Walter Mitchell Forrester

Mitch Forrester was the father of Rev. Doug Forrester, Valley Ridge District Superintendent At dawn on Sunday, May 18, 2025, Walter Mitchell (Mitch) Forrester, 89, of Kilmarnock, Virginia claimed the promise of resurrection to eternal life. He was born in 1936 in...

Forrester to take on COO role

May 18, 2025     Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson announced the appointment of the Rev. Doug Forrester as Assistant to the Bishop beginning July 1, 2025 in April 2025.      After additional consideration, Forrester will also take on the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO)...

Rev. Theodore J. Kitchens, Sr.

Reverend Theodore Jackson Kitchen, Sr. passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Fairfax Hospital at 98 years old. He was born on January 19,1927 in Criglersville, VA. In 1953, he went on to Tokyo to start his career as a missionary and professor at Aoyama Gakuin...

Illa Gravely

Illa Gravely was the surviving spouse of Rev. James L. Gravely, III The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Illa Gravely passed away on May 14, 2025. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep the family of Illa Gravely in your thoughts...

Alice S. Johnson

Alice S. Johnson was the widow of Rev. Charles M. Johnson Alice Stevens Johnson, age 87, of Annapolis, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Alice was born in Maryland. A visitation for Alice will be held Monday, June 2, 2025 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at John...