AC 2022 – Friday Evening, June 17, 2022
Service for the Ordering of Ministry This year's Service for the Ordering of Ministry began with Bishop Sharma Lewis recognizing the classes of 2020 and 2021 that were ordained during the pandemic. "For two years we were unable to gather," the bishop said. So they...
AC 2022 – Friday Afternoon
Friday Afternoon Business Stacey Anthony presented the report of Virginia United Methodist Pensions and Related Benefits. The report was adopted as presented in the Book of Reports. The Rev. Dr. Steve Summers presented the Common Table report. The recommendations...
AC 2022 – Friday Morning, June 17, 2022
Morning Bible Study The Rev. Lisa Greenwood is leading morning Bible Study for the conference. She is an ordained elder in the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church and, after serving 20 years in the local church, currently serves as Vice President for...
AC 2022 – Thursday Evening, June 16: Memorial Service
A Service of Remembrance Thursday evening, June 16, a Service of Remembrance for conducted. Click here for the memorial booklet that includes clergy memoirs (pdf). After a welcome from Bishop Lewis, the Rev. Ileana Rosas issued the Call to Worship.The Rev. Grace Han,...
AC 2022 – Thursday Afternoon, June 16
Bishop Sharma D. Lewis officially called the 240th session of the Virginia Annual Conference to order at 2 p.m., June 16, 2022, under the theme, "United as One in Worship." Opening prayer After the opening hymn, Are We Ye Alive," prayers were brought by the Rev....
AC 2022 – Thursday Morning, June 16
The Rev. Denise Bates, dean of the Cabinet, leads the conference in prayer before the Q&A session on the District Initiative.District Initiative Q&A Clergy and lay members of the Virginia Annual Conference gathered in Hampton, VA, Thursday, June 16. The...