Scottsville UMC in Langhorne celebrated its 150th anniversary in May, a much-anticipated milestone featured in local newspapers like…
Disharmony felt in key resolutions, relations at NEJ Conference
Reflection by The Rev. Jeffrey Raffauf: The NE Jurisdictional Conference was a unique experience for me. I understood going in the importance of this body…
Call to action against racism: Are we really going to do this?
“We will all have to repent, not merely for the hateful words and actions of bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.”
Repentance asks ‘all of us’ to remember
On a sunny day during our Eastern PA Annual Conference in June, several of us entered the historic Fulton Theatre in downtown Lancaster, just a short walk from the Convention Center.
Disability group to serve, educate conference members
At the Eastern PA Annual Conference, June 16-18, the Disability Concerns Committee will have a registration table to offer large-print materials and audio…
Laity Session to spotlight ministry
The Eastern PA Conference Laity Session, preceding Annual Conference on June 16, will feature a remarkable servant-leader whose life may well exemplify the conference theme…
Renowned Hispanic theologian lectures at seminary forum
Dr. Justo J. Gonzalez, one of the world’s foremost Wesleyan Hispanic theologians, was the guest lecturer at the 2016 Wesley Forum of Evangelical Theological…
SW District hires new DRA
The Eastern PA Conference is happy to announce the hiring of Kristin E. Reifsnyder as the new Southwest District Resource Assistant. Kristin comes to us as a recent graduate with a Communications degree. She will begin her new role on June 1, 2016, …
Call to Prayer for GC2016: Social Issues
Among the most important but also the most controversial part of General Conference every four years is the conversation about social issues. United Methodists of good will are at different places around a plethora of social issues facing society today. …
General Conference Countdown “Call to Prayer” #7
Restructuring the Church: At our 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore., May 10-20, there will be a number of restructuring proposals…