CONAM busily advocates for Native American justice concerns

The Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) remains one of the Eastern PA Conference’s busiest groups, participating in recent activities and planning more to come. Several members hosted a display to advocate for justice concerns at the Lenape Nation’s Pow …

CoNAM returns to Mauch Chunk Pow Wow

On September 11, CoNAM members Sherry Wack and Verna Colliver traveled to Lake Mauch Chunk Park, Jim Thorpe, PA, for the Mauch Chunk Pow Wow. After a hiatus brought on by CoVID, the Lenape Nation, who sponsored the event, was …

Church donation enhances online learning

WASHINGTON — While Wesley Theological has reopened its physical campus, the United Methodist seminary continues to offer online courses. A generous donation and technical assistance from Floris United Methodist Church in Herndon, Virginia, has made classroom upgrades possible. Read press …

Lancaster Seminary offers fall ministry courses

The Rev. Darryl W. Stephens (Deacon), Director of Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry (PAM) and UM Studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary, announces two fall courses beginning in October that might interest Eastern PA Conference members: Job-Hunting Field Guide: Bivocational Ministry and …

Moravian Seminary offers courses to laity

Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem will offer three courses to laity, both onsite and online through Zoom this fall, through the Crossroads program. Register and learn more at www.moravianseminary.edu/crossroads. Contact Dr. Jill Peters, Missional Leadership Developer, at petersj2@moravian.edu with any questions. The courses are …

Palmer Seminary weekly chapel services feature numerous UM preachers

Palmer Theological Seminary in St. Davids offers each Tuesday a weekly chapel service, and the next one, on Sept. 14, will feature the school’s new Interim Dean, the Rev. Kimberlee  Johnson(right). A longtime staff and faculty member at Palmer, she is a clergywoman in the American …