Tentative General Conference dates publicized
Special Session of General Conference 2019, St. Louis, MO After the pandemic-caused postponement, the new prospective dates for The United Methodist Church’s General Conference are Aug. 31-Sept. 10, 2021. The Council of Bishops disclosed the proposed dates, including...
The GBHEM Scholarship Portal is Now Open
The GBHEM Scholarship Portal Is Now Open The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) scholarship application portal is open for United Methodist students seeking scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study at colleges, universities and seminaries...
2024 Grant Award Winners announced by VAUMC Grantmaking Cooperative
January 7, 2025 The Grantmaking Cooperative of the Virginia Annual Conference (VAUMC), made up of the Common Table for Church Vitality, Church Development Team, and Virginia United Methodist Foundation are excited to award over $100,000 in total funding to the 2024...
COB Immigration Letter – US Conferences, Epiphany 2025
Vespers Prayer Service held following election season
Bishop Sue and Conference Lay Leader Martha Stokes held a 30-minute Vespers Service of Prayer on November 6, 2024. This was a space for prayer, rest, processing, and community following the election season. You can find the Order of Worship and the prayers used from...
VAUMC called to prayer amidst presidential election
October 29, 2024VAUMC called to prayer amidst presidential election Dear Virginia Conference clergy and laity,In preparation for election day, Bishop Sue, the Cabinet, and all the conference leadership invite you into a rhythm and posture of prayer now through...
Submit Resolutions for the 2025 Session of the Virginia Annual Conference
October 22, 2024 The Resolutions Committee invites conference boards and agencies, clergy and lay members of the annual conference, and local church laity to submit resolutions for the 2025 session. A vote of the 2023 session of the Virginia Annual Conference...
Update to Action Taken at Annual Conference 2024
October 15, 2024 At the 2024 Virginia Annual Conference in Hampton, Va. a motion was made and approved by the body of the Annual Conference for a Commission of Truth Telling and Reconciliation to be formed during 2024-2025 in order to listen to stories of harm and...
New Life International at St Andrews United Methodist Church Celebrates Consecration of New Church Building
This article is reprinted by permission of the author.October 8, 2024New Life International at St Andrews United Methodist Church Celebrates Consecration of New Church Building in Alexandria, VirginiaIn a joyous and spiritually uplifting ceremony, New Life...
Soul Feast Webinar Recording: October 7
"Chewing the Bread of the Word, the nature and Practice of Spiritual Reading." Bishop Sue led the first session discussing Chapter 2 from Soul Feast: An invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life by Marjorie J. Thompson. We are reminded that we should read God's Word...
VAUMC awarded a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2024 GLEN ALLEN, VA— The Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded a $1.25 million grant to the conference through its Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer...
Open Enrollment begins Oct. 7 and will end Oct. 31
Open Enrollment for Benefit Plan Elections 2025 will begin on Monday, October 7th and end on Thursday, October 31st.Open Enrollment is the annual period when all benefits eligible Virginia Conference active clergy, pre-Medicare eligible retired clergy, and lay...
Conversation on Conflict Transformation
October 2, 2024As the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election draws nearer, the VAUMC will share resources with the conference on topics ranging from how to have hard conversations to the impact on community organizing and advocacy in light of the current social and political...
How to help post-Hurricane Helene
September 30, 2024 Today, the Office of Missional and Community Engagement can offer more ways United Methodists can be supportive of communities that have been impacted by Hurricane Helene. We imagine you like us have seen images coming from around the southeast in...
Hurricane Helene Update
September 28, 2024 Dear Friends, We, like many of you, have seen the devastating images coming from all around the southeast in the wake of Hurricane Helene. We cannot begin to imagine the lives that have been lost, and the lives that have been uprooted for many of...
Update on Hurricane Helene
September 27, 2024 As Hurricane Helene continues its journey into the southeastern United States, the Virginia Conference Missional and Community Engagement Office and Disaster Response Coordinator are closely monitoring the storm as it makes landfall this weekend. We...
Camp Rainbow Connection shares new journey
September 27, 2024 Camp Rainbow Connection (CRC) is a ministry that offers a week-long respite camp for adults with intellectual disabilities. CRC has a history of 40 years of connection with the VAUMC. CRC is now embarking on a new journey to become a separate...
Bishop Sue offers renewed invitation to forgiving VA medical debt
August 22, 2024 Bishop Sue and the Missional Engagement Office recently shared an update on the Virginia Annual Conference offering. Thanks to the generosity of the Annual Conference members and churches, the total offering has reached $109,800. The 2024 offering this...
Garber takes on CDT role
August 21, 2024 The Church Development Team (CDT) is excited to welcome Rev. Amanda Miller Garber as the primary conference liaison in her role as Conference Director of Missional and Community Engagement. For those who've been around church planting in The United...
The Third Day: Living the Resurrection
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UMC bishops condemn Russia’s attacks on civilian targets
July 24, 2024 The Council of Bishops released a statement on July 24 about Russia’s attack on civilian targets. Read the full statement...
UMC bishops condemn divisive rhetoric and political violence
Council of Bishops The United Methodist Church Press Release for immediate release July 16, 2024 Following the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump, the world is in deep sorrow and reflection. We absolutely condemn this act of violence. As...
UM leaders reflect, pray, call for peace following Trump assassination attempt
July 14, 2024 The Council of Bishops lifted up the statement from Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi, Western Pennsylvania Conference, following the events of this past weekend. She said in part, "Our hearts are grieving and broken due to the tragic events surrounding the...
Bishop assignments, budget approved at Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference
The 2024 SEJ Conference was a mixture of worship and business from Wednesday, July 10 through Friday, July 12. On Wednesday, July 10, Bishop Ken Carter gave the State of the Church report, the Racial Bias Task Force shared their report, and the SEJ...
2024 Virginia Annual Conference: Wrap-up
You can view all the proceedings of VAUMC 2024 by visiting the archived livestream of the 242nd session: https://vaumc.org/ac2024/. You can view photos from the event at the conference Flickr page. The 2024-2025 Appointments can be found here. The theme for the...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 5 Wrap-up
The final session began with Singing Our Faith. Bishop Sue called the session to order at 8:41 AM. Bishop Sue called the body to the resolution from Friday afternoon. There was a motion to suspend the rules, which was approved. A motion was made to create a Commission...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 4 Wrap-up
The Memorial Service began with Bishop Sue leading the procession of families of those being remembered during the service. The names of the honored dead: bishops, clergy members, clergy spouses, and lay members were read as candles were lit. Mr. William T. Greer...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 3 Wrap-up
The June 21 morning session opened with Singing our Faith. Bishop Sue opened the session at 8:41 AM and called on Blair Ellis, Mission Rivers District, to pray. Rev. Jenny Day and Rev. Lauren Wright, co-Chairs of COSROW, shared the Monitoring Report. They shared...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 2 Wrap-up
Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson opened the business session for June 20 reminding us what the three movements of the Spirit are: The theological movement from prevenient grace to sanctification. This is the movement of the Holy Spirit in the human heart. The historical...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 1 Wrap-up
Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson called the 242nd Annual Conference into session this morning. Bishop Sue then invited the oldest member (Rev. Jim Godwin) and the youngest member (Mr. Benton Crigger) to lead us in prayer. The worship began with interpretive dancing to...
The Commission on Ethnic Minority Concerns and Advocacy (CEMCA) 2024 Annual Report
The Commission on Ethnic Minority Concerns and Advocacy (CEMCA), according to our stated mission, is called to advocate for the full and equal participation of all ethnic and racial constituents in the life and mission of the Virginia Annual Conference, to be a voice...