By John W. Coleman Marion Grayson and her church, Cokesbury UMC in Marcus Hook, Pa., are seeking new ideas to help feed their community, a place with plenty of working-poor families but a lack of good-quality, affordable food. And she …
Conference youth grateful for journey to Youth 2019
Eleven youth, 6th to 12th-graders, and three adults from the Eastern PA UMC Conference trekked to Kansas City, Mo., July 8-15, to join thousands of their peers at Youth 2019, July 10-14, a quadrennial, national convocation of United Methodist youth …
Conference summer camps impact, transform lives
See more photos from the 2019 Summer Camps in our Flickr Album! “God’s Place Apart, Transforming Lives.” At the Eastern PA Conference’s four Camp & Retreat Centers the truth of that motto is most abundantly clear during the 7 of …
A Child’s Prayer for School
Children facing their first days in school can take comfort knowing that God is with us every moment and we can look for God’s love in others.
Program to feed the hungry while reducing food waste
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Reverend Whymon Simmons made an unexpected run to the grocery store Thursday. He got a call saying they had a truck full of food that would otherwise to go waste. Instead, he’ll take the donated food to …
Bethlehem church sends kids back to school with new backpacks, supplies, haircuts
By JENNIFER SHEEHANTHE MORNING CALL |AUG 17, 2019 The upcoming school year promises to be a big one for 11-year-old Eliany Faulcon. With elementary school in the rear view mirror, Eliany will start sixth grade at East Hills Middle School in Bethlehem …
July 2019 EPA Financial Update
Dear Conference, Below for your information is an overview of the EPA financial data for the period through July 31, 2019. Connectional Ministries Fund Church giving for the Connectional Ministries Fund (CMF) was $1,936,431 through July 2019. Local church giving …
Summer 2019 NEWSpirit now online!
The Summer 2019 issue of NEWSpirit is now online for all to read and share. Inside this issue: 2019 Annual Conference photo collage and coverage, “New UMC separation plans emerge for 2020,” upcoming events, and more!
New UMC separation plans emerge for 2020
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. —Matthew 12:25 No doubt many have considered how Jesus’ warning might relate to The United Methodist Church in its current, critical …
Celebrating Our Cultures: Join us Sept. 7!
Join the Commission on Religion and Race at a family picnic/cookout at Innabah Sept. 7 primarily but not exclusively for people of color to enjoy fellowship and intercultural sharing with each other. Learn more…