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By Suzy Keenan

Ninety orphan children inJalingo, Nigeria now have a home,school, and church, thanks togenerous donations from churchesand members of The EasternPennsylvania Conference.

The orphanage, made possiblethrough the Hope for the Childreninitiative of the conference,opened in October. The complexwill be accompanied by a restau-rant, which will enable the or-phanage to become economicallyself-sustaining, and which will be aplace to educate students in res-taurant management.

The conference set a goal ofraising $230,000 for the Hope forthe Children of Africa Initiativefour years ago, and then commit-ted to double the goal to $460,000 inorder to equally support ministrywith children living in poverty ineastern Pennsylvania. The confer-ence raised $490,000 by June of2004 - $30,000 more than the goal.

Over the last two years, elevenawards were presented to confer-ence churches that work withchildren in poverty in easternPennsylvania. Seven of them wereawarded at Annual Conference in2004: one for $10,000 and six for$5,000. “Most churches workingwith the poor are also poorchurches,” said the Rev. DonnaJones, chairperson of the Childrenand Poverty Task Force. “And it’sthe neediest churches that areworking with the neediest people.In some cases the church build-ings are falling apart and theyneed to stop roof leaks to haveviable place for ministry, and insome cases the church wants totake kids to summer camp. Theawards may be used at the discre-tion of the church for their minis-try with poor children.”

Bishop Marcus Matthews andthe Children and Poverty TaskForce have established new goals

for the next four years. Withthe completion of the orphan-age, the conference will movetoward supporting the ruralhealth initiative in Nigeria.The goal is to bring qualityhealth care into isolated vil-

Orphanage opens in Nigeria

By Suzy Keenan

The Rev. Dr. ChristopherJacob Kurien has been ap-pointed by Bishop MarcusMatthews to the superinten-dency of the Northwest Dis-trict. Kurien will begin hisappointment on July 1, 2005.

Currently, Kurien is pastorof St. Matthews UMC in Read-ing. He grew up in southIndia in the Kerala State, theson of missionaries who

By Suzy Keenan

Bishop Marcus Matthews hasappointed the Rev. Dr. AlfredMaloney to the superintendencyof the East District, effective July1, 2005.

Maloney, currently superinten-dent of the Northwest District, isa native of West Palm Beach,Florida, the son of Christopherand Cora Maloney, both deceased.After graduating from Palm BeachCounty schools in 1961, he

Marshall named executive directorof Congregational Transformation

Maloney appointed to East District

See MALONEY P16

Rev. Donna Jones (EPA), Rev. Abinatuce, council director for UM Church of Nigeria (UMCN), and Rev.Hilda Campbell (EPA) stand near the orphanage in mid-construction. In the right foreground is SisterFatima, also of UMCN.

lages and the bush country,where it is almost impossibleto get sick children to thedoctor. Mobil clinics willdeliver healthcare where it isneeded, and will provide mid-wife and well-baby services See ORPHANAGE P17

including immunizationagainst polio and smallpox.

The goals for Eastern Penn-sylvania are threefold. First,the conference will encourageand teach churches how to

The Rev. Dr. Alfred Maloney is thenew East District Superintendent.

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Kurien appointed to Northwest District

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The Rev. Dr. Christopher Kurien isthe new Northwest DistrictSuperintendent.

By Suzy Keenan

The Rev. Dr. Sherrin Marshallhas been appointed by BishopMarcus Matthews to the posi-tion of executive director ofCongregational Transforma-tion for the Eastern Pennsylva-nia Conference of The UnitedMethodist Church. Marshallwill begin her new appoint-ment on July 1, 2005.

Marshall is currentlySenior Pastor of HuntingdonValley UMC in HuntingdonValley, PA. She grew up inCleveland, Ohio, and gradu-ated from Shaker HeightsHigh School, after which sheattended Boston University,receiving a B.A. in History in1964. She went on to TuftsUniversity Graduate Schooland received an M.A. in His-

The Rev. Dr. Sherrin Marshall isnew executive director of Congre-gational Transformation.

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March 6One Great Hour of Sharing

Order your free One Great Hour ofSharing materials today. Call toll free,1-888-346-3862. Then on March 6,receive the offering. Your generositymeans UMCOR will be your openhearts and hands in current andfuture disasters. UMCOR offersadditional online resources at http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/oghs.stm.

March 19Christian Rock Bands

Tabor UMC’s “Burning Bush Cafe”presents another series of Christianrock bands for area youth and teens.Entertainment starts at 7 p.m. with a$6.00 admission fee. For more informa-tion, visit their website atwww.burningbushcafe.org.

March 19Social Principles Forum

The Church and Society Work Teamwill be sponsoring the second in aseries of six forums surrounding TheSocial Principles. This second forumwill address the Economic Communityand our role as Christians in fosteringeconomic justice for all of God’screatures.

Bela Vora of Ten Thousand Villageswill present an interactive educationalpiece regarding the work of TenThousand Villages in fostering self-sufficiency to indigenous peoplesaround the world. Ten ThousandVillages is a nonprofit program ofMennonite Central Committee (MCC),the relief and development agency ofMennonite and Brethren in Christchurches in North America. TenThousand Villages has been workingaround the world since 1946. Theforum will be held at Union UMC, 200Brookline Blvd., Havertown, PA 19083.9:00 a.m. for registration and a conti-nental breakfast, 9:30 forum beginsand will end around 10:45 a.m.

You may call Peggy Wood at (610) 524-5935 for more info or directions. UnionUMC office phone is 610-789-1700 or youcan reach Pastor Bob Coombe at 610-789-2328. The email address for UnionUMC is [email protected].

March 31Peace with Justice GrantApplication Deadline

Peace with Justice Grant Applica-tions may be submitted up to March31, 2005 for the spring grant cycle.Applications are available on-line atcswt.ppjr.org or by contacting DaveGoss at (610) 258-0371. Please note thatVolunteer in Mission trips cannot beconsidered.

The Church and Society Work Teamalso has a limited amount of funds forindividual scholarships for peace withjustice training events. Individualscan request up to 50% of the cost of atraining up to $500.00. For moreinformation contact Dave Goss,Conference Peace with Justice Coordi-nator at [email protected] or(610) 258-0371.

April 1Basic Sexual Ethics Workshop

Camp Innabah, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.;Leaders: Dr. Gary George and Dr.Donna Fiedler; Cost $25 (includeslunch). Mail registration with yourname, address and phone number toDr. Donna Fiedler, 306 Buse St., Ridley

Park, PA 19078. Include check madepayable to Eastern PA ConferenceUMC.

April 1United Methodist Night at the“76ers”

Friday, April 1, 2005; 7:00 p.m.;“76ers”vs. the Dallas Mavericks at theWachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA.You will be able to buy a normallypriced $39.00 ticket for $30.00 which willinclude a free hot dog and Coke. Plusthe Eastern PA, NJ, and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences will receive $5.00back for every ticket sold. Churcheswill soon receive a ticket order formfrom the 76ers. Please be on the lookout. For further ticket or other infor-mation contact: Ross A. Brightwell,215/643-1269; [email protected]

April 1-3, 8-10, or 15-17Spring Confirmation Camp, GretnaGlen Camp & Retreat CenterFor United Methodist ConfirmationClasses. Pastors andor Educators,bring your Junior or Senior Highyouth confirmation class to this week-end devoted to learn how they can usetheir gifts from God to help others.Cost is $80.00 per camper. Contact thecamp at [email protected] orcall 717-273-6525 for more informationor to register your group.

April 1-3United Methodist Men Convocation

The United Methodist Men Convoca-tion will be held April 1-3, 2005 atPocono Manor Inn and Golf Resort,Pocono Manor, PA. (See pg. 16 formore details.)

April 5-7Spring Grantwriting Workshop

The Office of Urban and Global Min-istries invites local churches through-out the EPA to hold these dates, April5-7, 2005. Workshops will be held onApril 5th (evening) and April 6th(morning) in Philadelphia; April 6th(evening) and April 7th (morning) inReading. Each workshop will be intwo sessions-morning/evening.

The facilitator will be Dr. Joe D.Connelly, an ordained United Method-ist Minister who has served as aChurch Growth Consultant for theUnited Methodist denomination since1994. Dr. Connelly will cover organiza-tion readiness, drafting the proposaland grant research. This is a dynamicand interactive workshop to share thesecrets of grant writing and help yourchurch build its skills in this impor-tant method of financing ministry inyour community. For further informa-tion, a brochure and registration,please call Dr. Dorothy Watson Tatem,Director of the Urban/Global Office at215-878-8054.

April 5-7Developing Leadership in SmallMembership Churches WorkshopLed by Tony Pappas. (See pg. 18 forfurther information.)

April 5-7Spring Children’s Retreat atPocono Plateau

Can’t wait for summer camp? Meetup with old friends, and make somenew friends at this weekend retreatdesigned expecially for 3-6 graders.

The retreat begins on Friday, April 22at 7:00 p.m. and ends Sunday, April 24at 2:00 p.m. The theme, “Breakin’ Out”,led by Crista Myers, will explore howto follow Jesus in our everyday lives.Join us for crafts, games, fun, snacksand more! Cost is $70 per person. Toregister for the retreat, contact PoconoPlateau at 570-676-3665, [email protected].

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May 20-22Youth Annual Conference

2005 Youth Annual Conference(YAC) 2005 will be held at EastStroudsburg University the weekendof May 20-22, 2005. This is to accommo-date the youth who will be involved inconfirmation activities on PentecostMay 15th. The theme for YAC 2005 is“Youth Under Construction” (Phil.1:6). There will be speakers and musicgroups from our own Eastern PAConference, games, workshops, smallgroup Bible study, dancing and lots offun! We are trying to keep costs at aminimum to maximize participation.Registration will be available on-line.Watch for a postcard and moreinformation at the conference websitein the coming weeks. If you have arecommendation for a speaker ormusic or drama group from theEastern PA Conference, please e-mailthe suggestion to Georgette Hall-Peterson at [email protected] your plans now to join us atYAC 2005.

August 5-7Laity Academy

Sheraton Hotel, Reading, PA. Studyleaders will be Dr. Kenneth Morrison,Rev. Donna Jones, Rev. Al Maloney, Dr.William Staton, David Napoleon, andElaine Smith. A Christ Servant Minis-tries course will also be offered.

Registration forms and additionalinformation will be mailed in March.

For more information, contact Dr.Mary White, [email protected] or610-519-9812.

Camping and Retreat Ministry2005 Camping booklet online!

Go to http://www.epaumc.org/NewsDetails.asp?pageID=814 for yourcopy.

To order a 2005 summer campbrochure, call tollfree 1-877-UMC-CAMP and press 2. You may alsoaccess the camps directly throughtheir web sites:CARSON-SIMPSON FARM:www.csfarm.orgGRETNA GLEN: www.gretnaglen.orgINNABAH: www.innabah.orgPOCONO PLATEAU:www.poconoplateau.org

2005 ANNUALCONFERENCE

The June Ses-sion of AnnualConference willopen with wor-ship mid-dayWednesday, June

15th, include evening business ses-sions, and adjourn with the Ordina-tion Service Friday evening, June17th. Lunch will be provided onWednesday.

As indicated in our earlier commu-nication, the June session (except forthe Clergy Session) will be held at theLoews Hotel (the recently renovatedformer PSFS Building) at 12th andMarket Streets in Philadelphia.

Because of a recent Judicial Coun-cil ruling which now allows ClergySessions to be held at a separate placeand time, EPA’s 2005 Clergy Sessionwill be held at Hempfield United Meth-odist Church on Monday, June 13th,from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Churchis located at 3050 Marietta Avenue,Lancaster, PA 17601.

You can visit the Church’sm websitefor directions. Their website addressis - www.hempfieldchurch.org

The Laity Session will be held at theLoews Hotel, Wednesday, June 15th,from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There willalso be an additional Laity meetingThursday, June 16th during breakfastfor those who cannot attend theWednesday Laity Session.

The rates will include 2 nights stay(Wednesday & Thursday), parking andfood for two and half days (2 break-fasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners). Com-plete details, including rates, will beavailable in the registration materialswhich will be mailed to members.

Healing the Wounds ofRacism Schedule

All classes are Introductory Level 1•March 14-16 - Black Rock RetreatCenter, Quarryville, PA•April 29-May 1 - The Country Place,White Haven, PA•May 15-17 - Camp Innabah ProgramCenter, Spring City, PA•August 22-24 - St. Raphaela MaryRetreat Center, Haverford, PA•August 26-28 - St. Raphaela MaryRetreat Center, Haverford, PA•September 15-17 - Location to be an-nounced•October 2-4 - Port-O-Call, Ocean City,NJ•November 7-9 - Kirkridge RetreatDirect inquiries to: EPAUMC, TheOffice of Healing the Wounds ofRacism, Attn: Hilda Campbell, Direc-tor Human Relations and Leadership,610-666-9090, ext. 224.

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Tsunami raises “where,” not “why”, question about Godin the prayers of religious people ofall faiths.

God is in this event in the prayersand generous outpouring of financialgiving and networking of relief agen-cies through councils of churches andprivate associations that turn themoney into the good necessary for lifeand health and hope. God is in themidst of this event in more ways thanwe can imagine.

It is very important to ask the rightquestion. The “why” question is im-ponderable, and it is as old as humankind. An answer that blames Godrises out of a culture and time thatdid not know all that we know abouthow the natural world operates. It isnow a scientific question, not a faithquestion. The faith question is the“where” question, recognizing thatnothing in all creation — not even atsunami — can separate the createdorder and all human creation from thelove of its Creator.

And so I pray: Loving, grieving,present God, wrap your eternal armsaround your precious globe calledearth and hold tenderly all whotremble in the aftermath of the tsu-nami. Let your children of all ages,races and beliefs know of your pres-ence. Keep our hearts tender and oursouls generous as we remember thatsurely as you note the fall of a spar-row, you have noted the perishing ofeach person made in your image andhave gently noted and cared for theirbeings as only you can.

Remove from our thoughts all judg-ment or smugness or pride of religionor place, that we may offer the healingenergy of our prayerful love for thosewho struggle to rebuild their lives insafety and with hope. Thank you forthose who labor with those who live,and for the human structures thatmake possible the binding together ofthose who give in one distant placeand those who receive in another.

Craig is a Bishop in residence and visit-ing professor of church leadership atMethodist Theological School in Ohio inDelaware, Ohio.

By Bishop Judith Craig

To ask about God’s presence in theface of the tsunami that struck Asiaand Africa is to ask a good question.It is not a “why” question but a“where” question.

We are long past the time when wethink natural occurrences are thedirect act of God — whether they areapparent interventions that spare usharm, for which we give thanks, ordisasters like the tsunami that causeinexpressible sorrow and loss. Weknow such events are the result ofthe physics and forces of a naturalworld where shifts of tectonic platescause the earth to tremble, and in thiscase, huge waves to cross the ocean’ssurface and crash into land.

Did God do this? Certainly not! Theuniverse is orderly, even in its disor-der, with the laws of its nature beingthe guidelines for its behavior.

No, we would be naïve and ignorantof natural forces to blame God forthis tragedy.

But asking the “where” questionputs us on an avenue to the heart ofGod. For God is surely in the midst ofall that has occurred, watching thedevastation of those made in God’simage and surely reaching out in theenergy of Godly love that surpassesall other sources of hope.

God is in this event — in the tearsof those who mourn, in the joy ofthose who survived, in the numbnessof those who wonder about the future,in the anguish of those who try to getthrough each day. God surely is inthis event in the hands and feet ofthose who carry the stuff of relief —medicine, food, shelter.

A delegation of mission and com-munications leaders of The UnitedMethodist Church visited areas ofSumatra, Indonesia, near the epicen-ter of the earthquake that triggeredthe waves.

God is in this event in the presenceof those who work to clear awayrubble and gently care for the bodiesfound and over which they weep. Godis in this event in the touch of healersand the listening of counselors, and

When people experience tragedy orloss, the questions often asked are:Why did God allow it to happen?Where was God? Those questionsswirl in the aftermath of a catastro-phe such as the Dec. 26 tsunami thatstruck Asia and Africa. United Meth-odist Communications has produced aresource to help individuals, studygroups and congregations understand

Areas of standing water such as this in Banda Aceh are a concern for relief officialsworried about waterborne diseases. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.

how God is present in difficult times.“God, Why? Teachings from the

Tsunamis” offers insights from bish-ops, theologians, pastors and othersin a two-session, small-group studyformat. For information about theproject or to preorder the $19.95 DVDand CD, call customer service at at(888) 346-3862 or visit www.umc.org.

“God, Why?” study resource addresses tough questions

The Rev. Edgar W. Roberson, Jr.Word has been received of the death

of the Rev. Edgar W. Roberson, Jr.,retired associate member, onSunday, January 30, 2005. Rev.Roberson, age 79, died on his way tochurch.

Prior to retiring on July 1, 1990, hehad served Hellertown: St. Paul’s andPine Grove churches.

He is survived by his wife, Loretta.Condolences may be sent to her atApt. 4, 75 Maplewood Drive, LewisburgPA 17837-8902.

There will be a memorial service onSunday, April 3*, 2005, at 3 p.m. atBeaver Memorial UMC, 42 S. Third St.,Lewisburg, PA.

The Rev. Warren P. Mohr, Jr.Word has been received of the death

of retired elder, the Rev. Warren P.Mohr, Jr., who died on February 12,

2005. A member of Allentown:Emmanuel UMC, he was 84 year old.

Rev. Mohr retired in 1984. PastorMohr served churches on the South-east District (Rancks), the NortheastDistrict (Tobyhanna, Pen Argyl:Grace, Wescosville: Bethany), and theNorthwest District (Barnesville/Quakake).

He is survived by his wife, Dorotheaand son, Dr. Philip W. Mohr, anddaughter Mrs. Linda J. Howell.

Services were held at 11:00 a.m.,Wednesday, February 16, at EmmanuelUnited Methodist Church, 2336 S.Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18103(610-797-1571). Calling hour was heldprior to the service, from 10:00-11:00a.m.

Condolences may be sent to Mrs.Dorothea Mohr, 34 Arch Street, PenArgyl, PA 18072-1631.

Contributions in lieu of flowersmay be made to Emmanuel United

Methodist Church or Pen Argyl:Grace United Methodist Church, 404Mountain Avenue, Pen Argyl, PA18072.

In Memoriam

AppointmentsBishop Marcus Matthews announcesthe following appointment effectiveJuly 1, 2005:

Rev. Ralph Blanks - From: Janes UMC;To: Central District

Rev. Dr. Alfred Maloney - From:Northwest District; To: East DistrictRev. Dr. Sherrin Marshall - From:Huntingdon Valley UMC; To: Exec.Dir. Congregational TransformationRev. Dr. Christopher Kurien - From: St.Matthews, Reading; To: NorthwestDistrict

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In The Nation

The Nation in BriefThe Nation in BriefThe Nation in BriefThe Nation in BriefThe Nation in BriefHotel on the grounds of Baltimore-Washington Airport. Stroud, who wasserving as associate pastor of FirstUnited Methodist Church ofGermantown in Philadelphia, wasfound guilty Dec. 2 of violating thedenomination’s prohibition of “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” inthe ordained ministry. Since losingher clergy credentials, she has re-mained on staff at that church as alay member.

