Home-goings and homecomings. That’s what Thanksgiving is about for many people. Many will travel home or welcome family and friends home this week. The profound gratitude we feel for home and for reuniting with loved ones, are a big part …
Domestiv Violence: The Faith Community Responds
The new Eastern PA Conference Domestic Violence Committee sponsored its first seminar, Domestic Violence: The Faith Community Responds, Nov. 17, 2018, at West Lawn UMC. The Rev. Lydia Mulkey (right), from FaithTrust Institute, keynoted the event and taught one of …
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Through the Student Day offering we bring hope to the lives of young United Methodists pursuing their educational goals and faith journeys. Please give generously to help our students. Learn more…
“Emotional Intelligence & You,” December 1
Where: Christ UMC Lansdale. Cost: $10. Program sponsored by CORR and the EPA Conference Office. Presenters: The Rev. Dr. Anita Powell, Pastor David Piltz. 0.6 CEUs.
October 2018 EPA Financial Update
Dear Conference, Below for your information is an overview of the EPA financial data for the period through October 31, 2018. Connectional Ministries Fund Church giving for the Connectional Ministries Fund (CMF) was $2,797,190 through October 2018. Local church giving …
Native American Worship Service, Nov. 18
Join the Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) for their fall worship, information and fellowship gathering Sunday, Nov. 18, at 4 PM, at Camp Innabah, 9712 Pughtown Road, Spring City. The Rev Dennis Keen, pastor of Nantmeal UMC, will share …
Conference VIM team brings recovery aid to Puerto Rico
The first Eastern PA Conference Volunteers in Mission team to work onsite helping Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria is there this week restoring a home in Arecibo. The nine-member, clergy and lay team, from seven churches, including one Lutheran …
Ebony Bishops’ Statement on Racism to the Council of Bishops
Ebony Bishops’ Statement to the Council of Bishops and the People Called United Methodists on the Resurgence of Racism in the United States Adopted by Council of Bishops on November 6, 2018 Click to download the PDF of this Statement. …
Why People Don’t Leave Your Church a Legacy Gift, Nov. 8
Jack Brooks, Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic United Methodist Foundation, will explore the motivation of today’s donors who plan legacy gifts, how a church supports them…
Responding to Domestic Violence, Nov. 17. Register by Nov. 14!
Presenter: FaithTrust Institute – Rev. Lydia Mulkey West Lawn UMC 15 Woodside Ave, Reading, PA 19609 Cost: $20 to register Offering .20 CEUs for this event. Both laity and clergy are urged to attend. The conference Board of Ordained Ministry endorses …