by Brenda Capen | Dec 7, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Virginia News
The Virginia Conference Serving Office is offering four locations for a winter Youth Mission Encounter Event on the theme Community in the Midst of Challenging Times. A time to learn and share will be held at the following: Feb 4 – Occohannock on the Bay (led by...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 5, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Serving Blog, Virginia News
Open eyes lead to new windows for family in need By the Rev. RJ Jun, Director of Serving Ministries The Serving Ministries office received a call from The Open Table in August. This agency is an Advance Special Partner of the Virginia Conference...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 2, 2022 | News, Virginia News
The Virginia Conference’s UnityWeb database is the new web-based system used to connect local churches, districts, and conference people and structures. This database will replace the Equipping Vital Congregations (EVC) system during the second half of December and...
by Brenda Capen | Nov 17, 2022 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
Bishop Sharma D. Lewis will be ending her episcopal tenure in the Virginia Conference and beginning as the episcopal leader for the Mississippi Conference effective January 1, 2023. Virginia Conference members will have the opportunity to show appreciation and bid...
by Brenda Capen | Nov 10, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Serving Blog, Virginia News
Bucket brigades formed in large and small congregations to create cleaning kits needed for disaster relief November 10, 2022 GLEN ALLEN, VA – The Rev. Bob Pihlcrantz, the disaster coordinator for the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church (VAUMC),...
by Brenda Capen | Nov 7, 2022 | News, Virginia News
Luray United Methodist Church and Our Brothers and Sisters in Stavropol By Walt Surratt, Luray UMC (Editor’s Note: Some Virginia Conference congregations have an ongoing relationship with United Methodist congregations in Ukraine and Russia. A previous story focused...