• HERITAGE CENTERMany people are unaware that AfricanAmericans’ involvement in Methodismdates back to the beginnings of thechurch in America, a United Method-ist bishop says. A lot of whites don’tknow African Americans were a cru-cial part of Methodism before theracially segregated Central Jurisdic-tion was created in 1939, says BishopForrest Stith. And some AfricanAmericans have been so “obsessedwith the injustices of the CentralJurisdiction” that they seldom sharethe stories of black involvement in thechurch as far back as the ChristmasConference of 1784, when the churchin America was organized. Stith isleading a project for the creation of anAfrican American Methodist HeritageCenter that will help people under-stand the contributions that blackshave made to Methodism. The centerwill gather the stories, artifacts andother historical items of black Meth-odists from the mid-18th century totoday.

going therapy at Methodist Rehabilita-tion Center in Jackson. Brandon,from Harrisburg, PA, was injured Jan.9 when a truck hit his car near Jack-son. He was returning to college inTexas. The prayer pager is a ministryof Christ United Methodist Church inJackson. Church members sent e-mails to friends asking them to prayfor Brandon, call a toll-free number forthe pager and enter their ZIP codes.Pages began coming in from through-out the United States, and the pagerbuzzed constantly. The church hassince provided prayer pagers to a hos-pitalized child and to a church memberbeing treated for cancer.

• UNITED METHODIST MENThe ninth National Gathering ofUnited Methodist Men is scheduled forJuly 15-17 at Purdue University, WestLafayette, Ind. The gathering, for-merly known as the Congress ofUnited Methodist Men, is a quadren-nial event that brings together morethan 4,000 men from across the globefor spiritual renewal, fellowship andinstruction. For details or to register,visit www.gcumm.org or call (888) 245-0176.

• STROUD APPEALAn April 28 hearing date has been setfor the appeal of Beth Stroud, theformer United Methodist clergywomanwho lost her credentials after a churchtrial. The hearing will be 9 a.m. tonoon at the Sheraton International

• WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTHThe United Methodist Commission onthe Status and Role of Women hasdeveloped four bulletin inserts inrecognition of Women’s HistoryMonth this March. The inserts will beavailable in a free pdf format at thecommission’s website www.gcsrw.org,beginning Feb. 23. The bulletins fea-ture four outstanding women fromMethodist backgrounds, includingBishop Minerva Carcano. The insertsalso include quizzes. In the late 1980s,the National Women’s History Projectpetitioned the U.S. Congress to expandthe national celebration from oneweek to the entire month of March.The celebration originally began asonly one day—March 8, 1908—whenthe Social Democratic Women’s Soci-ety sponsored a mass meeting onwomen’s rights in New York. Thatdate is now observed as InternationalWomen’s Day and celebrated world-wide.

• PRAYER PAGERHundreds of miles from home, Jackand Anita Culp felt numb, watchingtheir son cling to life after a wreck.As they prayed for his survival, astranger brought something thatwould give them hope in the family’smost trying time: a prayer pager.Soon, the family’s prayers were joinedby thousands from across the country.“It’s kind of hard to grasp sometimesthat that many people care,” saidBrandon Culp, 23, who is now under-

By Linda S. Rhodes

Inspired to action, some UnitedMethodists in town for a conferenceon creating healthy congregations lefttheir plush hotel, walked to a fast-foodrestaurant and bought 400 meals for agroup of homeless people living underan expressway overpass.

Nearly 100 participants at the“Healthy Churches: Transforming theWorld” conference were inspired by ahymn “Invitation” that, in part, says“There are tables in our city filledwith lavish food and drink. Many dinethere without pity, of the homelessnever think.”

The visit to the overpass was theidea of the Rev. We Hyun Chang,pastor of Wesley United MethodistChurch in Concord, N.H., who said hehad gone to McDonald’s to get break-fast and saw the people living on thestreet.

“I was surprised by the disparity”between the fancy hotel where theconference was and the stark sur-roundings under the overpass, Changsaid. “I wanted to do somethingrather than just talk about it.”

About 1,300 local church andconference leaders from across the

United States met Jan. 27-30 to learnmore about creating and maintaininghealthy congregations. The UnitedMethodist Board of Discipleshipsponsored the event.

Chang said he was spurred to actionwhen he heard the opening nightspeaker, the Rev. Leslie Griffiths, deanof the Wesley Chapel in London,encourage United Methodists tocontinue John Wesley’s work on socialjustice issues. And when he read thehymn, “there was no way that I wasn’tgoing to do something,” Chang said.

About 100 guests at the concludingdinner and worship service for the“Healthy Churches: Transforming theWorld” conference in Houston werehomeless persons living under anearby expressway overpass. Nearly100 participants at the conference heldin Houston Jan. 27-30 bought lunchesand invited the homeless to the dinnerand service.

First, the church members de-scended on a nearby McDonald’s res-taurant where they spent at least$2,000 buying more than 400 meals.Then they went out into the street toshare their lunches.

“This is wonderful,” said FosterRiley who added that he had lived inseveral missions and shelters beforeending up under the expressway fortwo days. “I think it madeeverybody’s day. It was a cloudy day.But you came and brightened up ourday. It was a good day for everybody.”

While distributing lunches, theUnited Methodists also issued invita-tions to come to dinner and worshipthat night at the Hilton of theAmericas in downtown Houston.

“Really? Are you serious?” severalof the homeless asked, expressingamazement that they were beinginvited to dinner. But despite their

incredulity, they came – about 100 ofthem.

And the United Methodists weren’tsure who benefited the most from theexperience.

“It was really wonderful to have atmy table one of those honored guestswho was living under the express-way,” said the Rev. Robert Sathuri,pastor of Emmanuel United Method-ist Church in Polo, Ill. “To go bringthe communion bread and cup andreceive communion from him, Steven,it was a fantastic, fantastic experiencefor my wife and I. I felt that we maderoom for Jesus at the table, and Jesusbroke bread with us.”

The Rev. Charles Emery, pastor ofCalvary United Methodist Church inVilla Park, Ill., expressed pleasurethat there was so much interactionbetween those who came as guests tothe banquet and those who wereattending the conference.

“It wasn’t like they (the homelessguests) were sitting off in the corner,”Emery said. “There was a true genu-ine sense of respect and opennesstoward each other which I thoughtwas very hopeful.”

“My big concern was that it not betoo condescending to them,” saidJoyce Fieldstad, member of WarrenUnited Methodist Church in Warren,Ill. “I went not knowing what toexpect, but I was pleased with theresult. They seemed very respectful toall of us. I really think they acceptedus for what we were doing. I thinkthey were very grateful and were veryaccepting of it.”

Chang said, “Some of us are sug-gesting that maybe we should makeevery United Methodist event akingdom event, and not just open thedoors, but also open the table.”

Rhodes is director of communicationsfor the Northern Illinois AnnualConference.

The Rev. Robert Sathuri gives lunch to a homeless man in downtown Houston. A UMNSphoto by Linda S. Rhodes.

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Thank you to every church in the Eastern PennsylvaniaConference for sharing the gifts God has given you.

DistrictDistrictSuperintendent

ConnectionMinistries

2004Payment

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PaidCentral Rev. Philip Ponce 607,759 98% 194,644 101% 190,723 101%East Rev. Michele Bartlow 603,052 95% 140,399 93% 132,192 89%Northeast Rev. Susan May 512,326 97% 165,901 98% 144,812 98%Northwest Rev. Alfred Maloney 421,229 97% 135,577 94% 128,504 96%Southeast Rev. Susan May 537,415 95% 175,007 95% 167,460 95%Southwest Rev. Robert Hoffman 742,460 96% 217,050 91% 208,902 90%Total 3,424,241 96% 1,028,578 95% 972,593 95%

Of each dollar contributed, onaverage:

♦ 83.2 cents stays in your localchurch for ministries and expenses

♦ Less than 4 cents goes to UnitedMethodist churchwide missions,salaries and administrative cost

♦ 12.8 cents goes for regionalministries in your annual confer-ence and jurisdiction

Your church has a finance commit-tee that recommends the budget forlocal mission projects, operatingexpenses and salaries. That budgetis approved annually by yourchurch council.

Apportioned Funds EnableUnited Methodists to DoTogether What No Church,District or Annual ConferenceCould Do Alone.

We believe giving is an act ofworship. We believe giving is, as 2Corinthians 9:15, NRSV, teaches,our way of saying “Thanks be to

God” for the most generous gift ofall…our Lord Jesus Christ.

John Wesley and his followers sawour work in the simplest terms. Toparaphrase his inspiring words:“Do all the good you can, in all theplaces you can, to all the people youcan.”

We United Methodists follow inWesley’s footsteps, supporting one

another and helping God’s childrenwhenever and wherever we can.

One way we accomplish this taskis through our apportioned funds, amethod of giving that proportion-ally allocates the general churchbudget to conferences (whichsubsequently apportion to localchurches). This method of givinghas become a strong, generous

tradition and a personal, lifelongcommitment.

Together, through our connectedcongregations, we United Method-ists accomplish what no singlechurch, district or annual confer-ence ever could hope to do. In thisway, each individual, each family,each congregation gives a fair sharefor the church’s work. We combineour prayers, presence, gifts andservice to make a significantdifference in the lives of God’speople…in every place we can…asoften as we can.

The seven apportioned fundsinclude:

World Service Fund

Ministerial Education Fund

Africa University Fund

Black College Fund

Interdenominational CooperationFund

Episcopal Fund

General Administration Fund

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0 1 0 7 0 R ic h m o n d W a ts o n B ir d s b o r o : C h r is t 2 ,2 4 3 1 0 0 % 8 7 2 1 0 0 % 8 6 9 1 0 0 %0 1 0 8 0 M a x im e R . J a o u e n B ir d s b o r o : F o c h t M e m o r ia l 3 ,5 3 7 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 5 6 1 0 0 % 3 ,2 1 5 1 0 0 %0 1 1 0 0 J . V . H a s t in g s C e d a r v i l le 1 7 ,2 3 0 1 0 0 % 6 ,0 9 4 1 0 0 % 5 ,6 7 6 1 0 0 %0 1 1 4 0 B la in e R . W e n g e r C o v e n t r y v i l le 9 ,3 0 1 1 0 0 % 3 ,4 4 5 1 0 0 % 3 ,4 3 2 1 0 0 %0 1 1 5 0 K e n n e th D e W a lt D o u g la s s v i l le : H o p e 4 ,5 9 3 7 5 % 9 6 1 9 % 9 6 1 9 %0 1 1 6 0 J o h n J . K e r e tz m a n E lv e r s o n 8 ,6 5 5 1 0 0 % 3 ,1 3 2 1 0 0 % 3 ,2 1 3 1 0 0 %0 1 2 0 0 L o u is E . T r o e s te r G e ig e r to w n : S t . P a u l 's 5 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 %0 1 2 1 0 P a u l R . C r ik e la i r G o o d w i l l 3 ,5 2 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 7 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 0 6 1 0 0 %0 1 2 3 0 R o n a ld L . B ic k h a r t H a r m o n y 3 ,0 1 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 1 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 1 2 1 0 0 %0 1 4 1 0 L a r r y D . C a r l L in c o ln P a r k : C o m m u n it y 1 2 ,9 5 2 1 0 0 % 4 ,6 1 0 1 0 0 % 4 ,4 9 6 1 0 0 %0 1 4 2 0 J o h n C . G r o v e M o h n to n : C a lv a r y 1 6 ,5 3 7 1 0 0 % 5 ,7 4 4 1 0 0 % 5 ,7 1 9 1 0 0 %0 1 4 3 0 J e r e R . M a r t in M o r g a n to w n 4 ,9 7 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 9 7 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 4 7 1 0 0 %0 1 4 6 0 M a t th e w L . H e c k m a n N e w B e r l in v i l le : S t . A n d r e w 8 ,0 2 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,6 7 3 1 0 0 % 2 ,6 7 3 1 0 0 %0 1 4 7 0 D a v id M . L e w is N e w H a n o v e r 2 7 ,4 1 0 1 0 0 % 1 0 ,1 5 2 1 0 0 % 1 0 ,1 1 2 1 0 0 %0 1 5 2 0 W il l ia m J . H u m e s P o t t s to w n : F i r s t 6 ,3 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 1 5 3 0 S te p h e n H e r c z e g P o t t s to w n : S a le m 3 ,1 4 7 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 6 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 6 1 1 0 0 %0 1 5 4 0 N ic o la s C a m a c h o R e a d in g : C e n t r a l P a r k 5 ,1 3 7 1 0 0 % 0 % 0 %0 1 5 6 0 N ic o la s C a m a c h o R e a d in g : E m a n u e l- O l iv e t 8 3 6 5 2 % 2 3 3 5 8 % 2 3 3 5 8 %0 1 5 8 0 R ic h a r d C . H o ld e r R e a d in g : G r a c e 2 ,5 4 6 1 0 0 % 9 4 3 1 0 0 % 9 4 0 1 0 0 %0 1 5 9 0 J o h n T . P fe i l R e a d in g : H o ly C r o s s 1 0 ,4 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,4 4 3 1 0 0 % 1 ,4 4 3 1 0 0 %0 1 6 0 0 C h r is to p h e r J . K u r ie n R e a d in g : S t . M a t th e w s 4 ,9 1 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 5 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 4 0 1 0 0 %0 1 6 1 0 D a v id A . K n o t ts R e a d in g : W e s le y 2 ,7 9 9 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 4 7 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 4 3 1 0 0 %0 1 6 6 0 M a r k T e r r y S t . P e te r 's : M o u n t C a r m e l 2 ,4 0 0 1 0 0 % 9 0 0 1 0 0 % 9 0 0 1 0 0 %0 1 6 7 0 L e s te r M . G r o v e s T e m p le 5 ,0 1 5 1 0 0 % 9 9 8 5 8 % 9 6 8 5 8 %0 1 6 8 0 J e f f R a f f a u f W e s t L a w n 3 7 ,3 0 3 1 0 2 % 1 2 ,5 2 8 1 0 0 % 1 2 ,8 8 8 1 0 0 %0 1 6 9 0 N a n c y R . D o u g h e r t y W y o m is s in g : C a lv a r y 5 ,4 7 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 7 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,4 0 4 1 0 0 %0 3 0 2 0 R ic h a r d J . R im e r t B e r w y n 1 7 ,8 5 3 1 0 0 % 6 ,1 7 1 1 0 0 % 5 ,9 7 6 1 0 0 %0 3 0 3 0 C a r o l A . C a m p b e l l B e th e l 5 ,0 0 0 6 7 % 2 ,8 9 0 9 6 % 1 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 0 7 0 E r ic H . W o o d w o r th C h a r le s to w n 2 ,1 0 2 8 3 % 6 7 7 8 3 % 6 3 8 8 3 %0 3 2 1 5 D a v id J . F r a m e E v a n s b u r g 2 ,3 3 1 1 0 0 % 7 6 5 1 0 0 % 7 3 8 1 0 0 %0 3 3 0 0 S c o t t A . W id m e r H o n e y B r o o k 4 ,6 2 4 6 7 % 1 ,5 9 8 6 7 % 1 ,7 7 8 6 7 %0 3 4 0 0 D a v id M . M y e r s M a lv e r n 2 ,0 8 7 1 0 6 % 1 ,1 7 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 4 6 0 T im o th y C . A n d e r m a n M o n t C la r e : O t t e r b e in 3 ,5 7 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 3 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 9 5 1 0 0 %0 3 5 0 0 C h a r le s C . C o le P a o l i 2 2 ,4 2 9 1 0 0 % 7 ,7 1 0 1 0 0 % 7 ,4 7 0 1 0 0 %0 3 5 3 0 B r o n w y n Y o c u m P h o e n ix v i l le : F i r s t 2 0 ,5 2 2 1 0 0 % 6 ,0 4 5 1 0 0 % 4 ,4 3 3 1 0 0 %0 3 5 5 0 L e e F . A d a m s R o y e r s fo r d 1 1 ,8 5 7 1 0 0 % 4 ,0 5 5 1 0 0 % 3 ,9 2 5 1 0 0 %0 3 5 7 0 R ic h a r d W . H o w a r th S p r in g C i t y 5 ,9 5 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 6 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 9 0 1 0 0 %0 3 6 2 0 T h o m a s E b e r s o le V a l le y F o r g e 6 ,1 5 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 7 9 1 0 0 % 1 ,8 6 7 1 0 0 %0 3 6 3 0 R o b e r t W i l t V a l le y F o r g e : S t . M a t th e w 's 2 0 ,6 9 2 1 0 0 % 7 ,1 5 2 1 0 0 % 6 ,9 2 6 1 0 0 %0 3 6 5 0 J o s e p h F . D iP a o lo W a y n e 3 2 ,3 8 4 1 0 0 % 1 1 ,0 7 5 1 0 0 % 1 0 ,7 2 4 1 0 0 %0 5 0 1 0 D o n a ld R . W i l l ia m s A r d m o r e 1 3 ,8 5 5 1 0 0 % 4 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 4 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 5 0 2 0 J a m e s F . M c In t i r e B a la C y n w y d 1 3 ,2 6 3 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 3 9 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 3 9 1 0 0 %0 5 0 2 5 D a n ie l C . Y o o B a la C y n w y d : W e s le y K o r e a n 0 % 0 % 0 %0 5 0 3 0 G e o r g e A . T ig h B e th e l H i l l 1 1 ,9 5 3 1 0 0 % 4 ,0 7 7 1 0 0 % 3 ,9 5 8 1 0 0 %0 5 0 4 0 D a v id T a tg e n h o r s t B r y n M a w r : S t . L u k e 7 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 0 0 1 0 0 %0 5 0 8 0 D a v id M . E c k e r t C o n s h o h o c k e n 6 ,3 3 3 1 0 6 % 1 ,8 3 3 9 2 % 1 ,8 3 3 9 2 %0 5 1 5 0 C h a r le n e L . G a s p a r G la d w y n e 1 ,7 9 4 1 0 0 % 6 1 2 1 0 0 % 5 9 4 1 0 0 %0 5 1 8 0 B a r b a r a K e y s e r H a v e r to w n : S t . A n d r e w s 3 ,6 7 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 5 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 1 8 1 0 0 %0 5 2 0 0 R o b e r t G . C o o m b e H a v e r to w n : U n io n 9 ,1 9 4 1 0 0 % 3 ,1 3 7 1 0 0 % 3 ,0 4 4 1 0 0 %0 5 2 1 0 N a n c y L . M i l le r L a fa y e t t e H i l l : M e s s ia h 8 ,4 2 8 9 2 % 2 ,8 7 6 9 2 % 2 ,7 9 0 9 2 %0 5 2 2 0 G a r y D . K n e r r L a n s d a le : C h r is t 2 5 ,3 3 7 1 0 0 % 8 ,6 4 4 1 0 0 % 8 ,3 8 9 1 0 0 %0 5 2 3 0 D a v id G . H e b e r l in g L a n s d a le : F i r s t 3 0 ,0 0 4 1 2 0 % 1 0 ,2 4 8 0 % 9 ,9 3 5 0 %0 5 2 6 0 S u n i l B a la s u n d a r a m N a r b e r th 2 ,1 5 3 1 0 0 % 7 3 4 1 0 0 % 7 1 3 1 0 0 %0 5 2 7 0 C h r is t in e A . C r o x a l l N o r r is t o w n : A s b u r y 9 ,6 6 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,8 5 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,8 8 0 1 0 0 %0 5 2 8 0 G a r y L . D i l le n s n y d e r N o r r is t o w n : H a w s A v e n u e 6 ,3 0 4 7 1 % 2 ,1 2 5 7 1 % 2 ,1 9 6 7 1 %0 5 2 9 0 J a m e s E . C a r v e r N o r th W a le s : S a n c tu a r y 1 8 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 7 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 5 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 5 3 1 0 R o b in M . H y n ic k a P h i la . : A r c h S t r e e t 1 2 ,3 7 5 1 0 0 % 4 ,1 2 5 1 0 0 % 4 ,1 2 5 1 0 0 %0 5 3 3 0 A . R . R e d d ic k P h i la . : C a m p h o r M e m o r ia l 7 ,0 4 6 7 0 % 1 ,0 0 0 5 0 % 1 ,5 0 0 5 0 %0 5 3 4 0 T h o m a s E . S l ig h P h i la . : D e v e r e u x M e m o r ia l - 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 5 3 6 0 H e r b e r t N . G ib b o n s P h i la . : E m m a n u e l 6 ,7 5 9 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 2 4 1 0 0 % 2 ,1 5 8 1 0 0 %0 5 4 9 0 D o n n a L . J o n e s P h i la . : C o o k m a n 1 ,8 3 9 1 0 0 % 6 2 7 1 0 0 % 6 0 9 1 0 0 %0 5 5 0 0 R e g in a ld A . M o n te P h i la . : M id - T o w n P a r is h 1 ,2 5 0 1 0 0 % 6 2 5 1 0 0 % 6 2 5 1 0 0 %0 5 5 1 0 T h o m a s H . J a m e s P h i la . : M o u n t Z io n 4 ,6 6 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 9 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 4 4 1 0 0 %0 5 5 2 0 A n th o n y A . A r r in g to n P h i la . : M o th e r A f r ic a n Z o a r 4 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 5 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 5 0 1 0 0 %0 5 6 2 0 R o b e r t L . J o h n s o n P h i la . : S im p s o n - F le tc h e r - 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 5 6 5 0 A l le n G . J e n k in s P h i la . : S t . L u k e 's S n y d e r A v e n u - 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 5 6 6 0 A l le n G . J e n k in s P h i la . : S t . B a r n a b a s - B e th s a id a 2 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 4 8 1 4 8 % 4 8 1 4 8 %0 5 6 7 0 G . K . G i ls o n P h i la . : S t . G e o r g e 's 1 ,9 0 0 1 0 0 % 5 5 0 1 0 0 % 5 5 0 1 0 0 %0 5 6 8 0 M ic h a e l R o b e r t s P h i la . : T io g a 1 ,8 3 3 9 2 % 9 1 7 9 2 % 8 3 0 5 6 9 0 T h o m a s A . J a c k m o n P h i la . : T in d le y T e m p le 5 7 6 0 % 0 %0 5 7 4 0 S u n i l B a la s u n d a r a m R a d n o r 9 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 0 % 0 %3 1 4 2 5 J o h n V . B h a jja n H a v e r to w n : H o p e * 3 ,7 6 6 3 , 2 1 0 2 4 4 % 3 ,2 0 4 2 4 6 %

