by Brenda Capen | Jan 10, 2022 | Martha Stokes, News, Virginia News
Voice With an early January birthday, in my adult years I’ve alternated between setting intentions at the start of the calendar year or waiting until my birthday, the start of my new year. I don’t use the word “resolution,” just like I don’t say I “preach” but offer a...
by Brenda Capen | Oct 12, 2021 | Martha Stokes, News, Virginia News
I received my first pastoral visit when I was 5 or 6 years old. My father, along with my grandparents, had been counting the offering downstairs in the fellowship hall of Fieldale Methodist Church. I usually stayed with them because I loved getting to pull the noisy...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 15, 2021 | Martha Stokes
Friends, how many of you have used the #tbt or #throwbackthursday hashtags in your social media posts? I don’t often use them, but I am today with a special opportunity to look forward as well as remembering the past. If you have seen the Laity Celebration...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 20, 2021 | Martha Stokes
As we anticipate longer days and the coming of spring, I encourage you to spend time in reflection of all that has happened in what seems to have been two very short months at the start of 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues, but there is renewed hope for a...
by Brenda Capen | Oct 31, 2020 | Martha Stokes
I intentionally describe myself as a lifelong Virginia Methodist. I was baptized at the font of Fieldale Methodist Church, a small village church on the Danville District, and confirmed as a member of Fieldale United Methodist Church. The denomination changed a little...
