by Brenda Capen | Mar 20, 2021 | Martha Stokes
As we anticipate longer days and the coming of spring, I encourage you to spend time in reflection of all that has happened in what seems to have been two very short months at the start of 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues, but there is renewed hope for a...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 19, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
Dear Virginia Annual Conference, As I reflect upon living in the Atlanta area for 28 years, my heart was heavy and saddened to hear of the shootings on Tuesday by a lone gunman at three Atlanta-area spas. Six of the eight persons killed were Asian Americans....
by Brenda Capen | Mar 16, 2021 | Scouting, Virginia News
The experiences of Annual Conference are everywhere; particularly when you are not looking for them. This works for me when I show up each Saturday of Conference with my Boy Scout uniform on. This happened this year when a conference attendee came up to me and...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 16, 2021 | Scouting
February 14, 2020 Bryan Wendell Scouting Tips 143 Comments UPDATED: This text, first published in 2011, was updated March 20, 2020, with 2019 tax season info as well as the news that the filing deadline was being pushed back because of the...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 26, 2021 | News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the further postponement of the 2020 General Conference, the Council of Bishops (COB) is calling a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC) to be convened online on May 8, 2021. According to...
