To be presented and voted on at the 2021 Annual Conference, May 20-22.
Online 2021 Annual Conference session approved
A brief, online special session of the Eastern PA Annual Conference approved a suspension of conference rules on Sunday, April 18, agreeing to hold the full conference business session, scheduled for May 21, by video conference on Zoom once again, …
2021 Annual Conference Resolutions
2021-01 CRSP 2021-02 Increasing PSR 2021-03 Housing Allowance 2021-04 Advance Specials 2021-05 Discontinue First UMC of Perkasie 2021-06 Distribution of 2553 Funds 2021-07 Discontinue Asbury UMC of Norristown 2021-08 Equitable Compensation for 2022
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Eastern PA to hold 2nd online Annual Conference May 20-22
[THIS STORY WAS UPDATED MARCH 30, FOLLOWING A COUNCIL OF BISHOPS MEETING.]
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AC 2021’s diverse speakers to promote outreach, evangelism
This year the Eastern PA Annual Conference, May 20-22, will again be a time when the voices and views of diverse leaders can be heard to inform, inspire and maybe even involve members in trying new approaches to 21st century evangelistic outreach ministry.
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Bishop’s March 1 webinar recording & Powerpoint slides
Bishop Peggy Johnson hosted a Zoom webinar March 1 to discuss the rescheduled General and Jurisdictional conferences, our Annual Conference schedule, and related concerns. View the recording and see her Powerpoint slides.
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Grandview UMC Lancaster votes to leave UMC
Grandview UMC in Lancaster, Pa., will become Grandview Methodists on March 31, no longer a part of the Eastern PA Conference of The United Methodist Church but a new church serving “a wider Christian community.” Church leaders announced that carefully …
2021 Annual Conference Resolutions due by March 5
It has been a long tradition of the Eastern PA Annual Conference to have spirited debate during sessions using resolutions. We will meet May 20-22 using Zoom, a platform in which debate can be challenging. Bishop Peggy Johnson urges Conference …
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‘Come to the Water’
Baptism, confirmation photos, videos sought for Annual Conference
With the theme “Come to the Water,” the Eastern PA Conference’s Connectional Ministries will celebrate the ministry of baptism and confirmation in our Annual Conference in 2021. We would love to share photos, videos and stories of church baptisms and confirmations, if permitted …
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Eastern PA Annual Conference set for May 20-22
The 236th session of the Eastern PA Annual Conference, May 20-22, will take place mostly online for a second consecutive year, after making history with that first-time format in 2020. The conference business session will again be held via a Zoom …