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Registration now open for Post General Conference Panel Discussion. Learn More...
Virginia Conference Announces Newest Staff Member, Rev. Dr. Jason Stanley. Learn More...
April 2024 Projected Appointments. Learn More...
Ministry innovation is focus of upcoming appointment to New Town UMC, campus ministry. Read more...
Apr. 4-- Bishop Sue addresses disinformation in UMC ahead of postponed 2020 General Conference scheduled for end of April 2024. Read more...
Information related to 2024 Clergy Appointments. Read more...
UMC Bishops call for Ceasefire in Gaza. Read more...
Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson and the Appointive Cabinet announce Guiding Principles for UMC Clergy and Disaffiliated Churches. Read more...
General Conference 2024
After a four-year delay, the 2020 General Conference will take place April 23-May 3, 2024 in Charlotte, NC. Learn more…
Annual Conference 2024
The 2024 Annual Conference is scheduled for June 20-22 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Learn more…
New Series Focuses on UMC Future
The first episode of Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson’s new web series “Strength for Today. A Bright Hope For Tomorrow // God’s vision for the next chapter of the United Methodist Church” is out now. This is a video and podcast series where Bishop Sue talks about various topics with leaders from around the UMC and will be available every Sunday until Advent. In the first episode, Bishop Sue talks to Bishop Ken Carter from the Western North Carolina Conference. Read more…
Next Steps
Next steps in VAUMC disaffiliations result in creation of Bridge Churches. Learn more…
VAUMC shares local church status following last Special Called Annual Conference related to disaffiliation, Paragraph 2553
The Virginia Annual Conference held four Special Called sessions from 2022 to 2023 for churches who followed the disaffiliation process outlined in Paragraph 2553 from the Book of Discipline to be considered for ratification by the Annual Conference body. As a result, 227 local churches disaffiliated from the conference during this time. Read more…
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Job Opportunities
The Virginia Conference posts job opportunities on its website, free of charge, for a maximum of two months for United Methodist local churches or United Methodist-related agencies/institutions. Learn more…
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Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson
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Steve Summers
[email protected] (804) 521-1103 ASSISTANT TO THE BISHOP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Terri Biggins
[email protected] (804) 521-1102 RESIDENT BISHOP
Jessie S. Colwell
[email protected] (804) 521-1140 DIRECTOR OF CLERGY EXCELLENCE
Dwayne Stinson
[email protected] (804) 521-1135 DIRECTOR OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES FOR DISCIPLESHIP AND CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY
Jonathan Page
[email protected] (804) 521-1133 DIRECTOR OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES FOR INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
Katie Mueller
[email protected] (804) 521-1134 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTORS OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES