St. Mark’s UCC, 211 W. Greenwich Street, Reading, is looking for a treasurer. Part-time, 10-12 hours per week position to serve as primary record keeper for all financial transactions related to St. Mark’s UCC. Records all income and expense transactions, pays all bills and taxes associated with the church, and produces all required tax related […]
Consistory names Interim Associate Conference Minister
The Pennsylvania Southeast Conference Consistory is pleased to introduce Rev. Dr. Susan Minasian as the Interim Associate Conference Minister for Search and Call. Susan’s selection concludes a search that began Dec. 1 after the announcement of Rev. Sharon Morris’s resignation. The Consistory created a brief interim profile, solicited potential candidates, conducted interviews and selected Susan […]
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Save these dates for 2020 events
The following dates have been tentatively set for events sponsored by the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference for 2020. Please save the dates and subscribe to the weekly eNews email or watch the website for further information and registration. January: 11 – Diversity Training at Boehm’s 14 – Church Secretary Training 14-16 Women’s Clergy Retreat 24-25 Cultivating […]
Recap from 2019 Fall Meeting
More than 225 delegates and visitors attended last Sunday’s Fall Conference Meeting at Ursinus College, which is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year. We honored our historic ties with the college by opening the meeting with a welcome and invocation by College Chaplain Rev. Terri Ofori. Delegates passed the 2020 spending plan, committed to further […]
Old First’s Breakfast Ministry needs volunteers
This article was written comes from Billi Charron, Outreach Coordinator at Old First Reformed Church. If your church would like to share information on one of its ministries here, please contact Brea Rarick: brea@psec.org. Old First UCC has been offering a ministry to the homeless by way of homeless shelter for 35+ years. […]
Carversville UCC starts new Jazz Vespers services
Carversville United Church of Christ recently began trying a new monthly jazz vespers service. The first service in their three-month trial run was held in October. Additional events are scheduled for Nov. 10 and Dec. 8 at 5:30p at the church: 3736 AquetongRd., Carversville. Read more about the services below. If you’re a jazz enthusiast […]
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PSEC Endowments Divesting from Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
In 2015, the General Synod (General Synod 30) voted in response to climate change, to call for the complete elimination of fossil fuels for energy by 2040. The final wording of the resolution was this, “be it finally resolved that it is our belief that the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is among […]
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Bethany Children’s Home shares “wish list” for donations for unaccompanied migrant children
Helping Hands is a humanitarian program that reunites unaccompanied youth from Central America with family that already resides in the USA. Bethany Children’s Home provides them with a safe place to live and grow until they are reunited with their families. They are currently in need of the items listed below, as many of the […]
First Mission Rebuild Trips to Puerto Rico under way
The Pennsylvania Southeast Conference and the Penn Northeast Conference, in cooperation with the UCC Disaster Ministries, are jointly participating with the Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Puerto Rico (IEUPR) in the Puerto Rican recovery effort. The first trip is from April 28 to May 4. The second is from May 12-18. The trips are being led by Penn Northeast […]
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Lancaster Theological Seminary launches Ministerial Institute, offers new 3-year program
Lancaster Theological Seminary is launching the new Ministerial Institute of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry that will offer a new, non-degree program to prepare people for ministerial leadership. The Ministerial Institute’s three-year program includes online classes plus an on-campus summer session for one week each year. The Seminary is accepting applications for the first summer […]
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