A worship service celebrating the installation of the Rev. Jennifer S. Freymoyer as West District Superintendent will take place outdoors at Gretna Glen on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 2 PM. The service of installation for North District Superintendent Hun Ju Lee will take place also on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 7:00 PM at Wesley UMC in Bethlehem.
Two pastors chosen to lead as district superintendents
Bishop John Schol has appointed two Eastern PA Conference pastors to become superintendents of the North and West districts July 1. They will soon begin meeting monthly with the Cabinet to learn about their future leadership responsibilities. The primary role …
Bishop announces 2022 Cabinet transitions; seeks two new supts.
Bishop John Schol announced Dec. 16 the imminent departure of two district superintendents in June 2022, and he appealed to EPA Conference members for recommendations of who should succeed them. “I am sad that the Rev. Bumkoo Chung (right) will finish his …
Cabinet offers churches recorded Christmas worship service
Bishop John Schol and the Extended Cabinet recorded a full Christmas worship service, offering it online to EPAUMC churches for suggested use on Dec. 26. The 54-minute long, English-language version of the worship service can be viewed on the conference’s …
EPAUMC Extended Cabinet sets priorities for its work
The Eastern PA Conference’s Extended Cabinet, comprising district superintendents, senior staff and Bishop John Schol, is building on EPA’s vision, mission and a recent survey of laity and clergy to set priorities for its work. That conversation started in September …
Cabinet offers churches pre-recorded worship for after Easter
The Eastern PA Conference Cabinet has provided another pre-recorded sermon to churches so they can give their pastors a preaching respite. However, this time the sermon, preached by Bishop Peggy Johnson, comes with an entire recorded worship service for use after Easter. While April 11, the Sunday after Easter, is an ideal time to use it–certainly following what will likely be a busy Holy Week for many–the service can be used on any Sunday during Eastertide.
Jan. 31 Cabinet sermon illuminates Jesus’ ‘New teaching’
The Rev. Bumkoo Chung, West District Superintendent, offers a new sermon for churches to use in worship on Sunday, Jan. 31, or another appropriate Sunday. His sermon, “New Teaching,” is taken from Mark 1:21-28. It can be viewed on the Conference YouTube …
Sermon: It’s time for wise, courageous leadership
The Rev. Evelyn Kent-Clark, South District Superintendent, offers a new sermon for churches to use in worship on Sunday, Jan. 24, or another appropriate Sunday. Her sermon, “Called for Such a Time as This,” is drawn from Esther 4:14 and Mark 1:14-20. It …
Cabinet gifts churches with recorded sermons through January
Christmastide-Epiphany Sermon Series YouTube playlist. Or, click here to download the files from Dropbox. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented Bishop Peggy Johnson and her Cabinet from doing their annual December outreach visit to a church or ministry site this year. But …