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0 5 3 7 5 J o h n L e w is P h ila . : H a v e n P e n ie l 1 2 ,3 7 9 1 0 0 % 1 ,8 8 7 4 5 % 3 ,7 5 7 9 2 %0 5 3 9 0 J o rg e O r t iz P h ila . : E l M e s ia s 1 ,6 6 5 1 0 0 % 5 5 0 1 0 0 % 5 3 5 1 0 0 %0 5 4 0 5 D e L o is J o h n s o n P h ila . : H a n c o c k S t J o h n 's - 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 5 4 2 0 T ra c y L . B a s s P h ila . : K e n s in g to n "O ld B r ic k " 0 % 0 % 0 %0 5 4 4 0 W ill ia m W o lfe P h ila . : S t . P h il ip 's 2 4 0 1 0 0 % 4 8 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 8 0 1 0 0 %0 5 4 6 0 M e lv in F . B e ll P h ila . : S im p s o n M e m o r ia l 6 ,6 2 0 1 0 0 % 0 % 1 ,3 8 0 1 0 0 %0 5 4 7 5 D a n ie l P . R o th P h ila . : S u m m e r f ie ld /S ilo a m 4 ,5 1 1 7 4 % 8 4 6 4 0 % 8 2 2 4 0 %0 5 5 6 0 L o re n z a W il l ia m s J r . P h ila . : F a l ls 1 ,4 9 5 1 0 0 % 5 1 0 1 0 0 % 4 9 5 1 0 0 %0 5 5 8 5 S a n d ra F . D u fre s n e P h ila . : R o x b o ro u g h , G re e n L a n e 8 ,8 0 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 %0 5 6 0 0 A n d re w K rp a ta P h ila . : R o x b o ro u g h , R id g e 7 ,3 5 5 1 0 0 % 2 ,5 0 9 1 0 0 % 2 ,4 3 5 1 0 0 %0 7 0 2 0 S u k ja B a n g A m b le r : C a lv a ry 8 ,9 0 5 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 8 5 1 0 0 % 4 1 5 1 0 0 %0 7 0 3 0 D e b ra C . S ta n to n B e n s a le m 1 3 ,0 2 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 9 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 9 0 1 0 0 %0 7 0 4 0 M y u n g H . C h a B e n s a le m : K o re a n U M C - 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 7 0 5 0 B o n n ie k a re n M u lle n -H o ltz B r is to l: F ir s t 2 ,9 3 9 9 6 % 1 ,0 5 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 8 7 9 8 %0 7 0 6 0 T h o m a s B ro o k s B r is to l: H a r r im a n 1 ,0 9 6 5 2 % 3 5 1 4 8 % 3 6 3 4 8 %0 7 0 7 0 C h a r le s A . G re e n C h a lfo n t 1 ,0 3 5 8 3 % 1 7 4 8 3 % 5 0 4 8 3 %0 7 0 8 0 G re g o ry K . G ilm o re -C lo u g h C h e lte n h a m 4 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 7 0 9 0 C h a r le s R . M u d ie C o rn w e lls H e ig h ts 4 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 2 0 1 0 0 % 9 2 0 1 0 0 %0 7 1 0 0 C y n th ia E . S k r ip a k C ro y d o n : W ilk in s o n M e m o r ia l 1 ,8 2 3 1 0 0 % 3 3 7 1 0 0 % 3 2 8 1 0 0 %0 7 1 1 0 M ic h a e l A . M u rp h y D o y le s to w n 2 8 ,7 1 8 1 0 0 % 9 ,1 0 8 1 0 0 % 6 ,2 2 8 1 0 0 %0 7 1 3 0 R o b e r t L . S tra u s s F a ir le s s H ills : C h r is t 1 1 ,0 2 9 1 0 0 % 3 ,7 4 8 1 0 0 % 2 ,5 7 6 1 0 0 %0 7 1 4 0 W . T . B a c h F a ir le s s H ills : F irs t 1 2 ,4 8 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,1 2 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,1 2 0 1 0 0 %0 7 1 5 0 H . M a lc o lm W h ite m a n F a lls in g to n 1 ,8 5 6 8 3 % 8 4 5 1 0 9 % 8 6 3 1 0 9 %0 7 1 6 5 C y n th ia L . B ru b a k e r G le n s id e /A b in g to n 7 ,0 7 1 1 0 0 % 4 ,9 7 1 1 0 0 % 2 ,1 4 3 1 0 0 %0 7 1 7 0 T h o m a s C . H a u g h H a tb o ro : L e h m a n M e m o r ia l 4 5 ,4 2 8 1 0 0 % 1 2 ,1 5 0 1 0 0 % 1 2 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 %0 7 1 8 0 L o re le i M . B a c h H u lm e v ille : N e s h a m o n y 1 ,2 0 8 1 0 0 % 1 7 8 1 0 0 % 1 1 4 1 0 0 %0 7 1 9 0 S h e r r in M a rs h a ll H u n t in g d o n V a lle y 1 6 ,9 7 3 1 0 0 % 5 ,5 2 7 1 0 0 % 0 %0 7 2 0 0 W ill ia m M . T h o m p s o n Iv y la n d : S t . J o h n 's 3 5 ,2 5 6 1 0 0 % 9 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 9 ,2 5 3 1 0 0 %0 7 2 1 0 G a ry L . N ic h o ls o n J a r re t to w n 2 7 ,4 9 2 1 0 0 % 8 ,8 4 3 1 0 0 % 4 ,7 8 4 1 0 0 %0 7 2 2 0 J a y N e w lin J e n k in to w n 7 ,6 9 8 1 0 0 % 2 ,6 5 5 1 0 0 % 1 3 ,0 6 7 1 0 0 %0 7 2 3 0 R o y L e w is L a h a s k a 2 ,2 9 3 1 0 0 % 6 7 1 1 0 0 % 6 8 4 1 0 0 %0 7 2 4 0 J o h n L u tz L a n g h o rn e 1 2 ,8 3 6 1 0 0 % 4 ,4 2 8 1 0 0 % 4 ,5 2 4 1 0 0 %0 7 2 5 0 T im o th y A . K r ie b e l L e v it to w n : E m il ie 2 2 ,7 8 3 1 0 0 % 7 ,8 6 2 1 0 0 % 8 ,0 3 2 1 0 0 %0 7 2 6 0 M e n n o E . G o o d M o n tg o m e ry S q u a re 4 ,5 5 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 9 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 9 5 1 0 0 %0 7 2 7 0 F ra n k H . S a n d e rs M o rr is v i l le 1 0 ,2 0 0 8 7 % 3 ,1 3 5 7 7 % 1 ,1 4 6 2 8 %0 7 2 8 0 J a m e s B . T o d d S o le b u ry 1 0 ,0 6 3 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 7 7 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 7 7 1 0 0 %0 7 2 9 0 D a v id R . C ra m p N e w to w n 1 2 ,5 2 6 7 2 % 3 ,6 9 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,8 8 0 1 0 0 %0 7 3 0 0 V irg in ia M ile s P e n n s P a rk 4 ,2 0 9 1 0 0 % 1 ,4 8 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 0 6 1 0 0 %0 7 3 1 0 N a r ie L . G ra y s o n P h ila . : A d v o c a te -S t . S te p h e n 1 ,0 4 7 1 0 0 % 1 3 2 1 0 0 % 1 3 2 1 0 0 %0 7 3 2 0 M a rk D r ic k e r P h ila . : B e th e s d a 4 5 0 5 6 % 2 0 0 6 7 % 4 0 0 4 0 %0 7 3 3 0 B e v e r ly T . A n d re w s P h ila . : B r id e s b u rg 2 5 0 1 0 0 % 1 2 5 1 0 0 % 1 2 5 1 0 0 %0 7 3 4 0 D a v id W . B ro w n P h ila . : B u s t le to n 4 ,4 2 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 0 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 2 9 1 0 0 %0 7 3 5 0 H a ro ld E . T a u s s ig P h ila . : C h e s tn u t H il l 3 ,4 0 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 9 3 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 9 3 1 0 0 %0 7 3 6 0 J o h n L . D a v id s o n P h ila . : C h u rc h G o o d S h e p h e rd 5 ,2 2 7 1 0 0 % 1 0 3 1 0 3 % 1 0 3 1 0 3 %0 7 3 7 0 D a v id R . C a re y P h ila . : C h u rc h o f T h e R e d e e m e r - 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 7 3 8 0 R o b e r t R a n d o lp h -D a v is W illo w G ro v e : A b u n d a n t L ife 1 ,3 2 8 1 0 0 % 3 3 1 1 0 0 % 3 3 1 1 0 0 %0 7 3 9 0 R a n d y M . B ru b a k e r P h ila . : C re s c e n tv i l le 2 ,2 4 2 6 1 % 7 0 0 1 0 0 % 4 0 0 6 7 %0 7 4 0 0 S ta n le y J . K ra l l P h ila . : F o x C h a s e 7 ,8 6 0 1 0 0 % 4 5 6 1 0 0 % 4 4 6 1 0 0 %0 7 4 2 0 D u s t in D . P e tz P h ila . : F G M : C e n tra l 1 ,0 0 8 1 0 0 % 3 4 1 1 0 0 % 3 5 8 1 0 0 %0 7 4 3 0 L a u r ie A . R o o k a rd P h ila . : F G M : F ra n k fo rd M e m o r ia l 7 ,4 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 %0 7 4 5 0 M a ry E lu m P h ila . : F G M : S t . T h o m a s 2 7 6 1 7 % 3 8 1 7 % 3 8 1 7 %0 7 4 6 0 C a r l H . D o e r r P h ila . : H o lm e s b u rg 3 ,5 3 5 9 7 % 1 ,1 1 1 9 5 % 1 7 5 1 0 0 %0 7 4 7 0 R ic h a rd H . A n d re w s P h ila . : J o h n s o n M e m o r ia l 7 ,1 1 7 1 0 0 % 2 ,4 5 3 1 0 0 % 2 ,5 0 5 1 0 0 %0 7 4 8 0 M a n d y L . S ta n le y P h ila . : J u n ia ta P a rk 1 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 % 8 0 0 1 0 0 % 8 0 0 1 0 0 %0 7 4 9 0 A lf re d T . D a y P h ila . : G e rm a n to w n , F ir s t 1 5 ,7 2 1 1 0 0 % 5 ,2 4 8 1 0 0 % 5 ,3 6 1 1 0 0 %0 7 5 0 0 R a lp h E . B la n k s P h ila . : J a n e s M e m o r ia l 1 5 ,1 2 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 8 0 1 0 0 % 4 ,2 0 1 1 0 0 %0 7 5 1 0 W ill ia m G . G e o rg e P h ila . : G ra c e 9 ,8 9 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,1 8 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,4 1 2 1 0 0 %0 7 5 4 0 C h u l P a rk P ro s p e c tv il le : F ir s t K o re a n 1 ,4 9 6 1 0 0 % 5 1 6 1 0 0 % 5 2 7 1 0 0 %0 7 5 5 0 E s d ra s S e d a P h ila . : L a R e s u r re c c io n -L in d le y 3 ,4 3 0 6 0 % 1 ,4 3 0 7 8 % 1 ,4 5 0 7 7 %0 7 5 6 0 C o o k ie F . B ra c e y P h ila . : M o u n t C a rm e l 3 ,0 5 6 1 0 0 % 1 8 0 1 0 0 % 1 8 0 1 0 0 %0 7 5 7 0 M a rg re t M . P o w e ll P h ila . : S t . J a m e s 1 ,6 7 4 5 0 % 4 6 4 5 0 % 4 7 6 5 0 %0 7 5 8 0 F ra n k H . B il lm a n P h ila . : S o m e r to n 1 0 ,4 5 4 1 0 0 % 7 8 6 1 0 0 % 7 8 6 1 0 0 %0 7 5 9 0 D u s t in D . P e tz P h ila . : T a b e rn a c le M e m o r ia l 1 ,2 7 1 1 0 0 % 1 1 1 1 0 0 % 1 7 2 8 3 %0 7 6 1 0 A n n a R . S te w a rd P h ila . : T r in ity (B a y n to n ) 5 6 6 6 5 % 1 9 9 6 7 % 2 0 7 6 7 %

