by Brenda Capen | Jul 8, 2019 | News, Virginia News
By Forrest White Looking back across the darkest times, Jay Timmons remembers waking up panicked in the wee hours of countless mornings, unable to escape what haunted him. Because it wasn’t a dream. It was reality, a hellish fight fought alongside Rick Olson, his...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 2, 2019 | News
By Forrest White The Rev. Tom Berin addresses the newly elected General and Jurisdictional Conference delegates. In the house divided that is The United Methodist Church, denomination members agree on at least one thing – at some point, in the days following the 2019...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 21, 2019 | Bishop Lewis News
Bishop Sharma D. Lewis will hold an address entitled “State of the Church: Where do we go from here?” on Monday, Mar. 4, following the Special Session of General Conference. The event will be livestreamed at www.livestream.com/vaumc/stateofthechurch from 10...
by Brenda Capen | Jan 23, 2019 | News
By Forrest WhiteThe Rev. Michelle Matthews and members of The Kingstowne Communion in Alexandria weren’t able to worship together because of the wintry weather on Sunday morning, Jan. 13, but it didn’t stop them from doing what they always do – looking for ways to...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 11, 2018 | Bishop Lewis News
Dear Virginia Conference— The topic of human sexuality has long been a source of disagreement within The United Methodist Church. Right now the topic is the focus of many conversations as we prepare for the Special Session of General Conference 2019 in February. With...
