by Sam Duenckel | Aug 15, 2023 | Disaffiliation, News
The last Special Called Annual Conference in the Virginia Conference to consider local church disaffiliation under Paragraph 2553 of the Book of Discipline is scheduled for Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 9 a.m. via Zoom webinar. More information will be forthcoming in...
by Sam Duenckel | May 9, 2023 | Disaffiliation, News
For those whose congregations have voted to disaffiliate, but who wish to remain United Methodist, the Virginia Annual Conference and the Cabinet offer Next Steps, a web site with resources to remain connected as they discern where God is calling them. At Next Steps,...
by Sam Duenckel | May 6, 2023 | Disaffiliation, News
May 6, 2023 A Special Called Annual Conference session was held on May 6, 2023 for the Virginia Annual Conference membership to consider the ratification of 64 local churches seeking to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church over matters of human sexuality...
by Madeline White | Feb 18, 2023 | Disaffiliation, News
February 18, 2023 A Special Called Annual Conference session was held on February 18, 2023 for the Virginia Annual Conference membership to consider the ratification of 34 local churches seeking to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church over matters of human...
by Brenda Capen | Oct 3, 2022 | AC 2022 October, Disaffiliation
As a reminder to the Virginia Annual Conference members, on Saturday, October 29, 2022, two Special Annual Conferences will be held: At 9 a.m, an Annual Conference will convene for the sole purpose of closing church property using Paragraph 2549.3. At 9:30 a.m., an...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 1, 2022 | Disaffiliation, News, Virginia News
In recent weeks, the Virginia Conference has received more than two dozen letters from an organization called the National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL) demanding that 26 churches be able to promptly disaffiliate under Paragraph 2548.2 of the Book of Discipline...