Rev. Dr. Cheryl Martin Bass Rhodes

Rev. Dr. Cheryl Martin Bass Rhodes, affectionately known as “Oma,” passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, with family by her side in Columbia, South Carolina, at the age of 78. Cheryl was born on December 10, 1946, in Petersburg, Virginia. She attended Hampton...

Rev. Jim E. Galford

James “Jim” Emory Galford, 81, of 404 Somerset Place, Rustburg died Sunday, August 24, 2025 at his home. He was the husband of Sheila Lemley Galford for thirty-one years. He was born July 17, 1944 in Marlinton, West Virginia, a son of the late Jim Arnold Galford and...

Removing the Dams

WRITTEN BY: KAT BAIR August 13, 2025 I recently met a Disciples of Christ pastor, Rev. AC Churchill, who was working for a ministry out in the Pacific Northwest called Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power and Light. I asked them what they were working on with...

Journal 2025

2025 Journal in one filePages by Section (pdf files):I. II. and III. Conference Officials, The Common Table for Church Vitality, and Boards, Commissions and CommitteesIV. Rolls of Conference MembersThis section will be phased out as its contents can be found in the...

Rev. James A. Salmon

The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Rev. James A. Salmon passed away on August 14, 2025. Rev. Salmon is survived by his wife, Rev. Sue Ann Salmon. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep the family of Rev. Salmon in your thoughts...