State of the Black Church forum to address concerns

The Eastern PA and Peninsula-Delaware (Pen-Del) conferences will cosponsor The State of the Black Church Forum on Thursday, March 18, at 6:30 PM on Zoom. This important, timely panel discussion for Black clergy and laity will feature African American district superintendents of each …

NEJ Native American Ministries group calls for ‘full inclusion’

The United Methodist Church’s Northeastern Jurisdiction Native American Ministries Committee announced Feb. 20 its official position on full inclusion of LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The committee voted unanimously to affirm full inclusion of such persons (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual, …

La iglesia debe escuchar voces hispanas / latinas

Por el Rev. David Maldonado 24 de noviembre de 2020 | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. La Iglesia Metodista Unida está compuesta por muchas voces. Como ha demostrado el debate sobre el futuro de la iglesia, no todos los metodistas unidos hablan con …

List of African American UM churches in the Eastern PA Conference

Some of these congregations may be predominantly African American or people of African descent. Mother African Zoar UMC, Philadelphia Tindley Temple UMC, Philadelphia Trinity UMC, Philadelphia Mount Zion UMC, Philadelphia Devereaux UMC, Philadelphia Haven Peniel UMC, Philadelphia Eastwick UMC, Philadelphia …

CONAM forum to explore Native American mascots, Nov. 8 on Zoom

After decades of losses in their fight against the misuse of Native American culture for sports team mascots, advocates gained a rare major victory this past summer. That’s when the NFL’s Washington Football Team adopted that temporary identity after suddenly …

People of color to seek insights, remedies to racial trauma

The Rev. R. Dandridge Collins, Ph.D., will help people of color from the Eastern PA Conference unveil the often hidden trauma experienced from racism and seek paths to transformational healing during a dialogue on Zoom on Saturday, October 17, from …

DACA Dreamers to share their stories, Oct. 31

Meet and learn about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immigrants, known as Dreamers, through a virtual encounter with several of them on Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 to 11:30 AM, on Zoom. That’s when several of these young, lifelong U.S. residents who are …