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Y o u n g L e b a n o n : T r in ity 1 2 ,0 5 4 1 0 0 % 4 ,5 0 7 1 0 0 % 4 ,4 8 9 1 0 0 %0 1 4 0 0 R ic h a rd R o g e rs L ic k d a le : T r in ity 1 0 ,4 0 3 1 0 0 % 3 ,8 5 3 1 0 0 % 3 ,8 3 9 1 0 0 %0 1 4 4 0 J a n e t S . S te g e r M o u n t G re tn a 7 ,7 5 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 0 1 5 9 % 2 ,4 9 5 9 2 %0 1 4 5 0 J o h n H . L y n c h M y e rs to w n : Z io n 1 4 ,8 7 9 1 3 5 % 3 ,2 0 8 9 2 % 3 ,2 0 8 9 2 %0 1 4 8 0 D a n ie l H a ll O n o 1 7 ,2 3 7 1 0 0 % 5 ,3 0 2 9 8 % 5 ,2 0 7 1 0 0 %0 1 4 9 0 R ic h a rd A . C la rk P a lm y ra : B e th a n y 6 ,5 2 5 1 0 0 % 0 % 0 %0 1 5 0 0 D a v id P . H a r r is P a lm y ra : F irs t 2 1 ,3 4 9 1 0 0 % 7 ,9 0 7 1 0 0 % 7 ,8 7 6 1 0 0 %0 1 5 1 0 D o u g la s S m ith P a lm y ra : G ra v e l H il l 1 8 ,7 3 8 1 0 0 % 6 ,9 4 0 1 0 0 % 6 ,9 1 4 1 0 0 %0 1 6 2 0 R ic h a rd H o s te t te r R o c h e r ty 3 ,4 0 9 7 2 % 1 ,3 1 9 7 5 % 1 ,3 1 3 7 5 %0 1 6 5 0 L a w re n c e E . R ic h a rd S h o e m a k e rs v il le : S a le m 3 ,4 4 4 1 0 0 % 9 4 4 1 0 0 % 9 4 5 1 0 0 %0 2 0 1 0 R o s e M . M a rq u a rd t A r is te s : Z io n 1 ,5 6 7 1 0 0 % 5 3 1 1 0 0 % 5 5 8 1 0 0 %0 2 0 2 0 B a rb a ra J . W e ls h A s h G ro v e 3 ,6 9 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 5 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 1 5 1 0 0 %0 2 0 3 0 A rc h ie A . P a s s m o re Ir is h V a lle y 1 ,8 1 5 1 0 0 % 6 1 5 1 0 0 % 6 4 6 1 0 0 %0 2 0 4 0 H a r ry L . C la rk A s h la n d : F irs t U M C /P re s b y . 2 3 6 1 0 0 % 8 0 1 0 0 % 7 5 8 9 %0 2 0 5 0 N a n c y H . R o s s G ira rd v i lle 3 6 8 1 0 0 % 1 2 5 1 0 0 % 1 3 1 1 0 0 %0 2 0 8 0 B ru c e N o b e l B a rn e s v i l le : B e th a n y 7 8 8 1 0 0 % 2 6 7 1 0 0 % 2 8 1 1 0 0 %0 2 0 9 0 B ru c e N o b e l Q u a k a k e : E b e n e z e r 5 1 8 1 0 0 % 8 6 1 0 0 % 2 5 9 1 0 0 %0 2 1 1 0 D a n ie l S id d le C la rk 's G ro v e 7 ,3 2 7 1 0 0 % 4 0 7 1 0 0 % 4 0 7 1 0 0 %0 2 1 3 0 N a n c y A . G e h re s C re s s o n a 2 1 2 1 0 0 % 7 2 1 0 0 % 7 6 1 0 0 %0 2 1 4 0 N a n c y A . G e h re s C u m b o la 3 3 1 1 0 0 % 1 1 2 1 0 0 % 1 1 8 1 0 0 %0 2 1 6 0 J o h n T . P a rk e r E ly s b u rg 6 ,4 7 6 1 0 0 % 2 ,1 9 5 1 0 0 % 2 ,3 0 5 1 0 0 %0 2 1 7 0 N a n c y H . R o s s F ra c k v i l le : F ir s t 6 ,9 0 8 1 0 0 % 2 ,3 4 2 1 0 0 % 2 ,4 5 9 1 0 0 %0 2 1 9 0 M a rg a re t M a rs h m a n G ilb e r to n - 0 % 2 0 0 1 0 0 % 7 5 3 6 %0 2 2 0 0 J o h n W a lla c e G o rd o n : S im p s o n 3 ,0 3 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 2 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 8 0 1 0 0 %0 2 2 1 0 J o h n W a lla c e B a r r y : S a le m 2 ,2 9 5 1 0 0 % 7 7 9 1 0 0 % 8 1 7 1 0 0 %0 2 2 4 0 J o a n n e Y o u n g K u lp m o n t 1 ,6 2 3 8 3 % 5 5 0 8 3 % 5 7 8 8 3 %0 2 2 5 0 A lv in A . R e e s e L a n d in g v il le : W e lc o m e 2 ,7 4 1 1 0 0 % 9 2 9 1 0 0 % 9 7 6 1 0 0 %0 2 2 7 0 D a v id A ld e rs o n L e w is to w n : C a lv a ry E v a n g e lic a l 2 ,8 9 6 1 0 0 % 9 8 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 3 1 1 0 0 %0 2 2 8 0 S a lim K h a n M a h a n o y C ity : F irs t 6 ,5 1 9 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 1 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,3 2 0 1 0 0 %0 2 2 9 0 B e th T ro n e M in e rs v il le 5 9 0 1 0 0 % 2 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 1 0 1 0 0 %0 2 3 0 0 B e th T ro n e L le w e lly n 1 ,5 1 0 1 0 0 % 5 1 2 1 0 0 % 5 3 8 1 0 0 %0 2 3 2 0 J a m e s M c N a ir M o u n t C a rm e l: F irs t 2 ,3 6 0 1 0 0 % 8 0 0 1 0 0 % 8 4 0 1 0 0 %0 2 3 5 0 C h a r le s E n g le h a r t N u re m b e rg : B e th a n y 3 5 4 1 0 0 % 1 2 0 1 0 0 % 1 2 6 1 0 0 %0 2 3 6 0 T im o th y J . P a t te rs o n O rw ig s b u rg : S a le m 1 ,4 1 6 1 0 0 % 4 8 0 1 0 0 % 5 0 4 1 0 0 %0 2 4 0 0 Ira L y d ic P in e G ro v e : S t . P a u l 3 ,8 3 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 6 5 1 0 0 %0 2 4 1 0 Ira L y d ic D o n a ld s o n 9 3 0 1 0 0 % 3 1 5 1 0 0 % 3 3 1 1 0 0 %0 2 4 2 0 L o r ra in e H e c k m a n P o r t C a rb o n : F irs t 2 ,0 6 5 1 0 0 % 7 0 0 1 0 0 % 7 3 5 1 0 0 %0 2 4 3 0 M a rg a re t K ro p p P o r t C a rb o n : G ra c e 8 8 5 1 0 0 % 3 0 0 1 0 0 % 3 1 5 1 0 0 %0 2 4 4 0 M a rg a re t A . R e e d N e w P h ila d e lp h ia 6 8 5 1 0 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 2 4 5 0 B o n n ie Y e a g e r P o t ts v il le : E v a n g e lic a l 1 ,8 8 8 1 0 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 2 4 6 0 W . S . O s tm a n P o tts v il le : F irs t 1 5 ,4 4 1 1 0 0 % 5 ,2 3 4 1 0 0 % 5 ,4 9 6 1 0 0 %0 2 4 7 0 C h r is to p h e r W o lly u n g R in g to w n : A u ra n d M e m o r ia l 2 ,0 3 2 1 0 0 % 6 8 9 1 0 0 % 7 2 3 1 0 0 %0 2 4 8 0 J o h n K ro p p S t. C la ir -W a d e 1 ,7 7 0 1 0 0 % 6 0 0 1 0 0 % 6 3 0 1 0 0 %0 2 5 1 0 J a m e s F ry e r D re h e rs v i lle : S a le m 1 ,7 8 8 1 0 0 % 6 0 6 1 0 0 % 6 3 6 1 0 0 %0 2 5 2 0 J a m e s F ry e r N e w R in g g o ld : Z io n 4 7 2 1 0 0 % 1 6 0 1 0 0 % 1 6 8 1 0 0 %0 2 5 3 0 G a rry S n y d e r R e y n o ld s : Z io n 's 3 6 2 1 0 0 % 1 2 3 1 0 0 % 1 2 9 1 0 0 %0 2 5 4 0 G a rry S n y d e r W e s t P e n n : Im m a n u e l 5 0 2 1 0 0 % 1 7 0 1 0 0 % 1 7 9 1 0 0 %0 2 5 5 0 S u s a n A . W o lly u n g S c h u y lk il l H a v e n : C o v e n a n t 8 4 8 1 0 0 % 2 8 7 1 0 0 % 3 0 2 1 0 0 %0 2 5 6 0 A lb e r t M o s le y S c h u y lk il l H a v e n : F irs t 1 3 ,3 8 4 1 0 0 % 4 ,5 3 7 1 0 0 % 4 ,7 6 4 1 0 0 %0 2 5 8 0 T im o th y R . R e ic h a rd J o h n s to n C ity : R a n s h a w 1 ,7 1 6 1 0 0 % 5 8 2 1 0 0 % 6 1 1 1 0 0 %0 2 5 9 0 T im o th y R . R e ic h a rd S h a m o k in : F ir s t 4 ,5 0 3 9 0 % 1 ,6 9 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,7 8 1 1 0 0 %0 2 6 2 0 A lb e r t S c h e ll S h a m o k in : E m m a n u e l 1 ,9 9 9 9 2 % 6 7 7 9 2 % 7 1 1 9 2 %0 2 6 3 0 N e ls o n A lle m a n O a k G ro v e 1 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 % 7 3 4 1 0 0 % 7 3 4 1 0 0 %0 2 6 4 0 B e tty A . F o rd S h a m o k in : Z io n 1 ,7 7 0 1 0 0 % 6 0 0 1 0 0 % 6 3 0 1 0 0 %0 2 6 5 0 R ic h a rd E . W ilc o c k S h a m o k in : S t . J o h n 's 5 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 0 % 0 %0 2 6 6 0 D a v id S e y m o u r S h e n a n d o a h : F irs t 4 ,7 4 3 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 0 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 8 8 1 0 0 %0 2 6 7 0 D a v id S e y m o u r W il lia m P e n n 3 8 0 1 0 0 % 1 2 9 1 0 0 % 1 3 5 1 0 0 %0 2 7 0 0 D o n a ld B o y d J o lie t t -F irs t 1 ,1 3 8 1 0 0 % 3 8 6 1 0 0 % 4 0 5 1 0 0 %0 2 7 1 0 D o n a ld B o y d T re m o n t: S t . J o h n 's 1 ,9 9 6 1 0 0 % 6 7 7 1 0 0 % 7 1 0 1 0 0 %0 2 7 2 0 K a th ry n P a in te r T re v o r to n 3 ,5 4 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 6 0 1 0 0 %0 2 7 3 0 C o ry n E . B e c k M il le rs C ro s s ro a d s 1 ,7 7 0 1 0 0 % 6 0 0 1 0 0 % 6 3 0 1 0 0 %0 2 8 0 0 R o s e M . M a rq u a rd t W ilb u r to n 2 8 2 1 0 0 % 9 6 1 0 0 % 1 0 0 1 0 0 %0 2 8 1 0 C h r is to p h e r W o lly u n g Z io n G ro v e : D a v is C h a p e l 4 9 1 1 0 0 % 1 6 6 1 0 0 % 1 7 5 1 0 0 %

T o ta l 4 2 1 ,2 2 9 9 7 % 1 3 5 ,5 7 7 9 4 % 1 2 8 ,5 0 4 9 6 %

Northwest DistrictRev. Alfred Maloney, District Superintendent Connection



www.epaumc.org

10 10 10 10 10 MARCH 2005


0 3 0 1 0 K e n n e th H a ll A v o n d a le 3 ,0 1 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 4 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 0 8 1 0 0 %0 3 0 4 0 E d w a rd C . G o o d le y B o o th 's C o rn e r : S ilo a m 4 0 0 1 1 % 3 0 0 2 4 % 3 0 0 2 7 %0 3 0 5 0 J e s s e A . C o a le B ro o m a ll: C h r is t 8 ,4 2 4 1 0 0 % 2 ,7 1 8 1 0 0 % 2 ,5 6 7 1 0 0 %0 3 0 6 0 J o h n C . N e s b it t B ro o m a ll: S t . M a rk 's 1 6 ,1 8 0 1 0 0 % 5 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 % 5 ,4 2 0 1 0 0 %0 3 0 8 0 R o b e r t A . C ra n e C h a th a m 2 ,7 7 3 1 0 0 % 9 5 9 1 0 0 % 9 2 8 1 0 0 %0 3 0 9 0 A n d re w L . F o s te r C h e s te r : G ra c e C o m m u n ity 1 ,4 0 0 4 2 % 2 9 2 2 9 % 2 9 2 2 9 %0 3 1 0 0 H a r ry B e n s o n C h e s te r : S i lo a m 2 ,0 8 2 1 0 5 % 6 5 7 1 0 0 % 6 5 5 1 0 0 %0 3 1 1 0 H e rb e r t W . C o e C h e s te r : S t . D a n ie l 's 9 ,6 4 1 8 3 % 3 ,3 3 3 8 3 % 3 ,2 2 7 8 3 %0 3 1 2 0 K a re n E . J o n e s C h e s te r : T r in ity 1 ,1 6 7 5 8 % 2 9 2 5 8 % 3 2 5 6 5 %0 3 1 4 0 E d g a r W . D o n n o n P o m e ro y 3 ,4 4 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 7 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 4 0 1 0 0 %0 3 1 5 0 H . J . T y s o n C o a te s v i lle : O liv e t 2 5 ,0 6 9 1 0 0 % 8 ,6 6 5 1 0 0 % 8 ,3 9 1 1 0 0 %0 3 1 6 0 H e id i S il l im a n C o c h ra n v il le 5 ,4 7 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,8 9 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,8 3 3 1 0 0 %0 3 1 7 0 D o ro th y M . F ie ld C ro z e rv i lle 1 ,9 7 2 1 0 0 % 6 5 9 1 0 0 % 8 2 7 1 0 0 %0 3 1 8 0 C h a r le s E . W e ig e l D o w n in g to w n 2 0 ,6 4 6 1 0 5 % 5 ,6 8 7 1 0 0 % 5 ,6 8 7 1 0 0 %0 3 1 9 0 C h r is t in a K e lle r E d d y s to n e 1 ,0 9 1 1 0 0 % 9 6 0 1 0 0 % 4 7 1 1 0 0 %0 3 2 1 0 C ly d e S . F la h e r ty E la m 2 0 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 5 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 5 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 2 2 5 C y n th ia H a ll F a ith C o m m u n ity 2 ,5 4 4 1 0 0 % 8 7 6 1 0 0 % 8 9 8 1 0 0 %0 3 2 3 0 K u r t W . S c h e n k F re m o n t: U n io n 9 1 4 1 0 0 % 3 1 6 1 0 0 % 3 0 6 1 0 0 %0 3 2 4 0 J o s e p h L . W e n r ic h F r ie n d s h ip 3 ,3 9 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 7 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 3 5 1 0 0 %0 3 2 5 0 B a rb a ra E m e ry G le n M o o re 4 ,8 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 2 6 0 J u n e H u m p to n G ra d y v ille 6 8 0 1 0 0 % 3 2 0 1 0 0 % 3 2 0 1 0 0 %0 3 2 7 0 J o h n T . W r ig h t G ro v e 2 8 ,9 3 2 1 0 0 % 9 ,6 7 3 1 0 0 % 9 ,1 9 2 1 0 0 %0 3 2 8 0 J im m y M o n tg o m e ry H a m o r to n 2 ,8 8 0 1 0 0 % 9 6 0 1 0 0 % 9 6 0 1 0 0 %0 3 2 9 0 D a v id M c M illa n H ib e rn ia 4 ,9 4 9 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 9 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 3 9 1 0 0 %0 3 3 1 0 S te v e n C . M o r to n H o p e w e ll 5 4 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 5 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 4 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 3 1 5 A n ita A . P o w e ll K e n n e tt : C h u rc h o f th e O p e n D o o r 3 ,5 7 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 3 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 9 5 1 0 0 %0 3 3 2 0 D a v id P . B e rg s tro m K e m b le s v il le 9 ,7 8 6 1 0 0 % 3 ,3 7 9 1 0 0 % 3 ,3 8 0 1 0 0 %0 3 3 3 0 E fra in D ia z W e s t G ro v e : C r is to R e y 4 0 3 6 7 % 5 0 2 5 % 4 9 2 5 %0 3 3 4 0 S h a ro n P a u l L a n d e n b e rg 5 ,5 6 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 2 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,8 6 2 1 0 0 %0 3 3 5 0 J a m e s R . H a lla m L im a 2 3 ,8 0 4 1 0 0 % 8 ,2 2 8 1 0 0 % 7 ,9 6 8 1 0 0 %0 3 3 6 0 V . J . D u rb a n o L in w o o d H e ig h ts 1 ,2 0 0 2 0 % 1 ,2 8 0 8 5 % - 0 %0 3 3 8 0 J o a n H . T ro u t L io n v il le : C h u rc h R e s u r re c t io n 4 ,8 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,8 0 0 1 0 0 % 6 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 3 9 0 E r ic D . R e s s le r N a n tm e a l 1 ,6 8 6 9 2 % 4 8 7 9 2 % 4 8 6 9 2 %0 3 4 1 0 S a n d ra C is lo M a rc u s H o o k : C o k e s b u ry 1 ,8 2 6 1 0 3 % 6 1 3 1 0 0 % 5 3 3 9 0 %0 3 4 2 0 E d w in R . G re e n , J r . M a rs h a llto n 1 0 ,2 0 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,4 0 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,4 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 4 3 0 L in d a W . G e o rg e R o m a n s v il le 3 ,9 2 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 5 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 1 4 1 0 0 %0 3 4 4 0 J a n e t K . H e s s M e d ia : F irs t 1 2 ,6 3 5 1 0 0 % 3 ,7 0 0 1 0 0 % 3 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 4 5 0 Z a b d ie l Y . K h a n M id d le to w n : C h r is t 4 ,5 7 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,4 2 5 1 0 0 %0 3 4 7 0 T h o m a s C . M c G il l M o u n t H o p e 2 2 ,5 1 3 1 0 0 % 7 ,7 0 0 1 0 0 % 7 ,4 5 4 1 0 0 %0 3 4 8 0 G w in y a i M u z o re w a N e w L o n d o n 3 ,4 3 9 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 8 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 5 1 1 0 0 %0 3 4 9 0 B e n ja m in T . T a y lo r O x fo rd 9 ,5 9 7 1 0 0 % 3 ,3 1 8 1 0 0 % 3 ,2 1 2 1 0 0 %0 3 5 1 0 M a rk B e id e m a n P a rk e s b u rg 4 ,1 6 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,4 4 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 9 5 1 0 0 %0 3 5 2 0 A m y E m m e tt P a rk s id e 1 ,9 6 4 1 0 0 % 6 7 9 1 0 0 % 6 5 7 1 0 0 %0 3 5 4 0 J a m e s T . F o rd T ra in e r : P r ic e S tre e t 7 1 9 1 0 0 % 2 3 1 1 0 0 % 2 1 8 1 0 0 %0 3 5 6 0 E rn e s t F is h e r S o u th M e d ia : P a c k a rd M e m o r ia l 2 1 0 1 0 5 % 2 2 7 1 0 0 % 3 0 1 0 0 %0 3 5 8 0 R u s s e ll J . A tk in s o n S w a r th m o re 8 ,3 3 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 6 0 6 8 % 2 ,7 8 9 1 0 0 %0 3 5 9 0 T h o m a s C . D a v is -S h a p p e ll T h o rn d a le 4 ,8 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 %0 3 6 0 0 J o n E . S w e n s o n T h o rn to n : B e th le h e m 2 4 ,3 5 7 8 8 % 9 ,5 9 1 1 0 0 % 9 ,2 8 7 1 0 0 %0 3 6 1 0 J a m e s T . F o rd T ra in e r 1 ,5 0 0 6 8 % 7 5 0 6 8 % 7 5 0 6 8 %0 3 6 4 0 J o h n P r itc h a rd W a ll in g fo rd : O ld U n io n 9 6 0 1 0 0 % 8 0 0 1 0 0 % 3 4 0 1 0 0 %0 3 6 6 0 T ru m a n T . B ro o k s W e s t C h e s te r 4 3 ,8 6 8 1 0 0 % 1 5 ,5 7 0 1 0 0 % 1 5 ,6 4 4 1 0 0 %0 3 6 6 5 E v o d ia V illa lv a W e s t C h e s te r : E l B u e n S a m a r ita n o 5 3 0 3 6 7 0 A lic e M . C o o k W e s t G ro v e 8 ,5 4 4 1 0 0 % 2 ,9 5 3 1 0 0 % 2 ,8 6 0 1 0 0 %0 3 6 8 0 D re n a L . M il le r W ill is to w n 5 ,9 7 7 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 4 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 7 9 1 0 0 %0 5 0 5 0 K e n n e th E . G e lz h is e r C lif to n H e ig h ts 0 % 0 % 0 %0 5 0 6 0 G re g o r G . W o o d ru f f C o llin g d a le : M a r in e r 's 5 0 0 1 0 0 % 0 % 0 %0 5 0 9 0 W h y m o n S im m o n s D a rb y : M t. Z io n 9 5 0 1 0 0 % 3 1 5 1 0 0 % 3 0 4 1 0 0 %0 5 1 0 0 D a v id J . D a v is P h ila . : C le a rv ie w 1 ,1 5 0 1 0 0 % 1 6 0 1 0 0 % 1 6 0 1 0 0 %0 5 1 1 0 J e ra ld G o o d w in D a rb y : U n io n M e m o r ia l 2 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 5 1 2 0 P a u l A . G u tk n e c h t D re x e l H ill 9 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 %0 5 1 7 0 C h o n g s e o k K im D re x e l H ill : N e w C o v e n a n t - 0 % - 0 % - 0 %0 5 2 4 5 T im o th y S . T h o m s o n -H o h l L a n s d o w n e : T r in ity L a n s d o w n e 2 ,6 9 1 1 0 0 % 9 1 8 1 0 0 % 8 9 1 1 0 0 %0 5 2 5 0 J u lia B r ig h t M o r to n : K e d ro n 2 ,4 2 5 1 0 0 % 8 2 5 1 0 0 % 3 5 0 1 0 0 %0 5 3 0 0 N e il G u tm a k e r N o rw o o d 2 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 % 7 0 0 1 0 0 % 7 0 0 1 0 0 %0 5 3 2 0 R a y m o n d M itc h e ll P h ila . : B e r ry -L o n g M e m o r ia l 1 ,7 9 4 1 0 0 % 1 0 0 1 6 % 1 0 0 1 7 %0 5 3 5 0 H e le n S . F le m in g P h ila . : E a s tw ic k 3 ,3 2 1 6 8 % 1 3 6 8 % 1 3 2 8 %0 5 5 3 0 C L O S E D P h ila . : O liv e t-B e th a n y 4 ,2 7 0 1 0 0 % 7 1 5 1 0 0 % 7 1 5 1 0 0 %0 5 6 1 0 G e r tru d e M . D u c k e tt P h ila . : S a y e rs M e m o r ia l 2 ,1 8 6 3 3 % 5 5 9 2 5 % 5 4 3 2 5 %0 5 7 0 0 J o y B a g w e ll P h ila . : U n iv e r . C ity , C a lv a ry 1 ,8 3 9 1 0 0 % 6 2 7 1 0 0 % 6 0 9 1 0 0 %0 5 7 1 0 R o b e r t S . B o o k e r P h ila . : W h a r to n -W e s le y 4 ,7 0 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 6 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 2 2 1 0 0 %0 5 7 3 0 G e ra rd M . M c G ra th P ro s p e c t P a rk : P ro s p e c t 3 ,6 9 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 3 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 3 0 1 0 0 %0 5 7 5 0 A lic e A . B o n h a m R id le y P a rk 3 ,6 7 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 7 9 1 1 0 % 1 ,3 3 0 1 0 9 %0 5 7 6 0 A n n e tte M . B o ld s S p r in g f ie ld : C .C . H a n c o c k 3 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 7 5 0 1 0 0 % 7 5 0 1 0 0 %0 5 7 7 0 S h a ro n L . V a n d e g r if t S p r in g f ie ld : C o v e n a n t 3 6 ,5 3 2 1 0 0 % 1 2 ,6 6 1 1 0 0 % 1 2 ,3 0 7 1 0 0 %0 5 7 9 5 E v e ly n K . C la rk U p p e r D a rb y : N e w L ife 2 5 0 3 3 % 1 9 8 % 1 9 8 %

