On Wednesday, June 8 West District clergy and laity will celebrate the Rev. Bumkoo “BK” Chung’s (right) ministry as District Superintendent there since 2014. He leaves to become pastor of Olivet UMC in Coatesville July 1. Well-wishers will gather at Faith UMC …
Clark to become Cabinet Dean in July
“It is my great joy to share with you that the Rev. Evelyn Kent Clark, South District Superintendent, will be the new dean of the cabinet starting July 1,” announced Bishop John Schol, Thursday. “Her colleagues recognize in her wisdom, …
EPA churches asked to become Covenant Partners with DRC missionaries
EPA Churches are invited to being supporting United Methodist Global Ministries missionaries Gaston and Jeanne Ntambo, who serve with Wings of the Morning in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We now have an official conference relationship with their longtime …
Church grateful for flood recovery aid from partner churches
“Our hearts are full,” announced the Rev. Catherine Bowers, in thanking partner churches and others for their support in the ongoing efforts of Otterbein UMC in Mont Clare to recover from Hurricane Ida-caused flood damages last September. “You have made …
The Unfolding Story of a Methodist Church in Lansdale
On May 22, 2022, Lansdale First United Methodist Church, Lansdale PA, celebrated its 150th Anniversary with a special worship service. It was followed by a brunch and a historical presentation by Pat Rieker, a researcher and trustee of the Lansdale Historical Society. The church was established in 1871 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lansdale, but the 150th Anniversary celebration was delayed a year because of the pandemic…
Morton to manage Leadership Development in EPA
The Rev. Steve Morton, North District Superintendent, will become the Eastern PA Conference’s new Leadership Development Manager July 1. Morton, who has led the North District since 2018, will now help plan and coordinate a leadership development program to equip …
Bishops call for action to stop mass shootings
“There are no words,” begins Bishop John Schol in his poignant letter of response to the painful spate of mass murders tolling like death knells across our nation’s mournful landscape—from Buffalo, New York, to Southern California to tiny Uvalde, Texas. …
Gifts of the Spirit event may inform and transform
Saturday, May 28, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM on Zoom. In this course we will take a deep dive into the gifts of the Spirit. The goal will be to offer us a theological understanding of the gifts of Spirit. Then we will learn practical applications to help us enable and encourage usage of these God-given gifts in our various ministry contexts.
Churches condemn hate, urge action after shootings
Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church stands a few blocks from the grocery store where a gunman opened fire May 14 — killing 10 people and injuring three. But for members of the largely Black congregation in Buffalo, what officials labeled a white supremacist attack hit far closer to home…
Grieving, praying after attack on school
United Methodists are stepping up to provide support and prayer after a horrific shooting at a Texas elementary school that took the lives of at least 19 children and two teachers. Even as they pray for grieving families and a traumatized community, many in the church are also asking in the words of Psalm 13: “How long, Oh Lord, how long?”