As the COVID pandemic in late 2020 took a heavy toll on many lives—including health, housing, businesses, jobs and family incomes—members of Wooddale UMC in East Stroudsburg and nearby rural Analomink UMC saw their communities increasingly in dire need of …
3 Annual Conference offerings, 3 ways to give
The 2022 Annual Conference, May 20-21, will again receive offerings to provide crucial support to conference youth and young adult ministries and scholarships for higher education—both undergraduate and seminary. While the Annual Conference will take place online for a third …
Laity Session to nominate next Lay Leader, April 2
The Eastern PA Conference Laity Session will nominate a new Conference Lay Leader when it convenes online, via Zoom, on Saturday, April 2, at 10 AM. David Koch (right), Conference Lay Leader for eight years, since 2014, will open the …
Annual Conference to convene online May 20-21
The 2022 Eastern PA Annual Conference will meet May 20-21 via Zoom for voting members, while sessions are video livestreamed for other viewers on the conference Facebook page. The session begins on Friday, May 20, at 8:30 AM with the …
Annual Conference may consider historic resolutions
By John W. Coleman Eight legislative resolutions will be presented to the 2022 Eastern PA Annual Conference to consider and vote on when it convenes online May 20-21. One possibly historic measure relates to racial-economic justice for clergy and congregations …
2022 Annual Conference Schedule
LAITY SESSIONSaturday April 2, 2022 10:00AM-12:00PM Online CLERGY SESSIONWednesday, May 4, 20229:00AM-12:00PMLocation: St. Matthew’s UMC of Valley Forge EASTERN PA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022 Online (Hosted by West Chester UMC) FRIDAY MAY 20 8:30 AM – Episcopal Address 10:00 AM Leadership Report 10:30 AM Holy …
2022 Advance Special Application
Dear pastors, project coordinators, and mission leaders of Eastern Pennsylvania, On behalf of the Conference Global Ministries Team, I thank you for the ministries you are involved in. We trust that you had a great year of serving the Lord …
New Conference Lay Leader nominations sought
As David Koch concludes his second four-year term as Eastern PA Conference Lay Leader, the Conference Board of Lay Ministry is seeking willing, qualified and service-oriented nominees to succeed him in 2022-2026. “All persons are urged to prayerfully consider this …
2022 Annual Conference: onsite, online or both?
Group surveys conference members for help with decision The Eastern PA Annual Conference will meet May 20-21, 2022, with the usual highlights, including: the Ordination and Commissioning Service; Ministry Reports and Holy Conferencing with Resolutions; the Service of Passage to …
2021-2022 Advance Specials
Conference Advance Specials is a missional stewardship program of second-mile giving by generous churches, groups and individuals to support primarily local ministries. Churches that want to give to support Conference Advance Specials should first fulfill their primary connectional stewardship commitments …