Eastern PA Conference churches in the northwestern part of the North District resumed their annual, regional Laity Academy at Elysburg UMC in September after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic.
Exton UMC to remember Centralia “From Ashes to Rebirth” Oct. 22
The Revs. Meagan Ackerman of Exton UMC and Rose Marquardt of Zion UMC in Aristes will once again tell the history of Centralia UMC, the coal-region predecessor of present-day Exton UMC in Chester County. The two churches will come together to share their connected stories.
Don’t forget to schedule your 2022 Charge Conference!
The Charge Conference schedule is finalized and is available here. We are offering group meetings as well as some ZOOM options beginning in early October. To register for a Charge Conference date please click here. We are asking only one registration per …
New superintendents urge courage, vision for their 2 districts
Invoking God’s call to courageous, visionary leadership, the Eastern PA Conference celebrated the installation of two new district superintendents on Sunday, Sept. 18, in two places—outdoor and indoor sanctuaries—just 74 miles apart.
Districts to install 2 new superintendents Sept. 18
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.
Installation Service for DS Hun Ju Lee
The service of installation for North District Superintendent Hun Ju Lee will take place on Sunday, September 18 at 7:00 PM at Bethlehem: Wesley UMC (2540 Center St., Bethlehem PA). All clergy are invited to robe and join in the …
District donates $20,000 to Ukrainian relief, resettlement, Aug. 1
The North District keeps showing its support for the beleaguered people of war-ravaged Ukraine. The district donated $5,000 in March to the Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church in Shamokin, then more funds in April to the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Centralia …
One last note from DS Morton
He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few…” (Luke 10:2a) By now we’re all well-aware of the acute shortage, for any number of reasons, of available laborers in American businesses. “Workers are in demand,” reports AARP magazine. …
Service of Recognition of DS Steve Morton
North District clergy and laity gathered at Grace-St.Paul UMC in Jim Thorpe on June 15th for evening worship and to celebrate Rev. Steven Morton as he leaves us as North District Superintendent on July 1. The District Superintendency Committee planned …
Gifts of Financial Support
The initial response to our Farewell Offering in thanksgiving for the service of our District Superintendent over the past four years has gone amazingly well: more than $5,000.00 received during the event at Jim Thorpe: Grace-St Paul on June 15, plus checks received in the North District office in Valley Forge.