by Sam Duenckel | Mar 16, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
Churches across the country are seeing a new variation of the familiar gift card scam. The goal is the same, but the method has shifted in a way that specifically targets church directories. Here is how the newest version often works. Someone contacts a church office,...
by Sam Duenckel | Mar 13, 2026 | Obituaries
It is with heavy hearts, yet profound gratitude for a life lived in service to the Lord, that we announce the passing of Leslie Glenn Tyndall, who arrived in Heaven to a thunderous chorus of “Oh Happy Day” on March 5, 2026. A loving husband, brother, grandfather,...
by Sam Duenckel | Mar 11, 2026 | Obituaries
Robert Miller was the father of Rev. Amanda Miller Garber. Robert Lee “Bob” Miller, 82, of Vinton, Virginia, passed away on March 7, 2026. Bob was born July 21, 1943, in Eldorado, Illinois, to Eldon Lee Miller and Dorothy Pulliam Miller. He grew up in southern...
by Sam Duenckel | Mar 11, 2026 | Obituaries
The Virginia Conference just learned of the passing of James Sortore, he was the spouse of Rev. Marion Sortore (retired LP). James David “Jim” Sortore, age 78, of 72 Bath Street, Clifton Forge, Virginia and formerly of New York, died on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at his...
by Sam Duenckel | Mar 10, 2026 | Ministry Toolbox, News, Virginia News
Ken Carter, a United Methodist bishop, says, “Don’t make fun of people who only attend church this time each year; they are telling you that, when it matters, yours is their home church.” On Easter Sunday (just like on Christmas Eve), your church may see a surge of...
