Pastors and members of Lighthouse Korean (in Glenside) and Bensalem Korean UMCs joined a New Jersey Korean church in May on a first-time mission trip to the burgeoning city of Santiago, in the Dominican Republic, to share their faith and fellowship with …
CONAM chair visits Carlisle’s buried children on Memorial Day
Sandra Cianciulli, who chairs the Eastern PA Conference’s Committee on Native American Ministry (CONAM), is featured in two recent newspaper articles about the Memorial Day pilgrimage she and others make annually to the Carlisle War College and Army Barracks cemetery …
Korean women’s choir blesses tri-lingual worship service
Lighthouse Korean UMC in Glenside welcomed the multi-talented Trinity Women’s Choir of South Korea for an extraordinary worship celebration in three languages—Korean, English and American Sign Language (ASL). They gathered on Sunday, May 1, in the main sanctuary of Lighthouse …
Harriet Tubman’s Methodist & PA connections
The U.S. Treasury Department announced April 20 that Harriet Tubman—known as the Moses of her people—will replace President Andrew Jackson on the face of the $20 bill. Many American schoolchildren know of Tubman as the African-American abolitionist who led thousands …
Repentance for the Carlisle School’s lost children
During its opening worship service on June 16 the Eastern PA Annual Conference will become one of many United Methodist conferences to perform an Act of Repentance toward Healing Relationships with Indigenous Peoples. The Rev. Thom White Wolf Fassett, our …
Celebrate and give on Native American Ministries Sunday!
On this Sunday, April 10, we celebrate Native American Ministries! Every year United Methodist congregations across the country hold a special collection for Native American ministries. These gifts support ministry and outreach to Native American populations within Annual Conferences and provide …
Preparing the path to repentance
Acts of Repentance toward Healing Relationships with Indigenous Peoples It has been on the minds of some United Methodists as we approach the end of this quadrennium whether or not we are truly repenting as a church for historical abuses …
How will you celebrate Black History Month?
Here are some ideas for celebrating black history and culture in February and throughout the year. Please write to us and let us know what your church does, either before (preferably) or after, to celebrate Black History Month. And please …
Preaching with Power: UM Night worship to feature Bishop Fisher, new mass choir
Janes Memorial UMC in Philadelphia will host what promises to be a powerful worship experience in sermon and song on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 PM. “Preaching with Power” will feature Bishop Violet L. Fisher (retired) as one of seven …
9 tips for communicating with Hispanics and Latinos
Is your church located in a rapidly changing community with an influx of Hispanic and Latino families? Do you wish to reach out to these new residents? Learn more at umcom.org