by Sam Duenckel | Jan 22, 2024 | Obituaries
Bernelle Jarrell Rich of Roanoke, VA passed away on January 21, 2024, in Roanoke, VA. She was born on November 15, 1926, in Surry County, North Carolina. She grew up in a large family on the family farm, a daughter of the late Sidney F. Jarrell and Evie Hawks Jarrell....
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 22, 2024 | Bishop Sue News, From the Bishop, News
Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson announces the appointment of two new District Superintendents to serve the Virginia Annual Conference beginning July 1, 2024: Rev. F. Elizabeth (Beth) Givens will serve the Coastal Virginia District, and Rev. Kirk Nave will serve the...
by Sam Duenckel | Dec 20, 2023 | Obituaries
Robert Howard Woodfin, 81, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilmer (Bill) A. Woodfin and Evelyn Kirby Woodfin and two brothers, Wilmer (Skeeter) A. Woodfin, Jr. and Richard (Dickie) Lee...
by Sam Duenckel | Dec 18, 2023 | General Conference
By Heather Hahn Dec. 18, 2023 | CHARLOTTE, N.C. (UM News) After a four-year delay, the next General Conference is rapidly approaching in just over four months. With time of the essence, the commission that plans The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly met...
by Sam Duenckel | Dec 12, 2023 | News
December 12, 2023 Rev. Amanda Garber will join the Connectional Ministries staff on January 1, 2024 as the new Director of Missional Engagement. Garber served most recently as Lead and Founding Pastor of RISE in Harrisonburg, Va., which began as a new faith community...
