Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference

Lisa Bowser (left), lay leader of Marshallton United Methodist Church in West Chester, Pa., speaks with Christian Boehnke as church members Neal Bowser and Jonah Eckert work in the background to renovate a disability access ramp at St. John United Methodist Church in Bridgeton, N.J. St. John is the fifth-oldest historically Native American church in the denomination. The two congregations have been sharing in ministry and fellowship since 2024 as part of Marshallton’s efforts to address racial injustice toward Indigenous people its area. Photo by David Eckert.

Church addresses historic injustice to Indigenous neighbors

A white Pennsylvania congregation has adopted a land acknowledgment statement and is walking alongside a Native American church in ministry and fellowship.

Local Church

On Aug. 1, a group of leaders gathered in the basement hall of Mother African Zoar United Methodist Church in Philadelphia to strategize on how to help community members register and vote. Photo courtesy of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

Church aims to register 1,000 voters

Mother African Zoar United Methodist Church, under the leadership of the Rev. William A. Brawner, embarked on a campaign to help people in Philadelphia reclaim their political voice. The goal: Help 1,000 neighbors register and vote in the upcoming election.

Faith Stories

April is National Donate Life Month which highlights the urgent, widespread need for lifesaving donations of organs Graphic courtesy of Donate Life America.

Church friendship grows from kidney donation

When Diane Boggess needed a second kidney transplant, her church family at Grove United Methodist Church came to the rescue. After hearing a sermon on sacrificial friendship, church member Susan Parno decided to step up as a donor.

Disaster Relief

Volunteer Marcia Etu (left) embraces Brenda Wyatt (right) on June 30, 2023, outside of Wyatt’s home, which was being repaired after damage from Hurricane Ida in 2021. Project Restoration has already helped 20 homeowners fix their houses in the Philadelphia area, and some 40 more are planned. Photo by John Coleman, Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

Ida victims not forgotten in Pennsylvania

Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on Brenda Wyatt’s life in 2021, and she suffered another blow when her husband died a year later. Project Restoration, an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference effort to aid flood survivors, is helping her pick up the pieces.

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