T o ta l 5 3 7 ,4 1 5 9 5 % 1 7 5 ,0 0 7 9 5 % 1 6 7 ,4 6 0 9 5 %

Southeast DistrictRev. Susan May, District Superintendent Connection



www.epaumc.org

MARCH 2005 1111111111


0 1 1 1 0 D e n n is R . E m r ic k C h u rc h to w n 4 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 3 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 6 1 1 0 0 %0 1 2 5 0 F ra n k S c h a e fe r Io n a 6 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 0 % 0 %0 1 2 7 0 R o b e r t L . N is s ly K le in fe lte r s v il le : T r in ity 2 ,2 9 1 1 0 0 % 7 8 2 1 0 0 % 7 5 8 1 0 0 %0 1 6 3 0 M a ry E lle n B . B e c k m a n S c h a e ffe rs to w n : Z io n 1 ,8 0 9 6 9 % - 0 % - 0 %0 1 6 4 0 R o b e r t A . S t ip p ic h S c h o e n e c k : W ie s t M e m o r ia l 3 ,1 7 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 7 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 7 0 1 0 0 %0 6 0 1 0 G a ry L . S m ith A k ro n : M t. Z io n 1 ,3 5 0 1 0 0 % 3 2 5 1 0 0 % 3 2 5 1 0 0 %0 6 0 4 0 C h a r le s E . M a rs h a ll B a in b r id g e : L u d w ig 2 ,8 0 6 9 2 % 9 5 0 9 2 % 9 1 9 9 2 %0 6 0 5 0 T e r ry M ills B e th e s d a 4 ,6 6 2 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 9 4 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 4 4 1 0 0 %0 6 0 6 0 D e b ra D a v is B ird - in -H a n d 1 ,8 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,7 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,7 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 0 7 0 D e n n is E . S p a n g le r B ro w n s to w n : E m m a n u e l 5 ,5 4 1 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 9 7 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 8 7 1 0 0 %0 6 0 8 0 F re d R . L a n d is B ru n n e rv il le 3 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,8 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 0 9 0 R a n d o lp h S m ith C h r is t ia n a 2 ,0 6 7 6 7 % 6 5 0 6 7 % 6 5 0 6 7 %0 6 1 0 0 T h o m a s A . W e e p le C le a r f ie ld 2 ,1 1 0 1 0 0 % 7 2 9 1 0 0 % 7 0 6 1 0 0 %0 6 1 1 0 J a m e s A . G o u d ie C o le m a n v il le 8 ,9 7 5 1 0 0 % 3 ,1 0 2 1 0 0 % 3 ,0 0 4 1 0 0 %0 6 1 2 0 J e ff re y A . S n y d e r C o lu m b ia 1 2 ,3 0 0 1 0 0 % 4 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 % 4 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 1 3 0 J e a n n in e B re n n e r C o n e s to g a 3 ,5 4 8 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 5 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 9 6 1 0 0 %0 6 1 4 0 D o r i H . W ilc o x D e n v e r : T r in ity 6 ,4 2 8 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 2 1 1 0 0 % 2 ,1 5 1 1 0 0 %0 6 1 5 0 J o h n B . D a v is E liz a b e th to w n : S t . P a u l 's 3 8 ,8 4 2 1 0 0 % 1 3 ,4 2 2 1 0 0 % 1 3 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 1 6 0 T im o th y A . 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I ra h e ta In te rc o u rs e 2 ,6 4 1 1 0 0 % 9 1 3 1 0 0 % 8 8 4 1 0 0 %0 6 2 6 0 T im o th y J . S m ith Iro n v i l le 7 ,5 3 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 6 7 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 6 7 1 0 0 %0 6 2 7 0 D a v id C . N is s ly L a m p e te r 1 5 ,2 3 5 1 0 0 % 3 ,2 5 6 1 0 0 % 3 ,2 5 6 1 0 0 %0 6 2 7 5 J o d y B . S a m b r ic k L iv in g W a te rs C h r is t ia n F e llo w s h ip 1 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 0 % 0 %0 6 2 8 0 L a w re n c e J . W h ite h o u s e L a n c a s te r : C h r is t 4 ,3 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,3 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 2 9 0 B e rn a rd J . K e fe r L a n c a s te r : C o m m u n ity 6 ,2 9 9 1 0 0 % 2 ,6 0 8 9 2 % 2 ,5 2 6 9 2 %0 6 3 0 0 F ra n k A . N ic k e l J r . L a n c a s te r : C o v e n a n t 3 8 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 5 9 8 % 1 ,0 3 3 8 %0 6 3 1 0 W a n d a S a n to s -P e re z L a n c a s te r : E l R e d e n to r 4 ,3 8 7 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 1 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,4 6 8 1 0 0 %0 6 3 2 0 K e n t E . 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T im lin M a n h e im : R u h ls 1 3 ,2 4 3 5 8 % 4 ,0 4 6 1 0 0 % 5 ,4 2 0 7 5 %0 6 4 2 0 R ic h a rd W . C o n n e r M a n h e im : S a le m 1 0 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 0 % 0 %0 6 4 3 0 B ru c e L e fe v e r M a n h e im T o w n s h ip : F a ith 3 ,1 1 7 6 7 % 1 ,0 7 7 6 7 % 1 ,0 4 3 6 7 %0 6 4 4 0 S u s a n S lik e r M a r t ic v il le 1 ,9 6 6 1 0 0 % 6 7 9 1 0 0 % 6 5 8 1 0 0 %0 6 4 5 0 A lla n T . S u m m e r f ie ld R a w lin s v il le 1 ,9 6 4 1 0 0 % 6 7 4 9 9 % 6 5 7 1 0 0 %0 6 4 6 0 S te v e n T a y lo r M ille rs v il le : F irs t 6 ,4 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 4 7 0 B a r ry A . W o lfe M ille rs v il le : G ra c e 2 2 ,2 2 6 1 0 0 % 4 ,2 7 4 1 0 0 % 4 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 4 8 0 D . D . W o o m e r M ilto n G ro v e 3 ,0 1 0 1 0 0 % 9 6 0 1 0 0 % 9 3 0 1 0 0 %0 6 4 9 0 M ic h a e l S . M ille r M o u n t H o p e 3 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 0 % 1 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 5 0 0 P a u l L . S h u m a te M o u n t J o y : C h iq u e s 1 3 ,1 0 0 1 0 0 % 4 ,5 0 0 1 0 0 % 4 ,4 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 5 1 0 K e n n e th H . O 'N e a l M o u n t J o y : G lo s s b re n n e r 1 4 ,5 8 1 1 0 0 % 5 ,0 3 9 1 0 0 % 4 ,8 8 0 1 0 0 %0 6 5 2 0 D a v id E . W o o lv e r to n M o u n t J o y : S t . M a rk 's 2 3 ,2 4 5 1 0 0 % 8 ,0 3 2 1 0 0 % 7 ,7 8 0 1 0 0 %0 6 5 3 0 L e e F . M ic h a e ls M o u n t N e b o 4 ,8 4 0 1 0 0 % 4 8 0 1 0 0 % 1 8 0 1 0 0 %0 6 5 4 0 J o h n C o rd e s M o u n tv i l le : S t . P a u l 's 5 ,9 6 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 5 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,9 9 0 1 0 0 %0 6 5 5 0 D a v id F u lm e r N a rv o n : M t. Z io n 3 ,4 8 6 1 0 0 % 1 ,2 0 5 1 0 0 % 1 ,1 6 6 1 0 0 %0 6 5 6 0 D a v id P . U n a n g s t N e ffs v il le : L o n g M e m o r ia l 1 8 ,5 0 2 1 0 0 % 5 ,8 8 5 1 0 0 % 5 ,7 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 5 7 0 D a n ie l E . U n ra th N e w H o lla n d : N e w H o lla n d 4 ,5 2 3 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 6 3 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 1 4 1 0 0 %0 6 5 8 0 E r ic S . R itz N e w H o lla n d : E v a n g e lic a l 1 4 ,3 0 7 1 0 0 % 8 ,4 8 0 1 0 0 % 8 ,2 1 3 1 0 0 %0 6 5 9 0 K e v in E . R e a d m a n N e w H o lla n d : R a n c k 's 4 ,5 2 0 5 3 % 1 ,7 6 8 6 7 % 1 ,0 9 3 4 2 %0 6 6 0 0 E d w a rd E . B a r lo w N e w to w n 2 ,1 5 4 1 0 3 % 7 2 0 1 0 0 % 6 8 0 9 7 %0 6 6 1 0 J o h n N . R o b e r ts O re g o n 6 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 2 5 1 0 0 % 1 2 5 1 0 0 %0 6 6 2 0 J o s e p h P u c k h a b e r P a ra d is e : S t . J o h n 's 3 ,2 1 9 4 7 % 2 ,3 5 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,2 7 6 1 0 0 %0 6 6 3 0 C h e ry l Z e g e rs P e a c h B o tto m : M t. Z io n 1 ,8 9 0 1 0 0 % 6 3 0 1 0 0 % 6 3 0 1 0 0 %0 6 6 4 0 C h e ry l Z e g e rs P le a s a n t G ro v e 2 3 8 1 0 0 % 8 2 1 0 0 % 8 0 1 0 0 %0 6 6 5 0 J o h n L o n g m ire Q u a r ry v i l le : M e m o r ia l 1 8 ,0 5 5 1 0 0 % 6 ,2 3 9 1 0 0 % 6 ,0 4 3 1 0 0 %0 6 6 6 0 R . B . D e ib le r Q u a r ry v i l le : W e s le y 8 ,9 2 7 1 0 0 % 3 ,0 8 5 1 0 0 % 2 ,9 8 8 1 0 0 %0 6 6 7 0 S a n d ra K n a u b R o th s v il le : S a le m 6 ,3 7 8 1 0 0 % 3 ,0 0 3 1 0 0 % 2 ,9 0 8 1 0 0 %0 6 6 8 0 G e o rg e E . M ille r S a fe H a rb o r 1 ,6 7 3 1 0 0 % 1 6 4 1 0 0 % 1 6 3 1 0 0 %0 6 6 9 0 R o b e r t A . P o p e S te h m a n M e m o r ia l 3 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 2 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 %0 6 7 0 0 T im o th y D u c h e s n e S tra s b u rg : W e s le y 9 ,0 8 4 7 0 % 1 ,9 7 9 4 4 % 1 ,5 4 9 3 6 %0 6 7 1 0 N e v in R . A n d e s T e r re H il l: S t . P a u l's 4 ,6 2 7 1 0 0 % 1 ,6 0 0 1 0 0 % 1 ,5 4 8 1 0 0 %0 6 7 1 5 T h e o d o re E . M c C a b e T h e B r id g e 5 9 5 1 0 0 % 2 0 6 1 0 0 % 1 9 9 1 0 0 %0 6 7 2 0 J o A n n E n d e rs W a s h in g to n B o ro 2 ,5 5 9 1 0 0 % 8 8 4 1 0 0 % 8 5 7 1 0 0 %0 6 7 3 0 C . M . R o n e y W e s t W il lo w 1 0 ,6 7 4 1 0 0 % 4 ,7 3 0 1 0 0 % 4 ,0 9 6 1 0 0 %0 6 7 4 0 M a ry E . 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March 2005 MissionMoments & More!

Below are Mission Moments andNewsletter Nuggets to be used inMarch 2005. Please feel free to use allthe information given for your churchpublications and website. To use adirect link, please use this address:http://www.umcgiving.org/Mar05mission.htm. March 6, 2005March 13, 2005 March 20, 2005 March27, 2005

March 6, 2005 - One GreatHour of Sharing

Moment for MissionIf you light a twig, it will burn outquickly. Two or three sticks togetherwill burn a little longer. But if you pilewood in one place and light it, the firewill burn for hours because the woodcontinues to fuel the fire. Today wehave the opportunity to “throw ourwood on the fire” with other UnitedMethodist congregations and faithcommunities and “keep it burning”through our gifts to the One GreatHour of Sharing offering. The moneyreceived today will help the UnitedMethodist Committee on Relief(UMCOR) to assist persons, communi-ties and churches around the world.Starving children, lost boys of Sudan,flooded towns, destroyed churches andhomes, tsunami and hurricane devas-tation—all of these and more—requirethe presence and expertise of UMCOR.Imagine what would happen ifUMCOR did not exist or if it could nothelp because no funds were available.What if churches decided not to helpin this special way through One GreatHour of Sharing? We are here today toparticipate sacrificially and gener-ously in sharing with others, not onlynow, but whenever the needs demandit.

Newsletter NuggetAre you weary from extinguishingfires, cradling dying children, repair-ing houses and churches, and minis-tering to older adults and injuredpeople? Are you tired from travelingthousands of miles and caring formillions of people? Maybe you weren’taware that you have been doing thosethings. You were present throughUMCOR. Your prayers and your com-passion reached out continually. Yourmoney, through One Great Hour of

Sharing and other channels, enabledyou to “be there” in ways you nevercould alone. In 2003, United Method-ists gave more than $3.3 millionthrough One Great Hour of Sharing,and as of Nov. 30, 2004, gifts to thatoffering were up 1.4 percent over theprevious year. We must continue togive faithfully.

March 13, 2005 - AfricaUniversity Fund

Moment for MissionSapalo Bartolmeu Dias, a young manfrom Angola, remarked, “I got in, goton, and now I’m getting out.” He saidthis after five years of theologicalstudies at Africa University in Zimba-bwe. He continued, “I want to be amediator—to challenge those who feelpeace only can be achieved throughwar and violence. It also can beachieved through dialogue, mutualunderstanding, fellowship, oneness inspite of differences and the applica-tion of the gospel in day-to-day life.”Mr. Dias is one of more than 1,200students who have graduated fromAfrica University, the first privateuniversity in sub-Sahara Africa. Af-rica University evolved from a dreamaffirmed by the 1988 United MethodistGeneral Conference. Our denomina-tion offered funding and other sup-port, and the university was char-tered in March 1992, almost 13 yearsago. Persons of Mr. Dias’ caliber con-tinue their education in a school sup-ported by apportionments from localchurches like ours.

Newsletter NuggetOften we see and hear of heartacheand pain. The United MethodistChurch tries to wipe those tears. Butwe also see and hear about tears ofjoy and happiness. The United Meth-odist Church, through the appor-tioned Africa University Fund, hascontributed greatly to the creationand substance of that 13-year-oldinstitution, the only United Methodistschool of higher education on theAfrican continent. Although theschool is supported by grants fromgovernments, foundations, annualconferences and individuals, appor-tioned money through the AfricaUniversity Fund is needed to supportthe operating budget. From 1989through 2002, more than $30 million inapportioned funds was raised to sup-port this “dream come true.” As of

Nov. 30, 2004, giving to the fund was up1.9 percent over the previous year.Remember this success story as wecontinue to strive to pay our appor-tioned share.

March 20, 2005 - WorldService Fund

Moment for MissionA cartoon shows two men fishingthrough holes in the ice. One man hasmade a hole like one might expect—about the size of a sewer cover. Theother has dropped his line into animmense, whale-shaped hole thatseems to reach to the horizon’s edge!Often in life, we sell God and our faithtoo short. We seem to want to limitourselves, our God and our faith bybeing unwilling to stretch. In ourcongregation, we must determine howmuch we want to limit the service tothe world that our United Methodistchurch carries out. Often we see ap-portionments in general—and theWorld Service Fund in particular—astoo large an amount for us to reach.We are unwilling to cut our hole intothe size of a whale. The United Meth-odist Church does so much for somany in Christ’s name. Through theWorld Service Fund, we send pastors,evangelists and missionaries to farcorners of the world. We create re-sources for education, worship, stew-ardship, devotional life and otherareas of discipleship. We are availableto deal with crises at a moment’s no-tice. Let’s cut a bigger hole. Let’s notlimit God or ourselves.

Newsletter NuggetWhat do you think when you hear thephrase “World Service and conferencebenevolences”? Do you just see a re-quest for a lot of money? Remember:Those numbers are not just dollarsigns. They represent people served,evangelistic and educational pro-grams offered, resources created andministers ordained. The World Ser-vice Fund is called our “first benevo-lent responsibility,” implying that weare obligated to do all we can to carefor the “first mile” before we commitourselves to second- and third-milegiving. The ministries covered by

World Service dollars depend on fullgiving. Let us continue to earn about,know about, talk about, pray aboutand give to the support of World Ser-vice ministries.

March 27, 2005 - TheAdvance for Christ and HisChurch

Moment for Mission“It is you who light my lamp; the Lord,my God, lights up my darkness.”—Psalm 18:28, NRSV. The chorus at theLee Memorial Girls’ Mission inCalcutta, India, presented a songbased on Psalm 18:28. This powerfultestimony was significant because thegirls are orphaned, fatherless or fromvery poor families. Many come fromvillages that lack education, especiallyfor girls. Yet, these girls have learnedthe meaning of freedom through edu-cation and the gospel of Jesus Christ.Having discovered the importance ofaccepting Jesus Christ as their Savior,they are committed to sharing thegood news in their home villages andbeyond. Lee Memorial Girls’ Mission(Advance No. 00679B) is one of 2,000ministries that The United MethodistChurch provides to be like a burninglamp shining in the world. It is sup-ported by generous designated giftsthrough the Advance for Christ andHis Church.

Newsletter NuggetWe hear much about our World Ser-vice and other apportioned funds, sonecessary to sustain the mission andadministration of our extended minis-tries around the world. However, wemay not hear as much about the Ad-vance for Christ and His Church. Thereally wonderful thing about the Ad-vance is 100 percent of every dollardonated goes to the project of thegiver’s choice. Today more than 16,000United Methodist congregations annu-ally send more than 100,000 Advancegifts for thousands of ministries andmissionaries in more than 60 coun-tries. Thus our congregation is privi-leged to share in various second-mileprojects (after the “first mile,” WorldService).

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conferencehas received more than

$267,000 for tsunami aid.

A total of $15 million has beencontributed to the United MethodistCommittee on Relief for post-tsunamirecovery work in the Indian Oceanregion.

“We are extremely pleased, but weare not surprised,” said RolandFernandes, treasurer of the UnitedMethodist Board of Global Ministries,

which is UMCOR’s parent organiza-tion. “United Methodists are knownfor their generosity in times of greathuman distress.”

The $15 million figure, as of Feb. 23,includes donations from all sources—credit cards, checks sent directly tothe agency and money channeledthrough annual (regional) confer-ences of the denomination.

