have reached an agreement about new Affiliation and Facility Use Agreements between congregations, scouting units and the BSA. Bishop John Schol, who chairs the UMC Leadership Team, announced the completion …
Bishop shares next steps to EPA’s path forward
Bishop John Schol in a new letter to EPA members reviews our May 2022 Annual Conference and reports on next steps to implement groundbreaking decisions made there.
Message from Bishop Schol, United Methodists and Abortion
For now, we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, …