Read a synopsis of what Bishop John Schol shared with EPA lay and clergy members in three meetings via Zoom last week about ministry challenges facing the conference. In the July 12-13 meetings—conveniently held in the morning, afternoon and evening—Bishop …
Only weeks left till Prison Ministry’s Toiletry Bowl ends
EPA’s Prison Ministry & Restorative Justice Team’s Toiletry Bowl ends August 15, and they are hoping many more generous souls will go to the Amazon website gift list and buy toiletries of competing brands to donate to people incarcerated in …
IGNITE 2023 early-bird registration ends Monday, July 31
Churches, parents and youth leaders are urged to register their youth now to attend GNJ’s 2023 IGNITE Youth Conference September 29 to October 1 at Wildwood Convention Center. The theme: Belong. Early-bird registration ends July 31. Join thousands of youth …
Church tries out new healing circles ministry
New things are happening at Havertown United Methodist Church. A new merger with a new name, a new pastor with a new name, and a new ministry that draws from old but timeless spiritual traditions of prayer-based healing circles. Havertown …
The Culture of the Call, Part III: The Influence of the Church
“The gifts He gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastorsand teachers…” (Ephesians 4:11) What makes the local church a producer of excellent candidates for pastoral ministry? In the sacred Scriptures, God does most of the …
EPA partners with chaplain to ‘remember those who are in prison’
Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them… Hebrews 13:3, NRSV “God’s Partners in Prison.” That’s one title used to describe prison chaplains, who many in the corrections industry feel are “among the most …
Learn to live in kin-dom fellowship at Mission u
This summer, for the first time since the pandemic, the United Women in Faith (formerly United Methodist Women) will gather in-person for Mission u, a two-day study to motivate, inform and enrich our outreach and global ministry. There will also …
Summer Camp 2023: Opportunities to share the love of Jesus
1 Camp Family at 4 Sites The four, diverse Eastern PA Conference Camp & Retreat Centers are a closeknit family, united and inspired by their mission to share the love of Jesus among visitors, volunteers and staff who come from …
TV news features EPA Lay Leader teaching computer skills to seniors
Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV News featured Eastern PA Conference Lay Leader William Thompson in a recent story about his decades-long business of teaching basic computer skills to seniors. It’s part of the ABC station’s series “The Art of Aging.” “Love them or …
Happy 320th Birthday, John Wesley
On June 28 we remember John Wesley’s birth 220 years ago in 1703. (His original birthdate was June 17, until England changed from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in 1752.) He died in 1791. Wesley was an Anglican …