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Meet the Voices Behind IGNITE 2025: A Weekend of New Beginnings

In the beginning, there was chaos—and then, creation. That’s the theme that will guide over a thousand young people and leaders this fall as they gather for IGNITE 2025, the annual youth conference hosted by the United Methodists of Eastern ...

Students from West Virginia University experience ‘The Loss of Turtle Island’

The Committee on Native American Ministries for The United Methodists of Eastern PA (CoNAM) presented “The Loss of Turtle Island” in collaboration with Circle Legacy Center (CLC) for their 2nd Friday Program on March 14, 2025, in Lancaster, PA. They ...

EPA and GNJ lead denomination as first conferences to receive RMN inclusion training

Rain-soaked roads stretched across Eastern Pennsylvania and Greater New Jersey on a Thursday morning in April. Yet more than 90 people—cabinet members, Connectional Table leaders, Board of Ordained Ministry members, and staff—showed up at the Mission and Resource Center in ...

Historic Conservation Easement Signed at Innabah

While gentle snow fell to the ground, leaders from the EPA and the French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust gathered around the table to sign an agreement that had been more than four years in the making. This moment marked ...

A tale of radical hospitality and sacrificial love at Otterbein UMC

On December 30, 2024, Otterbein UMC in Lancaster opened its doors in a wide welcome to its unhoused neighbors. The vision began when the Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (LCHRA) was evaluating potential sites for a low-barrier homeless shelter. ...

For Tanzania: A Living Wage for Every Pastor

The first United Methodist missionaries went to Tanzania in the 1990’s. Today there are more than 100 congregations spreading faith and love throughout Tanzania. God has been faithful. The United Methodist Church in Tanzania is growing and raising up new ...

From Lament to Hope-filled Action

On January 15, 2025, 60 people gathered via Zoom for Lament and Action, to worship together and learn how to support the immigrants and refugees who live among us. The event was led by Rev. Noé Gabriel López, Associate Superintendent ...

Spotlighting the work of deaconesses and home missioners

Deaconesses and Home Missioners are theologically trained lay women and men who dedicate their lives to full-time lay ministry as part of the United Methodist Church. They live out their call to lay ministry in the vocational field to which ...

Carrying the spirit of Christmas into the new year

There are lots of ways to engage the community at Christmas. Some churches go into the community to tell the story of Christmas, some tell the story of Christmas in creative ways, and others choose to build relationships by inviting ...

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Apr 16, 2025

Meet the Voices Behind IGNITE 2025: A Weekend of New Beginnings

In the beginning, there was chaos—and then, creation. That’s the theme that will guide over a thousand young people and… Read More
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Apr 08, 2025

Students from West Virginia University experience ‘The Loss of Turtle Island’

The Committee on Native American Ministries for The United Methodists of Eastern PA (CoNAM) presented “The Loss of Turtle Island”… Read More
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Apr 08, 2025

EPA and GNJ lead denomination as first conferences to receive RMN inclusion training

Rain-soaked roads stretched across Eastern Pennsylvania and Greater New Jersey on a Thursday morning in April. Yet more than 90… Read More
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Apr 01, 2025

Shamokin UMC blesses their community with traditions both old and new

On Friday, March 15, members of Shamokin UMC gathered in the kitchen and fellowship hall to do what they have… Read More
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Ballot #4 Educational Requirements for Clergy

Every four years, United Methodists vote on who will represent them at General, Jurisdictional and Central Conferences. Half of the… Read More
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Meet EPA’s New Benefits Team

Introducing Lynette Pope, our new Benefits Manager, and Ravon Henderson aka “Ray”, Benefits Specialist. They’re joined by Frances Werkiser, who’s… Read More
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Feb 18, 2025

Two Conferences: Two Generations: One Powerful Word

On Saturday, February 16, 2025, United Methodists from across EPA & GNJ gathered at Franklin-St. John’s UMC for an impactful… Read More
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Feb 12, 2025

Historic Conservation Easement Signed at Innabah

While gentle snow fell to the ground, leaders from the EPA and the French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust gathered… Read More
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For anyone who needs a little help ‘practicing hope’

“Hope is something that we need to practice our whole lives, and especially now,” proclaimed Darlene DiDomineck, Deaconess and Executive… Read More
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Feb 05, 2025

A tale of radical hospitality and sacrificial love at Otterbein UMC

On December 30, 2024, Otterbein UMC in Lancaster opened its doors in a wide welcome to its unhoused neighbors. The… Read More
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Undies for Easter: An Act of Love

Each inmate arriving into the Philadelphia Prison System is given ONE pair of underpants and no undershirts or socks.  Can… Read More
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Next Sunday, our Philadelphia Eagles will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs on the football field—a rematch of sorts,… Read More