by Brenda Capen | Jan 11, 2022 | Missional Engagement, Op/Ed, Serving Blog, Virginia News
By the Rev. RJ Jun My definition of being ‘missional’ is measured by how the faith community is being a blessing to the community, and further to the world. My impression of visiting Journey Community (Farmville District) https://www.jccenter.org/ left me with a heart...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 28, 2021 | Missional Engagement, Op/Ed, Serving Blog
Contributed by Heather Gomez (Lay member of Post-COVID Re-Entry Group [PRG] team) Then Jesus said to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Luke 4:21 First a humble confession – I have an unfortunate bad habit of...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 24, 2021 | Missional Engagement, News, Op/Ed, Virginia News
By the Rev. RJ Jun, Associate Director of Serving In the span of a week, my Twitter feed was lighting up with the news with Haiti, Afghanistan, wildfire in California, and then the flood in Tennessee. Sometimes it feels like an unending cycle of ‘tragic news’ when we...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 2, 2021 | Church and Society, News, Op/Ed
The Rev. James Page, pastor of Galloway UMC, Annandale, was a participant. From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: A group of African American pastors from across Virginia on Thursday, Jan. 7, called for the abolition of the death penalty in the upcoming Virginia...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 2, 2021 | Church and Society, News, Op/Ed
Legislators in the General Assembly soon will be voting on a measure to abolish the death penalty in Virginia. Support for the death penalty has been waning but it still is strong among Christians. White Protestants are the strongest supporters of the death penalty....
by Brenda Capen | Feb 2, 2021 | News, Op/Ed
By Tracy Fitzsimmons Jan 28, 2021 Sometimes, good things really do come in small packages. In the Northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, this has come in the form of a small university partnering with a small health system and a semirural health district to get...
