Allegheny East Conference

Toward the end of summer, 12 pastors within Allegheny East Conference’s (AEC) Spanish Ministries were ordained during a special service held at the Luther R. Palmer pavilion in Pine Forge, Pa.

Pine Forge Academy (PFA) recently celebrated its 48th Alumni Weekend. At the gathering, the National Pine Forge Academy Alumni Association (NPFAAA) raised more than $50,000 toward the Worthy Student Scholarship Fund.

Claudia Allen, a volunteer pastor at the Emmanuel-Brinklow church in Ashton, Md., was recently honored as one of the 2023 Leading Women Under 40 by The Daily Record, a Maryland statewide newspaper. The ceremony was held at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Under the theme, “United in Mission,” members from Allegheny East Conference’s (AEC) 11 African congregations joined together in the first-ever Africa Unity Sabbath at the Ebenezer Ghana church in Newark, N.J. 

Recently, more than 40 Prison Ministries leaders and supporters gathered at the Ladore Retreat and Conference Center in Waymart, Pa. The event, themed “You Can Be Free in 2023,” began with a Friday night vespers, led by Colin Brathwaite, Allegheny East Conference’s (AEC) Ministries Development director.

Story by LaTasha Hewitt