by Brenda Capen | Jul 20, 2022 | BMCR
Introduction We have become familiar with murder. Do you remember how you felt the first time you heard reports of a mass shooting? Do you remember the shock you felt? The fear? The anger? That was a natural and perhaps even a God-sent reaction. When something...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 8, 2022 | AC 2022 News, Districts, News, Virginia News
Following the vote of the Annual Conference on Friday, June 17, 2022, that set the number of districts to eight effective July 1, 2022, in keeping with Paragraph 415.4 of the 2016 UMC Book of Discipline, and in consultation with the Cabinet, the boundaries of the new...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 8, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy
July 8, 2022 Dear Virginia Annual Conference: I am pleased to inform you that after extensive discussions between the UMC BSA Leadership team, led by Bishop John Schol, and the Boy Scouts leadership team, there are new agreements for local churches to use with the...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 7, 2022 | News, UMVIM Training, Virginia News
A United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Team Leader training event will take place at the Virginia United Methodist Center, 10330 Staples Mill Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060 on Sept. 17, 2022, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kip Robinson will be the trainer for this...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 29, 2022 | AC 2022 News, Bishop Lewis News, News, Team Jeremiah, Virginia News
You are invited to a conference-wide Q&A session on topics including General Conference and disaffiliation from the denomination on Tuesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. Due to time constraints during the 2022 Annual Conference session, the Team Jeremiah Q&A session was...