‘Many tears have been shed’ By John W. Coleman The four Camp & Retreat Centers spread across the Eastern PA Conference have made the painful decision to suspend onsite summer camp this year, which was to begin in June. That action …
Workshop for New CR/CC Ministry Appointments, June 6
Ministry in a Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Context: Workshop for New CR/CC Ministry Appointments. Online Zoom event. 9 AM – 12:30 PM.
‘Go-Sow-Lo’: Sermon for Trinity Sunday
Bishop Peggy Johnson: Jesus’ Great Commission means making disciples is the main goal of the church. It is what we should always be doing and never get distracted. Watch the video.
Church help feed their communities during coronavirus shutdown
By John W. Coleman Many churches around the Eastern PA Conference committed to feeding their communities are meeting the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic with extra food donations, volunteers and creative solutions, including moving their operations outdoors. But the need …
April 2020 EPA Financial Update
Connectional Ministries Fund Church giving for the Connectional Ministries Fund (CMF) was $896,551 through April 2020. Local church giving to CMF was $138 thousand less than budget and $278 thousand less than April 2019. Expenses through April 2020 was $951,141 …
Celebrating Asian/Pacific American heritage
The Rev. Grace S. Pak is the director of cross-racial and cross-cultural (CR/CC) leadership at the UMC’s General Commission on Religion & Race. She has worked closely with the Eastern PA Conference’s Commission on Religion & Race and Cabinet to …
“POWER: A Sermon for Pentecost Sunday”
By Bishop Peggy A. JohnsonMay 31, 2020 PentecostActs 2: 1-21 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind and …
The Uncertain Devotion
Uncertainty is part of life. It can be the cause of our fears, worries and concerns. It is a principle in science that challenges us to explain how the universe and our bodies work. It is a principle…
Bishop’s statement about reopening of churches
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I have been asked recently about the reopening of our churches. I want to be clear about the following…
Cumbre de la Comisión Urbana Virtual
Martes, 26 de mayo, a las 6:30 PM en Zoom Para las Iglesias Metodistas Unidas Urbanas en la Conferencia del Este de PA ¿Está su iglesia ubicada en una de las áreas urbanas de la Conferencia del Este de PA? …