After the COVID-19 pandemic led to a mostly quiet summer with few events, the Eastern PA Conference calendar recovered and has bustled since September, creating an online university of sorts on Zoom. With a full curriculum of leadership courses, the …
Learn about Multi-Site/Satellite Model for churches
‘We’re stronger together’ The Eastern PA Conference Congregational Development Team will welcome the Rev. Mike Slaughter, pastor emeritus and global church ambassador for Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, Ohio, to discuss “The Multi-Site/Satellite Model for Churches” on Thursday, Jan. 21, …
Watch UMC global World AIDS Day service, Dec. 1
Rev. William Brawner, of the Eastern PA Conference, will share his testimony as a person living with HIV during a global online UM worship service on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2 PM.
Tributes fondly remember William B. McClain
Professor, preacher, civil rights advocate Heartfelt tributes and regrets are multiplying in response to the passing Wednesday, Nov. 18, of a venerable, much-loved United Methodist preacher and professor, the Rev. William B. “Bobby” McClain. Dr. McClain was a Professor Emeritus …
Pursuing racial justice in a ‘Fight for Floyd and Beyond’
2nd meeting reveals progress but much work to be done By John W. Coleman In Round 2 of the Eastern PA Conference’s Fight for Floyd campaign, at a Oct. 29 follow-up to the initial June 1 meeting, three action committees …
Conference office staff to work from home starting Nov. 23
Decision follows Philadelphia’s new COVID-19 safety restrictions “We have made the decision to move again into a period of lockdown for the Conference Office,” announced Jo Fielding, Eastern PA Conference Director of Administrative Services. Administrative staff had returned to the …
Honduras, Nicaragua devastated by two hurricanes
Honduras and Nicaragua are getting a double dose of disaster with two back to back hurricanes tearing through the two Central American nations, causing destruction, many deaths and massive evacuations. Iota, became a Category 5 hurricane and the 13th of …
Digital Ministry for the Rest of Us, Dec. 5
Need help getting your church online? Attend this interactive presentation on Zoom, 10 to 11:30 AM. Topics: Basics of church technology; Choosing and using livestream and/or recorded video. Learn more…
Protocol legislation tops agenda of top court
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 General Conference. Learn more…
Eastern PA-supported missionaries featured on Zoom
By Barbara Drake*, Deaconess During the COVID-19 pandemic, UM missionaries are participating in weekly virtual visits, titled #stillinmission, arranged by the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) and held on Thursdays, with the time determined by where they are located. …