by RJ Jun | Mar 29, 2023 | AC2023, Annual Conference, Serving, Serving Blog
General Information Each district will continue hosting district-wide collection events, at each designated sites. District coordinators will coordinate this event prior to the Annual Conference gathering in Roanoke. The Annual Conference team will establish a plan to...
by Sam Duenckel | Mar 10, 2023 | News, Refugee Response, Serving
For the latest news and updates regarding serving Afghan who here as parolees, please click here. Learn...
by Sam Duenckel | Feb 23, 2023 | News, Serving
article by: Ted Smith On September 9th, 2023, Tabernacle UMC (Mission Rivers district) resumed mission travel to connect with our Mexico mission partner. Our Mission partner is located in Mexico about 4 & ½ hours south of Mexico City. The mission partner is called...
by Sam Duenckel | Feb 22, 2023 | News, Serving, Training
The Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences are offering training for youth and children’s ministry leaders, and they have offered to include leaders from the Virginia Conference. Please note this is not a VAUMC event, but we wanted to share the...
by Sam Duenckel | Feb 17, 2023 | News, Serving
Do you remember one of our recent blogs, “Open eyes lead to new windows for family in need?” This story involves similar ways God has been working through our conference. Journey Community Center is a missional faith community planted in 2011 by the Virginia...
by RJ Jun | Feb 9, 2023 | News, Serving, Serving Blog
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkey and North Syria at 4:17 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, resulted in thousands of deaths and many more families displaced. United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) partnered with International Blue Crescent...