by Brenda Capen | Oct 5, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Serving Blog, Virginia News
A Series Celebrating the Ongoing Connections Between Virginia Conference Congregations and Congregations in Ukraine and Russia Editor’s Note: In August, an article was published about recent disbursements of funds to United Methodist communities in Ukraine and Russia,...
by Brenda Capen | May 18, 2022 | AC2022, Missional Engagement, News, Serving Blog
Hello Virginia Annual Conference family! As you know Annual Conference is coming up soon, June 16 – 18 in Hampton. Something you may not know is that there is a group of folks called the Holy Rollers who ride their bikes to Annual Conference each year (when...
by Brenda Capen | May 4, 2022 | Missional Engagement, Refugee Response, Serving Blog
By the Rev. RJ Jun, Associate Director of Serving Ministries “RJ, we need some cars to be donated.” This request from a VAUMC Refugee Response team member created a moment of silence during the monthly Zoom meeting where the greatest needs of our new neighbors are...
by Madeline White | Mar 22, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Serving Blog
VAUMC Conversations is a conference podcast hosted by the Rev. Seungsoo “RJ” Jun, Associate Director of Serving Ministries. The monthly podcast focuses on ministry work and strengthening the United Methodist connection. For the March episode, Jun invited clergy...
by RJ Jun | Feb 15, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Serving Blog, Virginia News
Partners in Ministry, The Serving Ministries at the Virginia United Methodist Conference is currently accepting applications for ministry organizations to be considered as Virginia Conference Advance Special. We believe that mission is essential to who we...
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...