Global Ministries

Thank you for your support of our Global Partnership Ministry and "In Flight" Project!

Because of the support of our churches and individuals in the Penn West Conference, we were able to send Rev. Joseph Hedden (Emmanuel Reformed UCC, Export) and Ms. Melissa Mclean (Emanuel UCC, Warren) to the Northwest Luzon Conference of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines to visit with our partnership churches and attend their Annual Conference Convention.

Our Conference was also blessed to receive three ambassadors from the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in 2016. We were blessed to welcome Bishop Elorde Sambat, Conference Minister Noel Pagdilao, and the Rev. Marjorie Belmonte to our Annual Gathering & Meeting.

Our Global Missions Team is currently promoting a SHEEP fund to help with educational opportunities for both children and ministry students with our partners in the Northwest Luzon Conference of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. "SHEEP" stands for "Sustaining Hope for Educational Expenses in the Philippines." To donate, please make a donation to the Penn West Conference and put "SHEEP Fund" in the memo. Or, visit our homepage at http://www.pennwest.org/ click on the donate button, and choose the option for the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. For more information on the SHEEP Fund, please read the following PDF's: Here and Here.

Finally, we are currently working on establishing another visit to the Northwest Luzon Conference in 2020. For more information about this or about the work of our Global Ministries Team generally, please contact our chairperson, the Rev. Joseph Hedden here .