
Managing the fast pace of change
Feb 14, 2023“Your word is firmly fixed in heaven.” —Psalm 119:89b “The only constant in life is change,” Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher of the sixth century BCE, taught us. But when is… Read More

Mission to Mama Land: Church bonds with UM orphanage in Sierra Leone
Feb 01, 2023A “dream team” from First UMC Lancaster landed in Sierra Leone, West Africa, Feb. 1, on a mission to visit a children’s village known affectionately as MamaLand. The Rev. Dorcas… Read More

World Methodist Council nominations sought
Jan 31, 2023Bishop John Schol seeks persons—clergy, lay adults and youth—to nominate for membership and leadership on the World Methodist Council, for the remainder of its current term, 2022-2024, and also for… Read More

Holding on together
Cabinet epistle prescribes remedies to clergy stress, burnout
Jan 17, 2023“In the midst of deeply felt challenges to our health, our churches and our society, it is normal for stress and anxiety to increase.” Thus begins a letter sent recently… Read More

EPA clergy of color invited to renewal retreat in June
Jan 10, 2023Just weeks after an Annual Conference focused on the theme “Possibility,” Eastern PA clergy of color will get to explore their own possibilities of learning self-renewal and restoration through a… Read More