2021 Charge Conferences
Mission Link Charge Conference Schedule
All Charge Conferences start at 6:30 PM.
- Thursday, October 28, 2021
South Central
Host church: West Willow UMC - Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Extended Rivers & SOULanco
Host church: Stehman Memorial UMC - Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Lebanon City
Host church: Hebron UMC - Tuesday, November 16, 2021
West Central & North West Lancaster
Host church: Washington Boro UMC - Thursday, November 18, 2021
WAC , Palmyra Area & North Lebanon County
Host Church: Palmyra: First - Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Southeastern Lebanon County
Host church: TBD - Thursday, December 2, 2021
The Pikes & Northern Lancaster
Host church: Manheim: Salem UMC - Monday, December 6, 2021
East Central Lancaster & Northeast Lancaster
Host church: Limeville UMC - Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Lancaster Urban
Host church: TBD
Charge Conference Forms
Reports are due 2 weeks prior to your Charge Conference. Please upload your completed reports to your google drive folder. Access and links to your google folder folder have been sent to you.
Clergy Interviews
This year clergy interviews will be held via ZOOM. Scheduling has begun and if you have not already done so please use the Sagenda scheduling link sent to you on Monday August 16th to confirm your time. If you did not receive a link or are having issues using the the scheduler please contact the district office (lromano@epaumc.org) for assistance.
Please send your completed clergy profile to Joan Lawson (jlawson@epaumc.com). Joan will send you your ZOOM Information.
Clergy Corner
Parsonage Survey Due September 24
An eight question Parsonage Information Survey has been sent out. The purpose of this survey is to update our data base with accurate/up to date information. This requirement comes from the Conference level and your cooperation in completing the survey is greatly appreciated.
Dewees Grant Deadline September 20th
In accordance with the provision in the Dewees will, the funds are given to the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church “to use in the mission programs of the Church.” Grants will typically not exceed $5,000, and be for the initial funding of a project only.
Churches should mail/email their application form to DS BK Chung, bkepaumc@gmail.com.
Committees, boards and agencies should mail the application form to the Director of Connectional Ministries, Dawn Taylor-Storm dtaylorstorm@epaumc.org, EPA Conference, P.O. Box 820, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0820.
- Dewees Grant Application Cover Letter [PDF]
- Dewees Grant Application Form [fillable DOC]
Featured News & Information
Notice: Email Spoofing & Fake Texts
Email spoofing is once again at work using conference leaders as the sender. Remember, spoofing is when the sender of the email forges (spoofs) someone’s email address, so that the message appears to come from a legitimate email address. Also, if anyone receives texts asking for a favor and requesting the purchase of gift cards to address some need, they are most certainly part of a periodic, widespread scam. Such texts have been reported by persons identifying the senders as Eastern PA Conference clergy, including district superintendents.
Please do not respond to any emails or text messages from your District Superintendent requesting money, your time, an email response, etc. Do not respond to these fake texts. Delete them immediately. Learn more…
Also see: What you need to know about fake e-mails from Conference Leaders
Conference Office returns to regular schedule Sept. 7
The Conference Office returns to regular schedule Sept. 7. All staff will be in the office on Mondays and will take turns working at the office on other days. Office hours are 8 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday. If you visit the Conference Office please wear a mask and try to maintain at least 6 feet of social distancing. Do not come to the office if you do not feel well, have a runny nose or cough (non-allergy), or have a fever.