With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, organizers hope to improve proceedings at General Conference 2020. Among the adjustments that delegates can expect are stricter requirements for their credentials after an investigation…
ERT (Early Response Team) training, Sept. 21
The Eastern PA Conference Disaster Response Ministry (DRM) will sponsor a Emergency Response Team training on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 8 AM to 4 PM, at Grove UMC, 490 W Boot Road, West Chester, PA. Register now. The early fall training …
The EPA Conference Loan Fund has re-opened for investors
The EPA Conference Loan Fund which offers certificates of deposit for investment is now open. Each investor receives a Certificate of Participation from the Loan Fund certifying that the named investor has made an investment of a specific amount in …
Conference honors exemplary leaders, churches
By John W. Coleman Among the largest groups who come on stage during Annual Conference are people recognized for exemplary ministries over the past year or over a lifetime. A remarkable gathering of such “good and faithful servants” filled the …
Laity Academy: new site, new courses, new learners
By John W. Coleman View more 2019 Laity Academy photos in our Flickr Album. Tacking eastward into a new, more academic setting, the Eastern PA Conference Laity Academy dropped its nets at Eastern University’s scenic, Main Line campus in St. …
Conference’s 2020 delegates appreciate honor to serve
Delegates elected to represent the Eastern PA Conference at the 2020 General Conference (May 5-15 in Minneapolis, Minn.) and the Northeast Jurisdictional (NEJ) Conference (July 13-17 in Hunt Valley, Md.) have expressed humble appreciation for that honor. Some also expressed, …
Wespath using financial clout for climate change
The agency that administers UMC pension and benefits programs is making progress toward improving the effects of church investments on the environment, but some believe changes are coming too slowly. Read more…
Stop giving advice to DV victims!
By Julie Owens* (From a July 19 Domestic Violence Facebook group post. Used with permission.) Do you give advice to domestic violence victims? This is unwise and dangerous. It’s a bad idea based on the belief that we know what’s best …
UMC bishops call for discipleship; urge end to white supremacy, xenophobia
August 6, 2019For Immediate Release In the aftermath of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Council of Bishops President Bishop Ken Carter is calling for United Methodists to help end white supremacy and xenophobia which he …
Latina pastor to lead Eastern PA’s Latino Ministries
The Rev. Lillian “Luky” Cotto is the Eastern PA Conference’s new part-time Latino Ministries Coordinator, effective August 1. She succeeds the Rev. Brunilda Martinez, who had served in that role since mid-2017. A longtime member of Eastern PA’s Latino Commission, …