by Sam Duenckel | Feb 11, 2025 | News, Virginia News
Beginning January 1, 2026, the Virginia Conference will change how the Conference-sponsored health benefits for active clergy are funded. Currently, the majority of the funding for the active clergy health benefits comes from an apportionment. In 2026, the...
by Sam Duenckel | Feb 5, 2025 | News, Virginia News
United MethodistCreation Justicemovement Applications for the 2025 Virginia Annual Conference Green Church and Sustaining Green Church Awards are now open and are due by March 15, 2024.The VAUMC Creation Justice Work Group is eager to recognize your church’s...
by Sam Duenckel | Feb 3, 2025 | Obituaries
Dorothy Coffey was the surviving spouse of Rev. John Coffey. Dorothy Crowder Coffey passed away quietly on Sunday, February 2, 2025, following a prolonged illness at the age of 94. She is survived by her daughter, MaryScott C. Tuck (Stephen); her granddaughter, Chloe...
by Sam Duenckel | Feb 3, 2025 | News, Virginia News
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a series regarding the journey of recovery after an arsonist started a devastating fire at Rose Park UMC in 2023. A link to the previous article is below. February 3, 2025by: Rev. Liz PetryOn Sunday, January 26, 2025,...
by Sam Duenckel | Feb 2, 2025 | Obituaries
Jo Ann B. Arnold was the surviving spouse of Rev. Jack Arnold. Jo Ann Brittingham Arnold, 96, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025. She was born January 17, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Joseph Benjamin Brittingham Jr. and Anna...