UMCOR receives $15 million for tsunami aid

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Moment must be seized inMiddle East, church leaderssay

• CONGOA prominent educator and worldecumenical leader is the new UnitedMethodist bishop of the CentralCongo in the Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC). Dr. David KikombaYemba, dean of the faculty of theol-ogy at Africa University in Zimbabwe,was elected at a regional conference inthe city of Kamina, DRC after a delayin the voting. A large number ofdelegates had been stranded by a trainderailment between Kamina andKantanga. A special air lift broughtthem to the site so they could partici-pation in the election. Bishop Yembasucceeds Bishop Onema Fama asleader of the Central Congo Area,which is comprised of four annualconferences with a combined member-ship of 200,000 persons. BishopOnema has served in the episcopacyfor 32 years and in the United Method-ist ministry for more than a half cen-tury.

• NEPALAll United Methodist missionaries inNepal are safe in the wake of a Febru-ary political crisis that includes aMaoist rebel blockage of the capitalcity of Kathmandu. “We have been intouch with all of our personnel andall are safe at this time,” according tothe Rev. Edith Gleaves, head of themission personnel section of the Gen-eral Board of Global Ministries, theinternational mission agency of thedenomination. “The situation is not

yet stable and we ask for prayer bothfor our missionaries and for peace inNepal.” Currently, five of eight mis-sionaries assigned to Nepal are there;three were out of the country at thetime of the most recent political up-heaval. Of the five, two are physi-cians, one is a teacher, and the othertwo are engaged in congregationaldevelopment. The United MethodistChurch is a major participant in theUnited Mission to Nepal that for 50years has provided medical and dentalservices for the country that lies be-tween India and China. Dr. ElmaJocson is a surgeon at the UnitedMission Hospital in Tansen, and Dr.Mark Zimmerman is medical directorof the Patan Hospital in Kathmandu.Dierdre Zimmerman, also a mission-ary, is a nutritionist but is currentlyon leave. Janet McCarty is a teacherin Kathmandu.

• GUYANAThe heaviest rains in a century haveflooded broad sections of coastalGuyana and displaced nearly half thepopulation of 750,000. People havecamped in schools, churches, andalong the roadways to avoid stagnantpools and dead livestock. Through aninitial grant, UMCOR is assistingMethodist churches in the floodedregions to distribute emergency foodbut the needs are overwhelming.Please consider a gift to UMCOR Ad-vance #982450, International DisasterResponse. Write “Guyana Floods” inthe memo line of your check.

• SRI LANKAWhen Shanta Premawardhanarecently visited his native Sri Lankaon behalf of the U.S. National Councilof Churches, he was amazed by theresilience of its people and found thata strong determination to rebuildexists. During the Feb. 14-15 meetingof the NCC’s governing board, hesaid, “Despite the devastation, therewere smiles,” he said. After consult-ing with the National ChristianCouncil of Sri Lanka, he believesthere are several ways that U.S.churches can offer solidarity to theircounterparts—including Methodist,Anglican, Baptist and Presbyteriancongregations—affected by thetsunami. One option is to developsister church relationships. He plansto develop guidelines on such relation-ships for NCC members.

• GERMANYUnited Methodists in Germany electedthe Rev. Rosemarie Wenner as a newbishop—the denomination’s firstwoman named to that office in Eu-rope—on Feb. 16. She received theneeded two-thirds majority vote of the100 delegates of the Germany CentralConference on the fourth ballot.Wenner, who takes office April 1, suc-ceeds Bishop Walter Klaiber, who isretiring after almost 16 years in office.Wenner, 49, had served as superinten-dent of the church’s Frankfurt Dis-trict since 1996.

By Linda Bloom

As Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ofIsrael and President Mahmoud Abbasof the Palestinian Authority preparedto meet in Egypt, U.S. church leaderscalled upon the U.S. government totake immediate “balanced, strategicaction” to help bring peace to thatregion.

“Our conclusion is that a sliver ofhope for peace does exist, but we feelstrongly the moment must be seizednow or the future will remain dim,”the ecumenical leaders said in astatement released Feb. 7.

Led by the Rev. Robert Edgar, aUnited Methodist pastor and chiefexecutive of the National Council ofChurches, and Christian MethodistEpiscopal Bishop Thomas Hoyt Jr.,NCC president, the 11-member delega-tion traveled Jan. 21-Feb. 4 from Beirutto Cairo, Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

Hosted by the Middle East Councilof Churches and individual partnerchurches, the delegation met withChristian, Muslim and Jewish leadersas well as missionaries, intellectualsand political officials from the UnitedStates, Israel and Palestine.

After eight days in Israel and thePalestinian territories, members ofthe NCC delegation offered a bleakerperspective than that expressed bynew U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice. Visiting Israel Feb.6, Rice proclaimed the current situa-tion as “a time of optimism” in theMiddle East, the New York Timesreported.

Delegation members who had beenthere before, such as Edgar and JimWinkler, chief executive of the UnitedMethodist Board of Church andSociety, considered the trip “oursaddest journey to the Holy Land.” Most shocking, Winkler told UnitedMethodist News Service, was to wit-ness the effect of the barrier wallbeing built by Israel as a deterrentagainst attacks. Instead of adheringto the 1967 borders, the Israelis arebuilding 85 percent of the barrier onPalestinian land to accommodateillegal Israeli settlements on the WestBank, the delegation learned.

The result is that Palestinians havedifficulty reaching schools, hospitals,farmlands and even family homes. “Itis truly separating parents from kidsand spouses from one another,”Winkler said.

Confinement caused by the wall —compounded by checkpoints, gates anda network of roads open only toIsraeli settlers, police and the military— offers the potential for disaster,Edgar believes. “If the powers that bewant to increase humiliation andfrustration of the Palestinians,they’re doing a very good job of it,” henoted.

The delegation’s statement reaf-firmed “strong support” for Israel andits right to live in peace and security,acknowledging that Israelis havesuffered “from a long series of suicidebombings, which we find reprehen-sible.”

But the group had problems with thebuilding of a barrier on Palestinianland to protect settlements that needto be removed to achieve a two-state

solution. “Like any other nation,Israel has the right to build a barrier;however, one people’s barrier shouldnot be built on the land of anotherpeople,” the statement said. “We callfor the removal of the separationbarrier from Palestinian territory.”

The church leaders pointed out thatthe 1993 peace agreement stipulatedthe Palestinians receive 22 percent ofthe territory that once included Israel,the West Bank and Gaza to createtheir own state.

Now, with the building of the wall,expansion of settlements and con-struction of private road networks,the land available for a Palestinianstate is down to 10 percent of theformer territory, according to Winkler.“There’s really no possibility of atruly viable state,” he said.

Edgar believes the people of Israel,if not the government, want long-term peace, but he doesn’t think thatcan happen without the elimination ofcheckpoints and the wall on Palestin-ian land. “Give the Palestinian state areal chance to be a separate state, sideby side with Israel,” he urged.

Part of the problem in the MiddleEast is the use of “lethal dialogue,” ora dialogue of arms, instead of realefforts toward peace, the delegationsaid. “Dialogue and understandingbetween all faith communities is notan academic exercise in the MiddleEast; it is absolutely necessary forsurvival.”

U.S. Christians must push PresidentBush and members of Congress tofoster such dialogue and work harderto ensure that U.S. policy is balancedtoward both Israel and Palestine, thedelegation said. Members of mainlinedenominations “have so much poten-tial influence that we do not exercise,”Winkler declared.

Christians should not just lobby“inside the beltway” for the UnitedStates to seize the moment to makepeace, but they should work acrossthe country in their own Congres-sional districts, said Edgar, a formerCongressman. “It’s clear that manyCongressmen have been taught to seethe region simply through the eyes oftheir Jewish constituents,” he ex-plained. “That’s helpful, but it’s alsoimportant for other faith communitiesto weigh in.”

Bloom is a United Methodist NewsService news writer based in New York.

A member of the National Council of Churches delegation takes a photo of theseparation wall in Bethlehem.

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Do you think,“Oh no, not an-other campaign!”

or “ Didn’t we just finish?” It appearsthe term stewardship has taken on anegative meaning over time and aftermany years of United Methodist an-nual fall campaigns. We all know theeconomy and market has changed,lifestyles have changed and insurancecosts (medical and property) haveskyrocketed. However, the resultsrealized during these campaigns maynot have changed. I offer the idea thatperhaps we let our definition change.

Some of us view stewardship inpurely financial terms. The focus ison budgets, shortfalls, increasingexpenses, decreasing programs. Thereis no joy or celebration in these acts.

Stewardship, whether of time,money or abilities, is an issue of faith.The premise is that all that we are andall that we have received was given tous to be used or invested faithfully inGod’s kingdom. The Bible describesstewards as being responsible for thehousehold – they hired, fired, kept thebooks, paid the bills, made sure house-hold supplies were on hand and evenhandled the homeowner’s invest-ments.

Herb Mather is an author whoseworks you may know. In his book,Don’t Shoot the Horse (‘Til You KnowHow to Drive the Tractor), he states“Biblical stewardship has to do withhow we manage everything in life as atrust from God.” He continues, “…stewardship is much more than fi-nances … stewardship also has to dowith ecology, with relationships, time,gifts, spirit and leadership.” It is ourresponse to God’s gifts. It is how wedemonstrate our faith. It is how wefurther ourselves on the path to dis-cipleship. It is a joyous, positive re-sponse to the abundance God hasgiven to us.

Mr. Mather also quotes WallaceFisher from his book, All the Good

Gifts, “Stewardship is neither manage-ment nor manipulation. It is confron-tation.” God has given and chal-lenged us to respond or not. The ideais that we also have the freedom tochoose how to respond to God’s graceand gifts.

Let’s redefine our meaning of theword stewardship by adding an adjec-tive – Christian stewardship – one ofabundance, joy and faithful responseto all God’s gifts. Let us accept God’schallenge to respond to his gifts.

Stacy Martin is the Executive Director ofEastern Pennsylvania-Peninsula UnitedMethodist Foundatino, Tel: 800-828-9093x247, or email: [email protected].

By Stacy Martin

Stewardship - Let’s define it

By Penny Staver

Pennsylvanians Against GamblingExpansion Fund (PAGE) is verypleased with the decision by the Penn-sylvania Supreme Court to hear itsconstitutional challenge toPennsylvania’s Slot Machine Law (Act71 of 2004), and to hear it on an expe-dited schedule, as requested.

“There is no question that this casehas merit,” said Michael Geer, presi-dent of PAGE Fund, the lead plaintiffin the suit. “The legislature and thecasino lobbyists have no right totrample the Pennsylvania Constitu-tion in pursuit of slot machines, aswas done in the passage of this casinobill.”

“The citizens of Pennsylvaniashould be very glad that the Courtrejected the defendants’ plea to throwthis case out, and instead will hear iton an expedited schedule,” said Geer.

Our Commonwealth has beenthrown into disarray thanks to theshoddy structure of the rapidly-passed casino law. School boards ev-erywhere are perplexed over this con-fusing law and its progeny. Taxpayers

The Denman Evangelism Award ispresented annually to two UnitedMethodist persons in each annualconference, a lay person and a clergyperson, for outstanding work in Chris-tian evangelism. The award is namedfor the late Dr. Harry Denman, distin-guished lay evangelist, whom Dr. BillyGraham called, “my mentor in evange-lism.” The awards are made possibleby The Foundation for Evangelism,which was founded in 1949 by Dr.Denman.

In the Eastern Pennsylvania An-nual Conference, nominations for theawards for both lay and clergy aresubmitted to the Calling DisciplesResource Team. A task force made upof members of the team will reviewthe nominations and choose one layperson and one clergy person to re-ceive the awards. The awards will bepresented during a session of AnnualConference in June at Loews Hotel inPhiladelphia. The awards include acertificate from the General Board ofDiscipleship and an engraved brassplate that is added to those alreadyawarded in previous years, which are

By Charles Ehninger

I Corinthians 6:19-20 - Do you notknow that your body is the temple ofthe Holy Spirit within you, which youhave from God, and that you are notyour own? 20 For you were boughtwith a price: therefore glorify God inyour body.

“If you have your health, you haveeverything.” An age-old adage hardto argue with!! The pursuit of goodhealth is a universal drive of man-kind. Today the search for health andlongevity is a multimillion-dollarindustry and involves all ages andboth genders. We want to live life tothe fullest as long as we can. It is ourgood fortune to live in an age inwhich remarkable technology andscientific advances in medicine andhealth care provide us with multiplesupports and strategies to help us livelonger, healthier lives. Imaging tech-niques provide views within the hu-man body indicating wear and tear,faulty growth, and weakness. Chem-ists and dietitians are discoveringhow certain foods enhance goodhealth and sometimes how avoidingspecific foods may protect us fromillness. Pharmacology research ishelping to create new drugs to treatillness but moreover to prevent dis-ease.

One of the most profound and yetage old truths about health is thateach and every aspect of our lives,everything from diet and exercise,friends and family, work and evensexuality is a factor in maintainingour health or systems equilibrium.Chemicals in our brain powerfullyaffect our moods, often lack of exer-cise, or over indulgence in certainfoods affect these chemicals and wefind ourselves with a host of ail-ments. Healthy choices that includeprudent diet, moderate exercise, andshedding excess pounds support thebalance of body systems and help toprevent a host of ailments and poten-tial health problems. We actually canput off some of the effects of agingevery time we choose how we spendour time and choose our meals!

Choices – health choices, it soundsso simple. The problem seems to be

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that there are too many choices, toomuch information and too manyvariations for us to follow. That’s thepurpose of this series, to providesimple suggestions that will benefit allof us, helping us all to make betterhealth choices. Moderation is alwaysa good choice. Facing the realityabout one’s weight, diet, and the exer-cise relationship is personal assess-ment but definitely the place to begina healthy life style. Accepting supportfrom family and friends, and usingthem as an accountability factor, is avery healthy choice in maintaining anew commitment to breaking some oldhabits.

Timing is the key issue. You muststart to make these choices for im-proved health and the time is now! Wehope that this series inspires andmotivates you to begin or better yet,continue to care for yourself, keepingyou in the best of health.

3 John verse 2: Beloved I pray thatall may go well with you and that youmay be in good health, just as it is wellwith your soul.

Fit for Life Campaign - Healthy LifestylesGood Health –It’s A Choice

are now learning that promised taxrelief may be very late in coming – if itever comes at all. And land preserva-tionists and good-government advo-cates are up in arms over the unprec-edented zoning veto power granted tothe Gaming Control Board.

“The lesson in all of this is thatPennsylvania’s Constitution is thereto protect the legislature and its citi-zens,” said Michael Geer. “When it’stransgressed, as was so clearly donein the rapid-fire way the slots bill waspassed, we all get hurt. Now that theSupreme Court has agreed to hear thecase, with oral arguments set forMarch 9th, we hope that the court willhear the arguments, and decide tooverturn this unjustly-passed law.”

To see a copy of the original courtfilings in this case, go towww.sitemerit.com <http://www.sitemerit.com/>

Penny W. Staver is the Executive Directorof A United Methodist Witness inPennsylvania216 State Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101717-236-6363/800-511-4937; Home Office:717-834-5173; [email protected]

Supreme Court to hear constitutionalchallenge to slot machine laws

Denman Awards for Evangelism to be awardedat Annual Conference

hung on a plaque in the lobby of theConference Office in Valley Forge.

You may obtain a nomination formby going to http://www.evangelize.orgor by contacting The Rev. Carol A.Campbell, 952 Bethel Church Rd.,Spring City, PA 19475; 610.495.6807.Nominations must be received by Rev.Campbell by Friday, April 29, 2005.

The Foundation for Evangelism, anaffiliate of the General Board of Dis-cipleship, is dedicated to keepingChristian evangelism a high priorityin United Methodism. To this end, TheFoundation sponsors and funds thir-teen programs in evangelism, one ofwhich is the Denman EvangelismAward. Bishop Richard C. Looneyserves as president, and Paul R. Ervin,Jr., past president of the NationalAssociation of Annual ConferenceLay Leaders, serves an executive vicepresident. Mr. Lane Rees, Santa RosaBeach, Florida, is chairman of theBoard of Trustees, which is composedof twenty-six lay persons and three ex-officio clergy by virtue of their posi-tion with the General Board of Dis-cipleship.

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Church and Society WorkTeam Peace with JusticeGrantsThe annual Peace with Justice offer-ing is evenly divided between thePeace with Justice fund administeredby the general church and the EPAChurch and Society work team. Thefunds that remain in our annual con-ference are dispersed in two ways.1. Program Grants: Programs orprojects fitting the guidelines estab-lished by the Church and SocietyWork Team can apply for grants of upto $2,000 per calendar year. The nextdeadline for grant submissions isMarch 31, 2005. Applications andguidelines are available on-line atwww.cswt.ppjr.org <http://www.cswt.ppjr.org> or by contactingRev. Dave Goss, First UMC of Easton,34 S. Second Street, Easton, PA 18042,(610) 258-0371, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.Please note that Volunteer in MIssiontrips cannot be considered.

2. Individual Scholarships: Individualscholarships are available for thoseattending peace with justice trainingevents. Scholarship funds are avail-able for up to 50% of the cost of theevent with a maximum grant of $500.Applications are handled on a rollingbasis. For more information, contactDave Goss at the abovelisted address.

Upcoming Christ ServantMinistries CoursesMarch 5 – Basic Course, Part 1 –Valley Forge

March 19 – Basic Course, Part 2 –Valley Forge

April 23-24 – Basic Course–Evangelical Manor

August 5-7 – Laity Academy –Sheraton Hotel, Reading

April 2 & 16 – 9:00 am to 1:00 pm –Advanced Course in Caring Minis-tries – Elam UMC – led by Mrs. KarynFisher, Director of Pastoral Care,First UMC, Perkasie.

For more information contactGeorge Hollich at 717-838-2812 oremail: [email protected]

Find more information on the newChrist Servant Ministries website:http://www.gbgm-umc.org/csm/

Christ Servant Ministers are peoplededicated to spreading the GoodNews message of Jesus Christ to theworld

...by Leading, by Caring, and byCommunicating.

God calls each of us to proclaim hispresence and power through all thatwe are and all that we do. Is God call-ing you to be a Christ Servant Min-ister? Do you ...

· Listen to others who are sufferingwith personal crises...

· Teach a Sunday School Class orlead a small group...

· Serve as a liturgist or help in theWorship Service...

· Visit nursing homes, hospitals,prisons, or neighbors...

Then you are already responding toGod’s calling in the ways of a ChristServant Minister and can learn moreabout helping others grow in a life-giving relationship with Jesus Christby reading further about the ChristServant Ministries program.

Christ Servant Ministries programsare available to United Methodists inthe Eastern Pennsylvania Confer-ence and provide opportunities thatpromote serving, training, and recog-nition of laity who lead, speak, andcare about others.

A Christ Servant Minister is...

· An active, supportive member of aUnited Methodist congregation;

· Eager to serve through the church;

· Well-informed on Scripture, andon the doctrine, heritage, and thelife of The United MethodistChurch ;

· Committed to witnessing throughchurch and community leadership,caregiving ministries, and spokencommunication;

· Willing to improve his or herskills by training for service.

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Christ Servant MinistriesSoutheast District

presents

Training Sessions forVISITATION and NURTURING

led by Karyn Fisher

APRIL 2ND: 9:00 a.m. TO 1:00 p.m. – PART IAPRIL 16TH: 9:00 a.m. TO 1:00 p.m. – PART II

ELAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH1073 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342

610-459-2911 – www.elamumc.org

Course Description:This advanced training course in Visitation and Nurturing is designed to providelay pastoral caregivers with the basic knowledge and skills needed to care forothers in a uniquely Christian way. The course combines skill building in activelistening with practical approaches for specific areas of need such as grief, illness,job loss, among others. Participants will learn how to incorporate scripture incaring ways. There will be opportunities to identify what challenges certain situ-ations may provide for them as individuals. A workbook in Caring Ministries willbe provided to each participant. Using role plays, videos, discussions, and lec-tures, as well as the workbook, participants will practice skills, share experi-ences, and, hopefully, gain new insights into the role of caring. These sessions areapproved for CSM training.

