by Brenda Capen | Apr 29, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, From the Bishop, News, PRG, Virginia News
A Message from Bishop Lewis View as pdf Hello Virginia Annual Conference: Psalm 30 declares that “weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes in the morning” (v. 5, ESV). When we closed our church doors in March of 2020, it began a period that felt like a long...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 23, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Bishop Lewis formed a work team in May 2020, after being asked by the conference Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) to evaluate the Virginia Conference’s district structure, to consider this important question: “How can districts most effectively order...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 22, 2021 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
Maria Chavalan Sut and HandsOffMaria Supporters Offer Thanks and Celebrate By Rosie Snow, Director of Discipleship, Wesley Memorial UMC(Charlottesville, VA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a one-year Stay of Removal for Maria Chavalan Sut, an...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 22, 2021 | News
View as pdf Dear Churches of The Virginia Conference, We are delighted to announce Voices of Youth 2022. Voices of Youth (VOY) is a mission and ministry program of the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church that gathers youth from across the conference to...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 21, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News
View as pdf April 21, 2021 Dear Virginia Conference, On March 13, 2020, a letter was sent to all churches, to cancel worship services and postpone large gatherings. May 1, 2021, will mark a full year and 49 days of the churches in the Virginia Conference doing their...