West District Announcements

August 10, 2022

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Photo: Gretna Glenn

District Superintendent

Rev. Jennifer S. Freymoyer


Mailing address:

West District

Eastern PA Conference UMC

PO Box 820

Valley Forge, PA 19482-0820


WEST DISTRICT TELEPHONE:

857-253-0226

SAVE THE DATES

WEST DISTRICT CELEBRATION DAY AT GRETNA GLEN on September 18 at 2:00 PM


2:00 PM-3:00 PM - Worship/DS Installation

3:00 PM-5:00 PM - Pork BBQ (w/Veggie options), Boating, Archery, Lawn Games, Hiking, Basketball, Gaga, Swing-zebo


RECONNECT WITH OLD FRIENDS AND WELCOME SOME NEW ONES!

FAMILIES OF ALL AGES WELCOME!


Come when you can, Leave when you must (though Gretna Glen will close things down at 5pm)

Next DS Convo with Clergy and Pastors via ZOOM will be on Tuesday 8/23 


Here is the link: 

https://epaumc.zoom.us/j/87976982922?pwd=ZEJJa2hMQWozcCtITUh5cDFMbFgxZz09&from=addon

Meeting ID: 879 7698 2922

Passcode: 687855


Charge Conference

Charge Conference Forms Available online. If the necessary forms are not in the Sunday Evening before your charge conference, your charge conference will be moved to a group ZOOM charge conference on 12/3 at 9am. 

Link to Conference Charge Conference Page

On the district and beyond...

Dewees Grant Applications Due September 1, 2022 to the DS! Please take advantage of this great opportunity to fund something new you are doing in ministry… https://www.epaumc.org/resources/dewees-grants/

Millersville Community Church is selling its First Campus building to Millersville Bible Church. They have an abundance of UM Hymnals and NRSV Bibles that are available to a good home. Contact Cheryl Zegers (czegers113@gmail.com) if interested. They are willing to deliver them.  

David T. Ryan, Pastor at Leola, is looking to start an intentional prayer group among pastors and clergy. Interested? Call him at 410-739-7018

Rev. Melissa Madara, from the New Mexico Annual Conference, has made a home in our District. She is founder of the ministry, SacredSoulScapes, where she creates new spaces for people to connect with God. Check out some of her work at: https://www.sacredsoulscapes.org/about

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Loan Fund seeks qualified and committed lay and clergy volunteers to serve on its Board of Directors for a four-year term. The ideal board member possesses passions for both ministry and financial management.

Board members serve as fiduciaries representing church and lay investors in the Loan Fund and are primarily responsible for reviewing and making lending decisions on mortgage loan applications from UMC churches and affiliated agencies. Other responsibilities include supervisory overview of invested reserves and troubled accounts. The Loan Fund Board meets quarterly.

Loan application review requires board members to review financial documents submitted by loan applicants to assess the applicant’s ability to repay requested loans. A basic understanding of accounting or finance is helpful. 

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Loan Fund has assets of $13.4 million and has 35 to 45 outstanding loans at any time.

Interested candidates should contact Jeff Paiste at paisteja@gmail.com.  

EPAUMC has many great events – check out the calendar here: https://www.epaumc.org/conference-calendar/2022-08/

West District Office - www.epaumc.org/districts/west