by Brenda Capen | Sep 1, 2020 | News, Virginia News
View as pdf To the Laity of the United Methodist Church, This is an extraordinary time in the history of our church and world. As Conference Lay Leaders we gathered in February optimistically anticipating a future guided by vision and filled with action. We returned...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 31, 2020 | News, Virginia News
View Annual Conference Registration Tutorial by Bryan Compton, IT ManagerEmail questions to [email protected] All Annual Conference clergy and lay members need to register from September 2- September 9, 2020, in order to participate fully in the virtual September...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 25, 2020 | Op/Ed
By Suzanne Spencer During my graduate studies in gerontology, I did some research and wrote a few papers on “failure to thrive in the elderly.” Senior adults sometimes appear to waste away for no obvious medical reason. It’s been noted that an absence of human...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 21, 2020 | Larry Jent
By Larry JentFriday Scripture: Isaiah 1 Learn to do good;Seek justice,Rebuke the oppressor;Defend the fatherless,Plead for the widow.“Come now, and let us reason together,”Says the Lord,“Though your sins are like scarlet,They shall be as white as snow;Though they are...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 20, 2020 | News
In January of 2019, when many in the Washington, D.C. area were facing scarcity due to being furloughed, Sydenstricker United Methodist Church in Springfield reached out to families and individuals, providing home-cooked meals as well as non-perishable food and...