Update to Action Taken at Annual Conference 2024
October 15, 2024 At the 2024 Virginia Annual Conference in Hampton, Va. a motion was made and approved by the body of the Annual Conference for a Commission of Truth Telling and Reconciliation to be formed during 2024-2025 in order to listen to stories of harm and...
New Life International at St Andrews United Methodist Church Celebrates Consecration of New Church Building
This article is reprinted by permission of the author.October 8, 2024New Life International at St Andrews United Methodist Church Celebrates Consecration of New Church Building in Alexandria, VirginiaIn a joyous and spiritually uplifting ceremony, New Life...
Soul Feast Webinar Recording: October 7
"Chewing the Bread of the Word, the nature and Practice of Spiritual Reading." Bishop Sue led the first session discussing Chapter 2 from Soul Feast: An invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life by Marjorie J. Thompson. We are reminded that we should read God's Word...
VAUMC awarded a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2024 GLEN ALLEN, VA— The Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded a $1.25 million grant to the conference through its Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer...
Open Enrollment begins Oct. 7 and will end Oct. 31
Open Enrollment for Benefit Plan Elections 2025 will begin on Monday, October 7th and end on Thursday, October 31st.Open Enrollment is the annual period when all benefits eligible Virginia Conference active clergy, pre-Medicare eligible retired clergy, and lay...
Conversation on Conflict Transformation
October 2, 2024As the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election draws nearer, the VAUMC will share resources with the conference on topics ranging from how to have hard conversations to the impact on community organizing and advocacy in light of the current social and political...
How to help post-Hurricane Helene
September 30, 2024 Today, the Office of Missional and Community Engagement can offer more ways United Methodists can be supportive of communities that have been impacted by Hurricane Helene. We imagine you like us have seen images coming from around the southeast in...
Hurricane Helene Update
September 28, 2024 Dear Friends, We, like many of you, have seen the devastating images coming from all around the southeast in the wake of Hurricane Helene. We cannot begin to imagine the lives that have been lost, and the lives that have been uprooted for many of...
Update on Hurricane Helene
September 27, 2024 As Hurricane Helene continues its journey into the southeastern United States, the Virginia Conference Missional and Community Engagement Office and Disaster Response Coordinator are closely monitoring the storm as it makes landfall this weekend. We...
Camp Rainbow Connection shares new journey
September 27, 2024 Camp Rainbow Connection (CRC) is a ministry that offers a week-long respite camp for adults with intellectual disabilities. CRC has a history of 40 years of connection with the VAUMC. CRC is now embarking on a new journey to become a separate...
Bishop Sue offers renewed invitation to forgiving VA medical debt
August 22, 2024 Bishop Sue and the Missional Engagement Office recently shared an update on the Virginia Annual Conference offering. Thanks to the generosity of the Annual Conference members and churches, the total offering has reached $109,800. The 2024 offering this...
Garber takes on CDT role
August 21, 2024 The Church Development Team (CDT) is excited to welcome Rev. Amanda Miller Garber as the primary conference liaison in her role as Conference Director of Missional and Community Engagement. For those who've been around church planting in The United...
The Third Day: Living the Resurrection
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UMC bishops condemn Russia’s attacks on civilian targets
July 24, 2024 The Council of Bishops released a statement on July 24 about Russia’s attack on civilian targets. Read the full statement...
UMC bishops condemn divisive rhetoric and political violence
Council of Bishops The United Methodist Church Press Release for immediate release July 16, 2024 Following the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump, the world is in deep sorrow and reflection. We absolutely condemn this act of violence. As...
UM leaders reflect, pray, call for peace following Trump assassination attempt
July 14, 2024 The Council of Bishops lifted up the statement from Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi, Western Pennsylvania Conference, following the events of this past weekend. She said in part, "Our hearts are grieving and broken due to the tragic events surrounding the...
