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The Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course will be offered in two sessions Friday, May 2 from 6:30-9pm and Saturday, May 3 from 9am-5pm at Grace UMC, 127 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Centre Hall. You must complete all 10 hours of training to receive your certificate. Course topics such as servant and spiritual leadership, caring ministries, […]
“Hands to the Plow” Resetting ourselves to God’s Mission State College District Conferencing Mt. Nittany UMC, 1500 Branch Road, State College Sunday, September 22, 2024 3:00 pm Registration is required. The purpose of the District Conference: We will share in worship, celebrate Holy Conferencing and the ministries in our district, vote on a new District name […]
Sunday, January 21, 2024 marks 93 days until the 2024 General Conference of the United Methodist Church. Please consider the following invitation from our District Superintendent, Rev. Brenda Leigey: “In this most troubling time in the life of our denomination, we need to pray earnestly for the movement of the Holy Spirit. We are varied […]
Sign up now to access this online learning tool! Some courses are as short as 15 min. This new Learning Management System (LMS) will be another resource to support our Conference mission to grow spiritual transformational leaders, equip vital congregations and create new places for new people, and connect with each other and the world. This […]
Annual Conference was held May 18 – 20, 2023 at Community Arts Center, Williamsport, Pa. The theme for 2023 was: New & Improved through Christ Watch each session at the video archive page found here. Find the bulletins for the worship services below. • Opening Celebration• Memorial Service• Celebration of Ministry The 2023 Annual Conference Workbook is available in online PDF […]
Friends, We gather as laity and clergy at the 2022 Susquehanna Annual Conference to do the work of the church. Our theme this year is BEHOLD I am doing a NEW thing. Your Lay Members to Annual Conference; Beth Brown (Sprucetown UMC) and Randy Muthersbaugh (Faith UMC) and I prepare for holy conferencing June 1 […]
Dear Church, You know I am an avid reader. I LOVE to be challenged and broaden my understanding of people and Creation. The following are my top picks for your summer reading list. Invite a friend to read the same book and get together to talk about it. I’d love to know what you think […]
From the State College District Office: STATE COLLEGE DISTRICT LISTENING SESSIONS FOR LAITY AND CLERGYAs we live into our vision in the State College District to Encourage, Equip, Empower, Everyone to Reach, Teach and Serve we need your input! Many of our churches have discovered during Mission InSite studies, we often make assumptions about how […]
Read the letter from the District Superintendent to all pastors in the State College District. Our church will present a “Who Is My Neighbor?” 2022 Outreach Plan at our Penns Valley Charge Conference November 21, 2021 which takes place at St. James UMC, Coburn starting at 2:15pm. Full members of the church vote on the […]
Sessions 5-8 Beyond the Personal: Sharing God’s Stories (Open to any who have completed sessions 1-4) 5. Change Makers 6. Mentors that Multiply 7. Reach: Love in Relationship, Witness, and Action 8. Community and Collaboration in the Commons Thursdays, September 9, 23, October 7, 21 from 6:30‐8:30pm online via Zoom REQUIRED READING: Hero Maker, Ferguson […]