by Brenda Capen | Mar 13, 2020 | Coronavirus
As Bishop Lewis and conference leaders continue to monitor the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation, certain precautions will take effect in the conference center building to ensure the well-being and health of the staff and guests to the building. Starting Monday, March...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 12, 2020 | Sunday Advocate
Lessons from a leadership pioneer Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) was a pioneer and, perhaps more importantly, her ideas were and continue to be groundbreaking. She was taken seriously as a writer, lecturer, and thinker long before this was common for a woman. She...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 12, 2020 | Sunday Advocate
What does religious freedom mean today? Given the strong foundation of religious liberty built by those who established our nation and the history of painful challenges to that liberty, where do we look now? What are we as leaders to do to ensure religious freedom and...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 12, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
May 18, 2020: As the churches of the Virginia Conference shift their focus to the three-stage reopening of in-person worship, you can find the most up-to-date information involving the conference and the ongoing response to COVID-19 at www.vaumc.org/return. Frequently...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 10, 2020 | News
A diverse group of representatives from United Methodist advocacy groups with contrasting views and bishops from around the world has collaborated on a proposed agreement for the separation of The United Methodist Church (UMC) that has the unanimous support of all the...
