Professing one’s commitment to live out the United Methodist baptismal and membership covenant vows is an important life decision for our confirmands. This year, Gretna Glen and Pocono Plateau hosted confirmation retreats, providing space for confirmands to join with youth …
Small Church Network of EPA
The Small Church Network EPA is pleased to announce its next bi-monthly session via Zoom will be held on Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 pm. Dr. Lovett Weems will visit the Small Church Network EPA. Dr Weems founded the Lewis …
Meet the Voices Behind IGNITE 2025: A Weekend of New Beginnings
In the beginning, there was chaos—and then, creation. That’s the theme that will guide over a thousand young people and leaders this fall as they gather for IGNITE 2025, the annual youth conference hosted by the United Methodists of Eastern …
Students from West Virginia University experience ‘The Loss of Turtle Island’
The Committee on Native American Ministries for The United Methodists of Eastern PA (CoNAM) presented “The Loss of Turtle Island” in collaboration with Circle Legacy Center (CLC) for their 2nd Friday Program on March 14, 2025, in Lancaster, PA. They …
EPA and GNJ lead denomination as first conferences to receive RMN inclusion training
Rain-soaked roads stretched across Eastern Pennsylvania and Greater New Jersey on a Thursday morning in April. Yet more than 90 people—cabinet members, Connectional Table leaders, Board of Ordained Ministry members, and staff—showed up at the Mission and Resource Center in …
Shamokin UMC blesses their community with traditions both old and new
On Friday, March 15, members of Shamokin UMC gathered in the kitchen and fellowship hall to do what they have done for longer than anyone can remember: roll Easter eggs. Bill Slanina, chief egg-filling mixologist, chatted while standing at his …
Ballot #4 Educational Requirements for Clergy
Every four years, United Methodists vote on who will represent them at General, Jurisdictional and Central Conferences. Half of the delegation is comprised of laity, that is elected by annual conference lay delegates, half of the delegation is comprised of …
Meet EPA’s New Benefits Team
Introducing Lynette Pope, our new Benefits Manager, and Ravon Henderson aka “Ray”, Benefits Specialist. They’re joined by Frances Werkiser, who’s currently serving in the Benefits office as a Benefits Consultant. She is also helping to answer your emails as the …
Two Conferences: Two Generations: One Powerful Word
On Saturday, February 16, 2025, United Methodists from across EPA & GNJ gathered at Franklin-St. John’s UMC for an impactful Black History Month service. The Rev. Dr. William D. Carter III, Zachary Holder, and Rev. Elijah Brown were the visionaries …
Historic Conservation Easement Signed at Innabah
While gentle snow fell to the ground, leaders from the EPA and the French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust gathered around the table to sign an agreement that had been more than four years in the making. This moment marked …