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Together for Tanzania: Supporting Rehema’s Call to Ministry

This past summer, you rose to the challenge—providing a livable wage for pastors in Tanzania. Your generosity is transforming lives, families, and entire communities. Thank you for your sacrificial generosity. While our team was in Tanzania, we witnessed God’s Spirit ...

Salvation is my only meal

I don’t like hospitals, and it seems paradoxical that a place where you can receive so much help, even have your life saved, can provoke so much rejection in a person who finds themselves confined to them. And yet, there ...

Praise! 2025 Special Adjourned Annual Conference Session Summary

We move forward in the power and promise of God, the Rock, as we reflect on EPA’s Special Adjourned Annual Conference Session. A sense of sacred awe filled the space as laity and clergy gathered at historic Tindley Temple United ...

A global awakening: evidence of revival among young people

This is the second article in a three-part series on the “Quiet Revival.” Data and stories from around the world reveal strong spiritual engagement among young people In Part 1 of this series, “Glimpses of a quiet revival,” Rev. Gina ...

Celebrating Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month

This week we begin Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month— a season of joy, reflection, and celebration. As the people of God and as the United Methodist Church, we give thanks for the vibrant witness of our Hispanic/Latine siblings whose culture, faith, and ...

Check your trees: Property Risk Advisory from the Conference Board of Trustees

The EPAC Board of Trustees has become aware of potential risks to church properties this winter season due to large trees that may be vulnerable to damage from heavy snow or high winds.  Recently, one of our EPA churches experienced ...

Meet Emily Wilton, EPA & GNJ’s new(ish) Content Coordinator  

In July 2025, as I made the transition from Content Writer to Director of Communications, Emily Wilton took on the position of Content Coordinator. In this role she coordinates the Digest and NEWSpirit while also continuing to support Breakthrough, EPA ...

Glimpses of a ‘Quiet Revival’ in our midst

One of the blessings of my role is that on most Sundays, I get to travel to new churches, to experience their worship, and meet new friends. When you attend a new church, there are many things to experience. The ...

Cabinet Pilgrimage to South Korea celebrates past and forges deeper connections in the present

In 1885, Henry Appenzeller took a bold step of faith, leaving behind the familiar to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to Korea. His story began in our own backyard, at Lancaster First, on the West District in EPA, ...

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Oct 01, 2025

Together for Tanzania: Supporting Rehema’s Call to Ministry

This past summer, you rose to the challenge—providing a livable wage for pastors in Tanzania. Your generosity is transforming lives,… Read More
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Sep 30, 2025

Salvation is my only meal

I don’t like hospitals, and it seems paradoxical that a place where you can receive so much help, even have… Read More
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Sep 23, 2025

Praise! 2025 Special Adjourned Annual Conference Session Summary

We move forward in the power and promise of God, the Rock, as we reflect on EPA’s Special Adjourned Annual… Read More
Featured image for “A global awakening: evidence of revival among young people”
Sep 23, 2025

A global awakening: evidence of revival among young people

This is the second article in a three-part series on the “Quiet Revival.” Data and stories from around the world… Read More
Sep 17, 2025

EPA United Women in Faith Annual Celebration

The Eastern PA Conference United Women in Faith has booked David Garlock, a nationally known speaker for our Annual Celebration on October… Read More
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Sep 17, 2025

Celebrating Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month

This week we begin Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month— a season of joy, reflection, and celebration. As the people of God and… Read More
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Sep 17, 2025

Check your trees: Property Risk Advisory from the Conference Board of Trustees

The EPAC Board of Trustees has become aware of potential risks to church properties this winter season due to large… Read More
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Sep 10, 2025

Meet Emily Wilton, EPA & GNJ’s new(ish) Content Coordinator  

In July 2025, as I made the transition from Content Writer to Director of Communications, Emily Wilton took on the… Read More
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Sep 10, 2025

Glimpses of a ‘Quiet Revival’ in our midst

One of the blessings of my role is that on most Sundays, I get to travel to new churches, to… Read More
Sep 02, 2025

Development/Grants & Volunteer Manager, Arch Street UMC in Philadelphia, PA

No excerpt… Read More
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Aug 27, 2025

Trinity UMC celebrates its heritage at upcoming 50th anniversary homecoming

Trinity United Methodist Church at 757 Willow St., Lebanon, evolved from the merger in 1975 of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren… Read More
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Aug 20, 2025

Cabinet Pilgrimage to South Korea celebrates past and forges deeper connections in the present

In 1885, Henry Appenzeller took a bold step of faith, leaving behind the familiar to bring the good news of… Read More