Bishop assignments, budget approved at Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference
The 2024 SEJ Conference was a mixture of worship and business from Wednesday, July 10 through Friday, July 12. On Wednesday, July 10, Bishop Ken Carter gave the State of the Church report, the Racial Bias Task Force shared their report, and the SEJ...
2024 Virginia Annual Conference: Wrap-up
You can view all the proceedings of VAUMC 2024 by visiting the archived livestream of the 242nd session: https://vaumc.org/ac2024/. You can view photos from the event at the conference Flickr page. The 2024-2025 Appointments can be found here. The theme for the...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 5 Wrap-up
The final session began with Singing Our Faith. Bishop Sue called the session to order at 8:41 AM. Bishop Sue called the body to the resolution from Friday afternoon. There was a motion to suspend the rules, which was approved. A motion was made to create a Commission...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 4 Wrap-up
The Memorial Service began with Bishop Sue leading the procession of families of those being remembered during the service. The names of the honored dead: bishops, clergy members, clergy spouses, and lay members were read as candles were lit. Mr. William T. Greer...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 3 Wrap-up
The June 21 morning session opened with Singing our Faith. Bishop Sue opened the session at 8:41 AM and called on Blair Ellis, Mission Rivers District, to pray. Rev. Jenny Day and Rev. Lauren Wright, co-Chairs of COSROW, shared the Monitoring Report. They shared...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 2 Wrap-up
Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson opened the business session for June 20 reminding us what the three movements of the Spirit are: The theological movement from prevenient grace to sanctification. This is the movement of the Holy Spirit in the human heart. The historical...
Annual Conference 2024: Session 1 Wrap-up
Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson called the 242nd Annual Conference into session this morning. Bishop Sue then invited the oldest member (Rev. Jim Godwin) and the youngest member (Mr. Benton Crigger) to lead us in prayer. The worship began with interpretive dancing to...
The Commission on Ethnic Minority Concerns and Advocacy (CEMCA) 2024 Annual Report
The Commission on Ethnic Minority Concerns and Advocacy (CEMCA), according to our stated mission, is called to advocate for the full and equal participation of all ethnic and racial constituents in the life and mission of the Virginia Annual Conference, to be a voice...
Post-General Conference Zoom webinar recording, FAQ document
The Virginia Conference held a post-General Conference Zoom webinar on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. The panel included Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson; Rev. Lindsey Baynham Freeman, head of the Virginia delegation; and delegates Rev. Mark Ogren, Marshall Bailey, and Rev. Dr....
Bishop Sue recaps love, acceptance at General Conference
On the last day of General Conference, the end of the two-week event that included one week of legislative committees and one week of plenary sessions, Bishop Sue provided a wrap-up of this General Conference session and what she hopes the Virginia Conference focuses...
Bishop Sue, delegates share reaction following removal of ban on ordination of gay clergy
During the morning plenary on Wednesday, May 1, the General Conference body removed The United Methodist Church’s ban on the ordination of clergy who are “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” with approval at 93% amongst other legislation on the Consent Calendar. Read...
Virginia Conference Announces Newest Staff Member, Rev. Dr. Jason Stanley
The Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church is pleased to announce its newest staff member starting July 1, 2024. Rev. Dr. Jason Stanley will be the Director of Call and Candidacy for the Office of Clergy Excellence. Building on a solid foundation laid by...
Journal 2023
2023 Journal in one filePages by Section (pdf files):Cover PageI. II. and III. Conference Officials, The Common Table for Church Vitality, and Boards, Commissions and CommitteesIV. Rolls of Conference MembersV. Daily ProceedingsVI. Business of the Annual...
Ministry innovation is focus of upcoming appointment to New Town UMC, campus ministry
April 8, 2024 Rev. Ryan LaRock is projected to be appointed July 1, 2024 as chief visionary for New Town UMC, Mission Rivers District, and as campus minister and director of the Wesley Foundation at William & Mary in Williamsburg. The appointment offers an...