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  • Home
  • About
    • History
    • Facilities >
      • The Manor
      • Groves Lodge
      • Hickman Hall
      • Carriage House
      • The Grounds
    • Staff
    • Location
    • Employment
    • Olmsted Manor Policies
  • Give Now
  • Events
    • 2025 Calendar
    • Clergy Summer Getaway
    • Church Admin Training
    • Men's Retreat
    • Nature and Spirituality Retreat
    • Four Night Silent Retreat
    • Fall Women's Retreat
    • Passages of the Bible Cruise
    • 2026 Spring Women's Retreat
    • Scholarships
    • Your Event at Olmsted
  • Information
    • Rates
    • Giving >
      • Ornaments
    • Scholarships
    • Plan Your Retreat >
      • Menu Planner
      • Groves Lodge Rooming Assignments
      • Manor Rooming Assignments
    • Reservations >
      • Individual/Family Retreats
      • Group Retreats
      • Day-Use Events
    • Contact

CCEF
Clergy Continuing Education and Formation

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While these pages are designed as a resource for the clergy of the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, the content is also available for clergy and laity of other denominations.

Western Pennsylvania United Methodist Pastors,
Continuing formation is an essential and ongoing process for faithful, effective and fruitful ministry. These webpages serve to connect you with opportunities and resources to expand and enhance your ministry. 
Use this page as your 'jumping off' point for information related to clergy continuing education and formation requirements.  Olmsted Manor Retreat Center and the Western Pennsylvania Conference Center are working together to connect you with programs and resources to help you to be Faithful, Effective and Fruitful.  
Choose from the links below to access information, forms and contacts to help you further your education and spiritual formation.


We value your input.  Feel free to pass on any suggestions you may have to streamline and facilitate this process.  Address your concerns to: [email protected]

The Clergy Continuing Education and Formation (CCEF) committee formed in response to the 2008 Believe Again Clergy Study Team Report.  If you would like to read the entire Clergy Study Team Report click here for a pdf file (58 pages):  Clergy Study Team Report

CONTACTS:

You may wish to address comments and questions to the appropriate persons:

Rev. Jeffrey Sterling, Chair of BOOM: [email protected]

Rev. Mark Hecht, Chair, Order of Elder: [email protected]

To Contact CCEF: email:  [email protected] 

TO CONTACT A Western PA Conference District Superintendent visit the conference website: http://www.wpaumc.org/districts

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Olmsted Manor Retreat Center - 17 East Main St. - PO Box 8 - Ludlow, PA 16333  
​814-945-6512 - [email protected] - facebook.com/olmstedretreats