Biography:Karyn Fisher is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National CertifiedCounselor. She received her training at Columbia University where she earnedM.A., M.Ed., and M.Phil. degrees in psychology. She maintains a psychotherapypractice through Foundations Behavioral Health in Doylestown, PA. Karyn alsoserves on staff at First UMC, Perkasie, PA as Director of Pastoral Care, whereshe is responsible for coordinating visitation, pastoral counseling, and traininglaity in caring ministries, among other duties. Karyn has been a Christ ServantMinister for several years, and is a certified candidate for ministry in theEastern Pennsylvania Conference.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

REGISTRATION FORM*Visitation and Nurture – Christ Servant Ministries

Name_____________________________________Phone #: __________________________

Address: __________________________________Email: ____________________________

Church: __________________________________ District: __________________________

Please plan to attend both sessions. Price of workbook is included in fee. Makechecks payable to Elam UMC. Please mail completed form and check for $28.00to:

Randy Schaffer at Elam UMC1073 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342

* Registrations must be received by March 22, 2005.

Christ Servant MinistriesBasic Course

Led by Rev. Robert A. MongoldFirst Day: Saturday, April 23, 2005 9 am to 12:30 pm (break for lunch), 1:30 pm to5 pm;Second Day: Sunday, April 24, 2005, 2 pm to 5 pm

Saturday: Continental breakfast and lunch. Sunday: Refreshments at break.Place: Evangelical Manor, Route 1 (Roosevelt Blvd) NE Philadelphia, PACost: $50 includes lunch (soup & sandwich plus beverage and snacks both days)

Enrollment is limited to 25 and registration will be on a first-come basis.Should we receive your check after the enrollment limit has been met, it will bereturned to you.Please mail registration and check for $50 to:Mrs. Frances Townsend-Coleman, Registrar for East CSM1845 West Nedro Ave.Philadelphia, PA 19141-1323

For more information please call Frances Townsend-Coleman - 215.276.2474 orDeborah McLean 215.431.0411; [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

Make checks payable to Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. To allow time forstudy and homework materials to reach you, please submit your check at leastthree weeks before the day of class.

The Father’s Heart Conference

Did you ever think, “There’s got to beDid you ever think, “There’s got to beDid you ever think, “There’s got to beDid you ever think, “There’s got to beDid you ever think, “There’s got to bemore than this?”more than this?”more than this?”more than this?”more than this?”

God loves you more than you know.Come experience the awesome love GodCome experience the awesome love GodCome experience the awesome love GodCome experience the awesome love GodCome experience the awesome love God

has for you.has for you.has for you.has for you.has for you.

Friday, April 1st, Session 1, 7:00 pmSaturday, April 2nd, Sessions 2-4, All Day

Special Concurrent Sessions for:Children K-4th, Youth 5th-12th

Infant Care for birth-Pre K

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For more information and to register,contact us at:

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help poor people to get the EarnedIncome Tax Credit (EITC).

EITC is a benefit that working fami-lies can receive after determination ofeligibility by filing their taxes. How-ever, many families often miss out onthis opportunity simply because theinformation is not known or evenunderstood. This benefit is availablefor families or individuals in low-wagejobs and covers cost of work-relatedtransportation and childcare for fami-lies who have experienced the burdenof unemployment for the first time,even for grandparents who are rais-ing their grandchildren and for fosterparents. Working families often missout because they are inexperienced in

filing taxes, or don’t even file taxesbecause they mistakenly assume thattheir wages are so low that theywould not receive any tax returns forthe year. The Children and PovertyTask Force is supporting the Cam-paign for Working Families in theirefforts to get out information aboutthe EITC, in making the informationaccessible, and also in directing work-ing families to sites where they canget their taxes filed for free. They willalso be providing this valuable infor-mation to the conference, as well asinformation on how individuals andlocal churches can volunteer to helpworking families get their taxes filedfor free, or disseminate this importantinformation.

Rev. Jones explained, “The Childrenand Poverty Task Force is concernedabout issues of poverty and scarcity

Orphanage(continued from P1)

Maloney(continued from P1)attended North Carolina A & T StateUniversity, graduating with a B.A. inSocial Work in 1965. He was thencommissioned a Second Lieutenant inthe United States Army Medical Ser-vice Corp. His 28 years of service inthe regular and reserve Army in-cluded two tours in Vietnam, andtours in Germany and Desert Storm;he retired from the reserves in 1993 asa Lieutenant Colonel. He also holdsan M.A. in Health Facility Manage-ment from Webster University (1973).

Maloney’s call to ministry wasdefined in a solitary moment on hisway home from his job in the bio-medical maintenance division of theArmy in Tobyhanna, PA, working forthe Surgeon General. Driving homethrough a wooded area one night, heheard the song by Peggy Lee, “Is thatall there is?” The song echoed hisfeelings, that as he reached this pin-nacle in his career, there must besomething more. He wasn’t choosing

rank and power, but felt the stirringof God’s voice calling him. Maloneyshared the moment with his mother,“Mom, remember when I was in highschool and felt the calling to be apreacher? It’s back.” She responded,“What took you so long, son?”

Maloney felt the urgency to moveinto ministry and simultaneouslyentered Gammon Theological Semi-nary while beginning the ministrycandidacy process. The president ofGammon put him in touch with theRev. Henry Nichols, then pastor ofJanes UMC in Philadelphia, who tookMaloney under his wing andmentored him in his candidacy. Schol-arships from the seminary and sup-port from several churches in theEastern Pennsylvania Conferencehelped him and his family through theseminary years.

Maloney characterizes his experi-ence in the Army as “the guy who putout fires and was charged with fixingup and changing.” He added, “Godwas preparing me for this ministry.I’ve been in cutting edge ministry

along the way, with good challengingassignments. And, I’ve never beenanywhere more than five years –working my way through a crisis andthen thinking, ‘Is that all there is?’God moves me on to meet the nextchallenge.”

After earning a Masters of Divinityfrom Gammon in 1982, he was receivedas a deacon and was appointed asassociate pastor to St. Daniel’s UMCin Chester, PA. One year later, hebecame the founding pastor ofEastwick UMC in Chester. He thenreturned to St. Daniel’s as senior pas-tor for five years, part of that appoint-ment combined with service as direc-tor of Metro Ministries of the East-ern Pennsylvania Conference. Heserved as district superintendent forthe Harry Hosier/Philadelphia Dis-trict for two years. His next appoint-ment took him to center-city Philadel-phia as senior pastor of TindleyTemple UMC. Bishop Peter Weaverappointed Maloney to the superinten-dency of the Francis Asbury/Anthra-cite District (now the Northwest Dis-trict) in 2001.

He sees how his background hasprepared him for his next assignmentin the East District. “BishopMatthews has called us to expand ourwitness in our urban centers. I willdraw on my background in urbanministry as we look for somethingnew to happen – demonstrating ourwitness in the neighborhoods of Phila-delphia, one of the top ten urban cen-ters of the U.S.”

Lebanon Valley College in Annville,PA conferred an Honorary Doctorateof Divinity on Maloney in 2000. Inaddition, Dr. Maloney has done gradu-ate studies at Oklahoma University,and post-graduate studies in PastoralPsychotherapy.

He is married to Gloria Goode, cur-rently district resource assistant forthe Northwest District, and togetherthey have a blended family of sixgrown children and seven grandchil-dren. The Maloney family loves totravel and, in future retirement days,will look forward to traveling andenjoying life as grandparents.

Marshall(continued from P1)tory and the Humanities, and a Ph.D.in Reformation Studies in 1972.Marshall then taught history at sev-eral Boston-area colleges and univer-sities, including Tufts, Northeastern,and the University of Massachusettsat Boston.

“I loved teaching history and beingengaged in scholarly work and as-sumed I would do this for the rest ofmy working life,” Marshall said. Buther journey next led her to academicadministration, with her last positionbeing Associate Dean for AcademicAffairs and Associate Professor ofHistory at Plymouth State College ofthe University System of New Hamp-shire.

By this time she had held severalpostdoctoral fellowships and pub-lished three books, and had the oppor-tunity to take up fellowships at theNational Gallery of Art and FolgerLibrary in Washington, D.C. in 1987.She then went to work at the U.S.Department of Education in 1988,where she worked eight years underthe administrations of PresidentsGeorge Bush and Bill Clinton, endingher career there as a Senior PolicyAnalyst, reporting to the AssistantSecretary of Education, Office ofEducational Research and Improve-ment.

The call to ministry came graduallyto Marshall. “I felt fulfilled as a layperson in ministry in the church andin my professional life. I was blessedthat my home church was FoundryUMC in Washington, where pastorsare called equipping ministers,” shesaid. She called her experience atFoundry “lifechanging,” with involve-ment as chairperson of the HealingCommittee, as a member of the Ad-ministrative Council, and liturgist.To Marshall, Foundry UMC’s model ofservant ministry was of profoundinfluence in her life and ministry.

When she approached Foundry’spastors, the Rev. Dr. J. PhilipWogaman and the Rev. Dr. WalterShropshire, Jr., about her call to full-time ordained ministry, she foundimmediate affirmation and support.Doors opened quickly for her atWesley Theological Seminary, alsoaffirming God’s call for her to be infulltime ministry, and she receivedfinancial support and scholarshipsfrom the seminary, the United Method-ist connection, and her local church.

She spent 1995-96 serving as StudentAssociate Pastor at University UMCin College Park, MD, and then, sinceshe was in the Student Pastor Trackat Wesley, her resume was forwardedto other Annual Conferences. In 1997Dr. Marshall became a local pastor inthe Eastern Pennsylvania Conference,serving half-time at Wilkinson UMC inCroydon, and attending school full-

time. “My time at Wilkinson was oneof the greatest blessings of my life,”Marshall said.

Marshall was ordained as deacon in1999 and appointed to serve St. Paul’sUMC: Geigertown, where she helpedguide the church through a longawaited building expansion project.Upon being ordained as elder in 2002,she was appointed to HuntingdonValley. She has been co-chair of CTTfor five years, was appointed byBishop Matthews to serve as chairper-son of the Bishop’s Committee onClergy Retreats, and serves on theHuman Resources Committee. She isalso a member of the Graduate Execu-tive Council of Wesley TheologicalSeminary and committed to workingto build connections with the UnitedMethodist seminaries and schools.

Looking back, she sees that Godwas often calling her to a “new thing”and strengthening her to serve inthese new areas. “Bishop Matthewsfeels strongly that clergy and laypersons need to be supporting oneanother in our common goal of mak-ing disciples for Jesus Christ and thatthe ‘main thing needs to be the mainthing.’ His emphasis on servant min-istry also resonates powerfully withme, along with his goal of expandingour presence and mission in the cityof Philadelphia and its environs.”Marshall said, “Revitalization hasbeen a part of my church ministryand I have been touched by personal

transformation in the church. We areliving into a future that God is prepar-ing for each of us to walk in; that istrue for me personally and for ourAnnual Conference.”

Marshall’s favorite scripture pas-sage is Philippians 4:4-9, “Rejoice inthe Lord always; again I will say, Re-joice ... the Lord is near.” These wordshave helped her throughout many oflife’s circumstances and have alwaysgiven her strength and comfort.

She is married to Douglas Smith,and together they have a blendedfamily of four grown children and fivegrandchildren. Marshall recalled thatone of her happiest moments wasbaptizing her twin granddaughters,Allison and Amanda, at St. Paul’sUMC in 2000. She often refers to herhusband as her “partner in ministry,”and people assume that he, too, is apastor. He is retired from the FederalGovernment, U.S. Postal Service,where he shared responsibility forcomputer operations throughoutsouthern Maryland. Marshall notesthat her husband has ministered inher life and wherever they haveserved. She also feels blessed that inher own life, there has been a partner-ship of clergy and laity.

Marshall enjoys reading murdermysteries and gardening in her sparetime. Her husband delights in playinghis two guitars at home. They bothlove spending time with children andgrandchildren.

that impact children and workingfamilies in our conference, in ourchurches, and in the communitiesaround our churches. We have hopethat our local churches and our con-ference as a whole can be an effectivevoice and witness about the reality ofworking families among us.”

Another goal of the task force is toinitiate an “Adopt-a-school” program.This program will help every churchin the conference to adopt a schoolthat has children who live in poverty.Information will be forthcoming byJune.

Additionally, the Bishop’s Awardswill continue to support innovativeministries that help children living ineconomic poverty, reflecting Christ’sconcern for children and the poor.

The task force is initiating anothertrip to Nigeria in April. Rev. Jones

and Rev. David Tatgenhorst, pastor ofSt. Luke’s UMC in Bryn Mawr, willtravel to Jalingo, Nigeria to be in min-istry with the United MethodistChurch of Nigeria. Donations ofrobes, stoles, and clergy shirts - espe-cially white robes used for servingcommunion - have been requested forfclergy in the Nigeria Annual Confer-ence. You may respond by contactingRev. Tatgenhorst at 610-525-2396.

The support of the churches andmembers of The Eastern Pennsylva-nia Conference has made a differencein the lives of poor children at homeand in Africa. Thank you. Pleasecontinue to support the work of theHope for the Children initiative withyour church’s and your own offeringsat Annual Conference in June.

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Older Adult MinistryBy Dorothea Burnett

The Older Adult Ministry will be holding a conference on the Northeast Dis-trict on Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22, 2005 at the Days Inn Confer-ence Center in Allentown. The conference will feature Bishop MarcusMatthews of the Eastern PA Conference and Dr. Richard Gentzler from Nash-ville to discuss issues affecting older adults. The Days Inn Conference Centeris located at 1151 Bulldog Drive, Routes 22 & 309 in Allentown. For more infor-mation contact Dorothea Burnett at 215.476.5504 or by email: [email protected].

The EPA Conference Older Adult Ministries is available to assist you withplanning a training workshop. For more information contact Mrs. DorotheaBurnett at 215.476.5504 or by email: [email protected]

Following is a new version just for us who have white hair, or no hair at all. For us over 40 (or even those almost there) and all you others . . . check out thenewest version of “Jesus Loves Me”. It is quite cute, so read, sing and enjoy!

Jesus loves me, this I knowThough my hair is white as snow.Though my sight is growing dim,Still he bids me trust in him. Chorus: Yes, Jesus Love Me . . .Yes, Jesus Loves Me . . .Yes, Jesus Loves Mefor the Bible tells me so. Though my steps are oh, so slow,With my hand in His I’ll go.On through life, let come what may,He’ll be there to lead the way. Chorus Though I am no longer young,I have much which he’s begun.Let me serve Christ with a smile,Go with others the extra mile.

Chorus When the nights are dark and long,In my heart He puts a song.Telling me in words so clear,“Have no fear, for I am near.” Chorus When my work on earth is done,And life’s victories have been won.He will take me home above,Then I’ll understand His love. Chorus I love Jesus, does he know?Have I ever told Him so?Jesus loves to hear me say,That I love Him every day. Chorus

Jesus Loves Me

Kurien(continued from P1)worked in the state of Andhra (hisfather is an elder in the Church ofSouth India). Because of conflicts inAndhra, he stayed with his grandpar-ents to complete his schooling. Hewent on to Noble College of AndhraUniversity to receive his Bachelors inCommerce in 1978, followed by a Mas-ters in Commerce from Kerala Univer-sity in 1981.

While growing up, Kurien witnessedthe faithfulness – as well as the prob-lems and challenges – of his parents’missionary life. Working in theParkal Mission among the Hindupeople, they brought healthcare andeducation to the region and supportedthe planting of thirty to fortychurches in the region, which broughtmany people to embrace Christianity.“I never thought I’d go into ministry,but wanted to support ministry,”Kurien said. “My parents were pray-ing with me to discern God’s will. Iknew the problems and challengesthat my parents faced – people tearingup a Bible in front of them, harass-ment. I began to recognize that minis-try is beautiful, realizing that unlessthey had experienced fulfillment andjoy of the Lord, they wouldn’t wantthis for me, too.” Kurien’s observedhow his parents’ tough initial years inministry and persistence led to a placeof respect among the people withwhom they ministered, and howpeople would seek them out for guid-ance and support.

“I gave my heart to the Lord in myfinal year of college studies,” Kuriensaid. After completing his Mastersdegree, he had many offers and oppor-tunities in business, but it becameclear to him that he wanted to activelyserve God. For one year, he worked asa youth pastor and director, traveling,preaching, and writing. He then en-tered Union Biblical Seminary at

Serampore University, graduatingwith his M. Div. in 1985. This year hecelebrates the twentieth anniversaryof his ordination, and his father cel-ebrates his fiftieth year as an ordainedelder. Kurien’s first church inKunnida was rural and without aproper building. During his tenure, anew church building was constructedand the congregation grew in member-ship and ministries.

In 1988, Kurien came to Chicago topursue doctoral studies in PastoralCare and Counseling at the LutheranSchool of Theology. While there, heserved a church and helped to start anew congregation of the Church ofSouth India (CSI). After receiving hisdoctorate in 1992, he returned to Indiato Bangalore, served East ParadeChurch of the Wesleyan Mission, achurch with over 2500 members, andhelped start two new congregations.

Kurien next became a lecturer atUnited Theological College in Banga-lore, where he served in the counsel-ing department to train students,developed counseling training pro-grams for high school teachers, andpracticed at the UTC Counseling Cen-ter.

In the year 2000, Kurien returned tothe U.S. to work in clinical pastoraleducation (CPE) at Herman MemorialHospital in Houston, Texas, serving asthe lead chaplain responsible for theresidency group’s scheduling andother chaplaincy department activi-ties. “My best friend, who lived inChicago, was a United Methodist pas-tor from the Western PennsylvaniaConference (and is the son of BishopGeorge W. Bashore), and I was invitedto come to Eastern Pennsylvania,” hesaid. “I’ve never said no to where Godcalls me. My goal in life is to be faith-ful to God and to God’s call, whereverthe Lord leads me and places me.”

He has served St. Matthews’s UMCin Reading since 2001. “The Lord hasbeautifully and miraculously guidedus. I am excited about the possibilities

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Meet Minerva G. CarcañoShe was born in

Texas and spentmuch of herchildhood pickingcotton. So howcould Minerva G.

Carcaño have emergedas anything but abishop—right?

Under the blazing Texas sun, herfamily survived by picking cotton. Byage 12, Minerva could pick about 125pounds of cotton a day, less than athird of what her mother could pick.One day she was working down a rowof cotton and her mother was pickingin the row to her left. As the sun beatdown, Minerva felt hot and dizzy, butkept on working.When she looked up,she saw that her mother had finishedher own row and turned the corner,working toward her daughter.Whenshe got close enough to speak, themother said,“My precious daughter,remember: we can do all thingsthrough Christ who strengthens us.”

Carcaño’s parents bequeathed toher a relationship with Christ. Thatrelationship carried her to adulthood.Her experiences informed thedecisions she made to work for justiceon behalf of women and persons ofcolor. She served local churches aspastor and district superintendent;and from 1996-2001, served as directorof the Mexican-American Programand the Hispanic Studies Program, ascoordinator of the Spanish LanguageCourse of Study School and on theadjunct faculty at Perkins School ofTheology, Dallas.

In July, 2004, she became thefirst Latina woman to be electedbishop of the United MethodistChurch.

