by Sam Duenckel | May 10, 2024 | General Conference, News
The Virginia Conference held a post-General Conference Zoom webinar on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. The panel included Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson; Rev. Lindsey Baynham Freeman, head of the Virginia delegation; and delegates Rev. Mark Ogren, Marshall Bailey, and Rev. Dr....
by Sam Duenckel | May 5, 2024 | Obituaries
Bishop C.P. Minnick, Jr., 96, died peacefully at his home in Raleigh on Saturday, May 4, 2024. He was a retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church, having served from 1980-1996. In 1993, he became the President of the Council of Bishops to serve a one-year term....
by Sam Duenckel | May 3, 2024 | Bishop Sue News, General Conference, News
On the last day of General Conference, the end of the two-week event that included one week of legislative committees and one week of plenary sessions, Bishop Sue provided a wrap-up of this General Conference session and what she hopes the Virginia Conference focuses...
by Sam Duenckel | May 1, 2024 | Bishop Sue News, From the Bishop, General Conference, News
During the morning plenary on Wednesday, May 1, the General Conference body removed The United Methodist Church’s ban on the ordination of clergy who are “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” with approval at 93% amongst other legislation on the Consent Calendar. Read...
by Sam Duenckel | Apr 25, 2024 | Obituaries
Manning Berry Harrell, 93 of Concord passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. He was born July 24, 1930, in Hertford, NC, the son of the late Willie Manning Harrell and Grace Berry Harrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
