by Brenda Capen | Sep 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
by the Rev. Leigh Anne Tayloroffered at the September 24, 2020 Town Hallsponsored by the Work Group on Return to In-Person Worship View as pdf In Section V of the Technical Assistance Manual (TAM), Attachment A, Healthy Church Team Requirements, you have by now...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 29, 2020 | News, Op/Ed
Op-ed by the Rev. Andrew Ware Clergy self-care is preached into us from the very beginning of the journey toward ordination. I learned early on that my greatest outlet of caring for my body has always been running. However, in being a runner I have always been driven...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 19, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
Because of the technical issues encountered with the Sept. 19 virtual annual conference session, Bishop Sharma D. Lewis announced at 12 noon the decision to invalidate this annual conference session and postpone it to a later date. “Because of the technical...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
Roger and Susan Layne work to split wood for wood ministry with Main Street United Methodist Church in Bedford on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Ministry at Main Street UMC, Bedford, featured in Roanoke Times BEDFORD — A ministry in Bedford providing free firewood to...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 9, 2020 | News, Virginia News
Old Church UMC, part of the Middlesex Charge on the York River District, suffered major fire damage to its education and fellowship hall building, and breezeway early Thursday, Sept. 3. The Historic Old Church Sanctuary was heavily damaged by smoke. A...