March is NationalWomen’s HistoryMonth

and opportunities of growth and won-derful things for the AnnualConference,” Kurien said, referring tohis new appointment. “My style is oneof collegiality and wanting to knowthe pastors and their families and themembers of the congregations. Wewill work as a team to grow, learningfrom one/another’s experience.”

Kurien holds up the example of hisgrandfather, who was a greatpreacher, evangelist, and lay minister,whose motto of ministry was to “havethe Bible in one hand and the Disci-pline in the other hand,” workinghand-in-hand together to create bal-ance.

On the Conference level, Kurien is amember of the Board of OrdainedMinistry and is also its liaison for theelders order; member of the Board ofPensions and Health Benefits; member

of the Core Team for Healing theWounds of Racism; and member of theMulti-Ethnic Ministries Task Force.

Besides speaking his native lan-guage, Malayalam, and English, healso speaks Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, andKannada. He has also preached allover the U.S. to Indian congregations.Kurien sings and loves church choralmusic and theater. He has always hada gift of relating to people, has neverfound it difficult to adapt to new cus-toms, and loves taking an interest inpeople, sharing conversation and lifeexperience.

Kurien is married to Christy Chris-topher Jacob, a former teacher andcurrent church secretary for St.Matthew’s. They have three daugh-ters: Susan and Elsen, twins who areseniors in high school, and Ann, whoat age 13 is in 7th grade.

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Christianmen canknow. Addedis the factthat for all ofthose fiftyyears, the

convocation has been held in the beau-tiful Pocono Mountains of Northeast-ern Pennsylvania. Our hotel, thehistoric Pocono Manor Inn and GolfClub offers very comfortable andattractive rooms, excellent food, andmany amenities.

Although the convocation is sched-uled over three days, attendees areoffered a choice of attending all of it,Saturday and Sunday when the bulkof the program is presented, or Satur-day only, with no overnight stay.

A special musical program will bepresented by Bruce and Josh Evans,with Dorothy Blakeslee at the piano.

Four popular features remain: “SUN-RISE INSPIRATION” Bible Study; TheConvocation Men’s Chorus; The UpperRoom Prayer Line; and the CokesburyBook Sales Display.

Three workshops are available;participants select two choices at theconvocation.

1) THE POWER OF A PRAYINGMAN;

2) INTRODUCTION TO FAITH/SHARING;

3) HANDS -ON MINISTRY.COST: Regular Saturday & Sunday

registration, $120 per person, double.Single, $140. For Fri. arrival, $179 perperson, double. Single, $219. Saturdayprogram only, $45 per person.

IF YOU ARE ONLY ATTENDINGTHE SATURDAY SESSION,YOU STILLMUST REGISTER. For registrationform or if you have questions, send e-mail to [email protected]

Since 1956 men of the Eastern Penn-sylvania and Wyoming conferenceshave had their spiritual life enrichedby the mountaintop experience gainedfrom this event.

On April 1,2 & 3 of 2005, all men areinvited to open their lives to the trans-formation of their faith journey andfaith experience in helping to becomedisciples of our Lord Jesus Christ.Refresh your spirit, recommit your lifeto Christ, and renew old friendshipsand make new ones.

The themespeaker for the2005 convocationwill be Dr. H.Eddie Fox, theWorld Director ofEvangelism, ofthe World Meth-odist Council. Dr.Fox will bringtwo dynamicmessages during

the weekend. Keynote Speaker forthis anniversary celebration will beRev. Dr. Jack Topolewsky, retired pas-tor and District Superintendent ofWyoming Conference.

If Christ Himself were forwardingthis invitation, his letter might readas follows: “ Brothers: I called thosetwelve men to service, and now I amcalling you to leave your nets, if only fora short time, and attend an event whereI can become a larger part of your life.

When I called the twelve, they will-ingly followed Me. Please search yourhearts and attend this gathering. The2005 convocation can make me more realin your life. Brother Jesus.

In addition to top speakers, theconvocation offers a choice of severalworkshops, entertainment in the formof Christian singers and musicians,several robust song-fests by all, andthe kind of fellowship that only

“Fifty years for Christ” Theme for 2005United Methodist Men Convocation

Developing Leadership in SmallMembership Churches Workshop

Registration Form! Individual! Church

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Registration Fee: $25 per person (including lunch and snacks); $100 per church(5 or more attendees) plus $7 per person for lunch and snacks.Deadline is March 15, 2005

Registrations received after March 15, 2005$30 per person (including lunch and snacks); $40 per person for walk-in regis-trations the day of the event (lunch possible, but not guaranteed).

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Registration: 8:15 a.m. Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Please make check payable to Northwest District and send fee and registra-tion to Northwest District Office, 1725 Breckenridge Road, Orwigsburg, PA17961-9544; Phone: 570-366-1471; Fax: 570-366-1626; E-mail:[email protected]; Web site: www.gbgm-umc.org/northwest4

Developing Leadership in Small Membership ChurchesWorkshop

Saturday, April 9, 2005, Registration: 8:15 a.m.Workshop time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Myerstown United Methodist Church, 22 E. Main St., Myerstown, PA

Who should attend:• small-church pastor who want to lead forward with joy• layperson or leader who wants your small church to be all God intends• judicatory staff member who desires to work more effectively with small

churches• seminarian preparing for–or considering–small-church ministryThis one day workshop is for you. It will focus on:$ understanding the special nature of the small church$ developing attitudes that make ministry in the small congregation produc-

tive and enjoyable$ conveying effective strategies for transforming small churches

Participants will learn:• Why small-churches are central to God’s plan• Four current definitions of “small church” and why three are inadequate• Eight ways small-church culture differs from U.S. society and what to do

about it• An affirming, challenging model for understanding the nature of the small

church• Five attitudes that will help small-church leaders increase their leadership

“batting average”: while having more fun• Six measures to small-church health• Six means to turn the “headaches” and “heartaches” of small-church

ministry into an agenda for health and growth• Eleven action strategies to introduce change into your small church• Developing an effective, small-church appropriate leadership strategy for

your ministry• Examining nine functions of a healthy small church• Assessing your congregation’s current strengths• Targeting one or two areas for developing effectiveness

Workshop Leader: Tony Pappas, the American Baptist Area Minister for south-eastern Massachusetts, pastored a small Rhode Island church for 20 years. Heedits The Five Stones-Newsletter for Small Churches and has authored fivebooks, including Entering the World of the Small Church - A Guide for Leadersand Pastored Stress (both published by the Alban Institute). Dr. Pappas regu-larly speaks in local-church, regional, national, and international conferenceson small-church issues.

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Mediation Skills Training

Institute for Church Leaders,Troy Conference, will sponsorintensive training in conflict trans-formation.

“The Mediation Skills TrainingInstitute…was ‘life transforming’for me…My faith and call to peace-making came together…My minis-try and life will not be the same andI am equipped to be ‘part of the solu-tion’ instead of being part of theproblem.”

This was the sentiment of a pas-tor/therapist who participated inLombard Mennonite Peace Center’s(LMPC) Mediation Skills TrainingInstitute for Church Leaders. Otherparticipants in the training havehad similar responses.

During the week of April 25-29,2005, the Troy Annual Conference,UMC will be sponsoring this dy-namic training event led by LMPC atShenendehowa United MethodistChurch in Clifton Park, New York.The leader of the institute will beRichard Blackburn, LMPC Execu-tive Director.

The Mediation Skills TrainingInstitute has also been described byparticipants as being “A great eventfor developing skills in workingwith conflict in the church,” and as“Well worth your investment of selfas well as resources.” One partici-pant advises, “You must take oneweek out of your life to do this!”

The institute focuses on: indi-vidual styles of response to conflict;win-win negotiation skills; skills tomediate conflict between individu-als; and tools to effectively managecongregational conflict. A compo-nent on group consultation andintervention is also included. Spe-cific attention is given to mediatingconflict in the church, though theskills gained are also helpful inother settings including the home,the school, and the workplace.

LMPC is committed to the missionof helping the church grow inhealth and wholeness, into all thatChrist wants the church to be.LMPC pursues that mission by con-ducting workshops on biblical peace-making and conflict transformationskills, in addition to providing me-diation and consultation services forconflicted churches and othergroups.

The cost for this five-day instituteis $595 if registered by March 28,2005 and $670 after that date. A regis-tration brochure and other informa-tion may be obtained by contactingthe Troy Conference Minister’soffice: 802-223-3400; email:[email protected].

By Tamie Ross

Forgiveness is a tenet of faith and apopular sermon topic, but the practiceof daily reconciliation — of cleansingthe hatred from one’s heart — can bea challenging goal.

Those working to give churchmembers practical ways to implementforgiveness strategies say practicingwhat is preached is a matter of livingit each day, with an emphasis onrevisiting what was learned the daybefore.

“Reconciliation is a huge amount ofwork on the congregational level,”said the Rev. Sonnye Dixon, pastor ofHobson United Methodist Church inNashville, Tenn. “You have to believethat it’s essential for your communityto make it start to happen.”

Last year, more than 70 of Hobson’smembers embarked on a yearlongjourney toward forgiveness. Dixonsaid the idea for the program beganafter church leaders saw that dozensof members had stopped attendingworship because of disagreements orpersonal issues with their fellowChristians.

During a special assembly, memberswere encouraged to participate inthree symbols of forgiveness: a ritualof writing down their grievances,then burning them; a remembrance oftheir baptism; and an anointingceremony.

Since then, Dixon said, he hasworked with individuals and smallgroups, urging them to reconnectwith those around them whom theymight have pushed away.

“We all disappoint each other, andeach of us has something we need tohave forgiven,” Dixon said. The mostdifficult part about it is getting peopleto see that they need to ask forforgiveness.”

On a larger scale, the United Meth-odist Church is reaching out, both ineducational and practical ways, togive members the tools to build uponthe foundation they receive at churchbut may struggle to implement intheir lives.

Last April, nearly 1,000 delegates tothe church’s top legislative body,

meeting in Pittsburgh, participated ina Service of Appreciation for AfricanAmericans who remained as membersof the former Methodist Church andpredecessor bodies despite the racialindignities — including segregation —that they experienced.

The United Methodist-led JustPeaceCenter for Mediation and ConflictTransformation in Washington hasbecome a resource for many.JustPeace staff members helpchurches and individuals in need ofmediation, resolution assistance or afresh perspective on conflict.

“We must think about forgivenessnot just in some abstract sort of way,but as a real spiritual practice,” saidMark Mancou, director of administra-tion for JustPeace. “From the pulpit,forgiveness is usually expressed moreas a value to strive for, and then it’sup to us to figure out how to live thatway,”

Bishop Kenneth Carder, professor ofthe practice of pastoral formationand director of the Center for Excel-lence in Ministry at United Methodist-related Duke University School ofDivinity, has worked with forgivenesson many levels.

His knowledge and proximity to aparticular aspect of social reconcilia-tion led him and dozens of others on athree-year journey known as Truthand Reconciliation. The programcontinues under the oversight ofUnited Methodist-related EmoryUniversity in Atlanta.

Carder, who led the United Method-ist Church’s Mississippi Area for fouryears, has accompanied groups to keysites where events critical to the civilrights movements occurred. His goalwas to help congregations andindividuals come to grips with thepast in order to live as a reconciledcommunity.

“We remembered where we wereduring those murders, those riots,and acknowledged what our role hadbeen, recognizing that racism is apart of all our stories,” Carder said.“In doing so, there is a freedom tomove on, to confront the realities inthis present time and to reach acrossracial barriers.”

Forgiveness often means comingclean with our own story and past, hesaid. Churches can help that happenin members’ lives by establishingsmall-group experiences in whichpeople feel free to share their experi-ences and confessions.

“Worship plays a critical role, as doBible studies … but when there’s anenvironment created where interper-sonal sharing can take place, we havea community of reconciliation, rootedin God’s forgiveness,” Carder said.

The Rev. Diana Hynson is leadingsuch a group in the Baltimore-Washington Annual (regional)Conference. Hynson, director oflearning and teaching ministries forthe United Methodist Board ofDiscipleship, is using Companions inChrist material for the eight-weekstudy on “Spiritual Exploration ofthe Forgiven.”

She said her group talks openlyabout issues related to reconciliation,and their victories and struggles to bequick to forgive and slow to condemn.

“They’re thinking, they’re testingthe material,” Hynson said. “What Isee in them is that they really want tobe able to think theologically andfaithfully about their lives.”

Mancou agreed that personalexperiences and involvement in thereconciliation process lead to aforgiving lifestyle. The benefits ofthat lifestyle manifest themselves inmyriad ways, he said.

“Perhaps learning forgiveness couldbe one of the missing pieces that hasprevented us from really engaging oneanother in constructive ways,”Mancou said. “Think of all the goodthat can be done.”

Dixon says churches willing toprioritize forgiveness on the congre-gational level will see memberstransformed.

“You’re going to open deep wounds,”he said, “and when you pick that scaboff, there’s a lot of pain involved formany people. It’s a healing process,absolutely, but it takes time andcommitment.”

Ross is a freelance journalist based inDallas.

The small church - a place where everybody knows your nameBy Suzy Keenan

“I want to go where everybodyknows my name.” The popular TVsitcom, “Cheers,” made this line fa-mous.

The characters in the “Cheers” barknew each other by name, knew eachother’s joys and pain, and shared asense of belonging together.

That is the kind of intimacy andbelonging that members of smallchurches share.

In a small church, with no morethan 200 in attendance at worship,everybody shakes the pastor’s handon a Sunday morning. The pastorcries with you over the phone, is therefor your funerals, your weddings, andyour baptisms.

Yet, in a culture that values growthand change, how do we value what thesmall church offers? The Rev. Dr.Alfred Maloney, superintendent forthe Northwest District said, “Every-one expects them to grow up someday.But just because you’re small doesn’tmean you’re ineffective.” Maloney

recognizes that in many of the smallcommunities of the Anthracite regionthe small churches provide for and doneeded missions in their immediateneighborhood. And, in some of thosecommunities, the United Methodistchurch is the only church with a pas-tor – other churches only employ acircuit preacher once a month. In theNorthwest District, 55 out of 88churches, or two-thirds, are smallmembership churches.

Maloney believes that a key is to“help strengthen churches to believein themselves rather than thinkingthey’re a failure because they onlyhave fifty people in attendance.”

One way to help strengthen smallchurches is to provide leadershipdevelopment training for the wholeadministrative board – to encourage aBiblical understanding of leadership,church structure, and spiritual gifts.

“Affirm your uniqueness,” Maloneytells his small churches. He elabo-rated on his approach: “How do youaffirm a short person on a basketballteam? You affirm their gifts, and find

they can contribute their gifts to theteam. Then help them get the toolsthey need to deal with their issues.”

Some of the issues of smallchurches include feeling attacked byland developers and reacting by cir-cling the wagons. Another is thatsmall churches can be family, and be aclosed family rather than being inclu-sive. Also, being a small church in adying community doesn’t mean thefields aren’t ripe for harvest.

Maloney also emphasized the oppor-tunity for lay persons to come to lead-ership through Christ Servant Minis-tries training in lay speaking as wellas caring, leading, and nurturingministries certification. (See page 15for more information.)

The Developing Leaders in SmallMembership Churches Workshop onthe Northwest District is open tochurches throughout the conference,and will address many of the chal-lenges and opportunities for smallchurches in ministry in the 21st Cen-tury. (See preceding page for moreinformation.)

Practicing forgiveness requires committment, time

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Bishop’s Lenten DayApart was “inspiring”

Nearly 400 clergy from the EasternPennsylvania and Peninsula/DelawareConferences attended the Bishop’sLenten Day Apart on February 8 for atime of Lenten preparation andrenewal entitled “Wholeness and theNew Birth: and can it be that I shouldgain.”

The event was organized by the Rev.Dr. Sherrin Marshall, pastor ofHuntington Valley UMC, and washosted by Aldersgate UMC, located onRoute 202 in north Wilmington,Delaware.

Dr. Charles Yrigoyen, Jr., GeneralSecretary of the Commission onArchives and History, and a memberof the Eastern PennsylvaniaConference, was the featured speaker.Dr. Yrigoyen spoke on John Wesleyand the Order of Salvation.

An award for his years of service toUnited Methodist Archives andHistory was presented to Dr.Yrigoyen, who will retire in Septemberas General Secretary of theCommission on Archives and History,which is located at Drew University inMadison, New Jersey. He waspresented with the following gifts: aframed photo of a stained glasswindow of a church in Peninsula-Delaware Conference commemoratinga railroad, a medal commemoratingthe bicentennial of AmericanMethodism, and a life-time subscrip-tion to the historical journal of theEastern Pennsylvania Annual

Gravel Hill United MethodistChurch has received a matching grantfor $3680 for cable televisionadvertising during Lent.

United Methodist Communicationsoffers $1 million in matching fundsannually to local churches, districtsand conferences to help establish anadvertising presence in theircommunity. Matching funds can beused for placing television, radio,cinema, outdoor media or acombination of these media types.

Grants are offered three times ayear in coordination with the nationalcable schedule (Lent, Back-to-school,and Advent).

FREE MEDIA SERVICESThrough Igniting Ministry Media

Services, a local church can access theexpertise of Igniting Ministry’s full-service advertising agency for all theirmedia strategies, solutions, buyingand placement requests at no charge.This service is available to anyoneplacing any type of media — MatchingGrant and non-Matching Grant alike— and can be handled as easy ascontacting the Media Grants andServices office at 877-281-6535 [email protected]

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Grants are awarded, to the extent ofavailable funds, based on optimummedia coverage, giving the best reachand frequency throughout the UnitedStates. Applicants are encouraged tocluster with other churches in yourmedia market to pool resources andmake an effective buy with a singleapplication. A list of churches,districts or conferences in your mediamarket is available upon request. Ifyou have any questions, pleasecontact the Media Grants andServices office.

The next application period is May 1- June 1 for both the Back-to-schooland Advent media schedules in 2005.

If you would like to learn how toprepare all kinds of grantapplications, see information on theSpring Grant Writing Workshop,page. 2.

Conference.Bishop Marcus Matthews delivered

a moving homily, followed by a spirit-led moment when he invited someoneto come forward and anoint him atthe altar. Many clergy came forwardto kneel and be anointed in turn bythe Bishop.

The Rev. Shawn Wilson, associatepastor of West Chester UMC had thisreflection on the Bishop’s Lenten DayApart:

“Dr. Yrigoyen’s oration on theOrder of Salvation was inspiring aswas Bishop Matthew’s humbling andheart-felt homily on the temptation ofChrist, as were the hymns. There wassomething for the serious academicand something for the sincere, soulful

worshipper. Bishop Matthews’invitation to the altar rail foranointing was particularly moving.

I believe that, from listening toBishop Matthews’ homily, all of usrealized that we were on the thresholdof a forty-day spiritual sojourn in thesame place that Jesus was at hisanointing in the Jordan. I processedthe event in those Biblical terms as ablessing toward the end of being -together with Bishop Matthews andfellow clergy - a prophetic and publicvoice for God in the world.

I can sense in Bishop Matthews’leadership of the conference anobvious call to a deeper spirituality,which is critical for clergy and laityalike in their ministry.”

Bishop Marcus Matthews (center) looks on as the Rev. Kevin Readman (left) presents anaward of service to the Rev. Dr. Charles Yrigoyen, Jr.

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Orphanage opens in Nigeria · 2017. 5. 5. · Matthews to the superinten-dency of the Northwest Dis-trict. Kurien will begin his appointment on July 1, 2005. Currently, Kurien is