Final webinar: Tuesday, Nov. 29, 3– 4 PM. Clergy eligible to retire in 2023—or considering retirement in the next few years: register today for Wespath’s pre-retirement webinars scheduled this fall.
Districts to install 2 new superintendents Sept. 18
A worship service celebrating the installation of the Rev. Jennifer S. Freymoyer as West District Superintendent will take place outdoors at Gretna Glen on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 2 PM. The service of installation for North District Superintendent Hun Ju Lee will take place also on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 7:00 PM at Wesley UMC in Bethlehem.
Brawner to leave EPA staff
The Rev. William Brawner, Coordinator of the EPA Conference’s Youth & Young Adult Ministries and Coordinator of the EPA’s Open Door Campus Ministry (Wesley Foundation) at Drexel University, will leave the Conference Connectional Ministries staff Sept. 15.
Summer camps connect 2,366 young hearts with God and each other
Two statements sum up the reactions of many children and youth to their summer camp adventures the past two months at the Eastern PA Conference’s four Camp & Retreat Centers: “I feel so much more connected with God, personally” and …
Bishops call for rejecting ‘idolatry of guns’
Key points United Methodist bishops are sharing a letter with the wider church that encourages prayer, Bible study and contacting elected officials to address gun violence. The bishops also plan to send a letter to the U.S. Congress and White …
Hurricane Ida recovery, one year later
This weekend marks one year since Hurricane Ida unleashed its devastating winds and floods on Pennsylvania—from August 31 to Sept. 5. Just over a year earlier, August 4-5, 2020, it was Hurricane Isaias. Now the Eastern PA Conference’s Project Restoration …
Generation Alpha, Generation Hope
Wait, we are just getting to know Gen Z, and now we must learn about Gen Alpha? What is Gen Alpha anyway? Generation Alpha is a term that has been emerging in educational circles. Gen Alpha are the kids born …
Pathways initiative prepares for September launch
The Eastern PA Conference’s new Pathways to Congregational Fruitfulness & Health initiative has its crew and initial passengers all aboard, as it prepares to taxi down the runway for a September takeoff. Eighteen chosen facilitators have received an orientation to begin …
NEJ Conference to meet in November
Foster endorsed for election as bishop
The UMC’s 2022 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference will meet Nov. 3-4 in Hunt Valley, Md. This year’s gathering of elected delegates from the NEJ’s 10 annual conferences was postponed from 2020, along with the UMC’s General Conference, due to the COVID …
Church court clarifies paragraph 2548.2 use
The UMC’s Judicial Council ruled that a much-debated The Book of Discipline paragraph 2548.2 can only be used conditionally and that paragraph 2553 must be used for churches seeking to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church. “Paragraph 2548.2 (of the …