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Jun 28, 2023
TV news features EPA Lay Leader teaching computer skills to seniors
Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV News featured Eastern PA Conference Lay Leader William Thompson in a recent story about his decades-long business of… Read More
Jan 13, 2023
Church’s ministry serves 30,000 breakfasts, opens warming center
New ministry aided by EPA Wholeness Center grant Anchor Lancaster, a ministry at First UMC Lancaster, served 30,000 hot breakfast… Read More
Sep 29, 2022
Holy Cross UMC marks 200th anniversary
Holy Cross UMC, with locations in Reading and Wyomissing, celebrated its 200th anniversary Sept. 24-25. The church hosted a community… Read More
Aug 18, 2022
A mission to help crime victims
A fresh crime scene is a miserable place. In Philadelphia, the Rev. Myra Maxwell or someone from her team gets… Read More
Aug 02, 2022
Downingtown church builds “The Well” to nourish community
DOWNINGTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — “Hopewell United Methodist Church is committed to the community, but its building is outside of the main… Read More
Mar 17, 2022
Despite Flood, Mont Clare’s Otterbein Served Neighbors
MONT CLARE PA – The willingness of members at Otterbein United Methodist Church in Mont Clare to offer aid and comfort to… Read More
Mar 11, 2022
Church helps immigrant member whose family is stranded in Ukraine
A Liberian-Ukrainian immigrant and member of Berry Long UMC in Southwest Philadelphia was featured on a local Fox 29 TV… Read More
Mar 30, 2021
Rev. Sukja Bang featured in Fordham News
Korean-American Polio Survivor and Longtime Pastor Prepares to Counsel Parishioners Rev. Sukja Bang, pastor of Ackermanville UMC in Bangor, is featured… Read More
Feb 05, 2021
Wheelchairs provide freedom for 50 Liberians
“This wheelchair is my Mercedes-Benz,” said 55-year-old Alice M. Nyankolor. She said her movement is no longer restricted, adding, “All… Read More
Jan 15, 2021
City program led by pastor refunded with $1.2M to help homicide victims’ families
The Rev. Myra Maxwell, pastor of Trinity UMC in Philadelphia and director of District Attorney Larry Krasner CARES program that helps… Read More
Nov 12, 2020
Phila. deacon, church featured in election-week story
The Rev. David Brown, Lead Pastor and Deacon at Wharton-Wesley UMC in Philadelphia, was featured in this ViceTV national news… Read More
Oct 02, 2020
Church brews connection with coffee
First UMC Palmyra has a new welcoming ministry that was featured in its local, Lebanon-area newspaper. Awakenings, a new coffee… Read More