Missional Ministries Board Banquet
Information Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023 Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Location: Berglund Hall Cost: $35 per personSponsored by: Your donation for the MMB Banquet will allow us to cover the cost for all attendees of the event. Additional donations will be...
Update on 2022 Annual Conference funds given for children, youth ministry
By: Dwayne Stinson At the June 2022 session of the annual conference, the Holy Spirit moved the members to pledge funds to support children's and youth ministry at the conference level. Over $65,000 in pledges came from districts and churches across our conference. To...
Latino Clergy Caucus Retreat
The Latino Clergy Caucus (LCC) met at the Roselyn Center on April 13-14 to discern our vison for the years to come. The caucus leadership—Rev. Dr. David Jimenez, Rev. Dr. Chad Thomas Beck, Rev. Callie Walker (absent), and Rev. Marcela Jarman—led the retreat. There...
Mission Social
#EngagingTogether Join us for a time to engage and socialize with missionaries, mission organizations, and members of the conference. There will be entertainment and dessert for all who are joining! Come join us for this time to #EngageTogether! Date & Time Date:...
#JoiningHandsTogether
#JoiningHandsTogether We are asking all members to #joinhands for the following mission opportunities. #JoiningHandsTogther will provide hands-on mission opportunities for all who are gathered during the Annual Conference. The various mission opportunities will be a...
Easter Greeting from Haiti Partner
Eglise Methodiste d’ Haiti March 2023 A Joyous Easter Greeting to All The Most Frequently Asked Questions: The most frequently asked question. How is the security in Haiti? The question is always the same and the answer is always the same. Things remain largely...
2023 AC Offering
2023 Annual Conference Offering #NurturingTogether The Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church is one of the largest annual conferences of The United Methodist Church. We can significantly impact the world when we all come together around a purpose. The...
College Student Info Needed
Good afternoon, friends in Christ. The Virginia Conference supports 13 campus ministries at colleges and universities across the Commonwealth, and additionally, four United Methodist colleges and universities. Our campus ministers provide opportunities for students to...
United Methodists can invest in the planet
“The Lord God formed the human from the topsoil of the fertile land and blew life’s breath into his nostrils. The human came to life." Genesis 2:7 CEB Virginia Conference, How often do you talk about creation care in your spheres of influence? How often do you analyze...
Native American Sunday
Celebrate Native American Ministries Sunday on April 23, 2023 Native American Ministries Sunday serves to remind United Methodists of the gifts and contributions made by Native Americans to our society. A gap in knowledge exists in The United Methodist Church, in...
Reflections of Christ at Work Among Us
Notice of Resurrection, update on church recoveryOn the beautiful Sunday morning of March 26, 2023 the congregation of Rose Park UMC, returned to our property following the fire of January 25, 2023. Our members have been working diligently to repurpose our fellowship...
Conference Wide ERT Training – May 2023
The Virginia Conference Disaster Response Committee invites members of the Conference to prepare and train to be part of future ERT (Early Response Team) Training. Early Response Teams respond during the first phase of disaster relief, providing a Christian presence....
Candidates sought for open positions in Connectional Ministries
April 5, 2023 Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson and the Virginia Annual Conference Common Table announced plans for a reorganization in the conference Connectional Ministries Office in a previous April 5, 2023 communication sharing changes to the Director of Connectional...
Connectional Ministries reorganization announced
April 5, 2023 Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson and the Virginia Annual Conference Common Table are pleased to announce plans for a reorganization in the conference Connectional Ministries Office. After faithfully serving for several years as both Director of Connectional...
Ukraine Update from Blacksburg UMC: Keep Going
Reported by Jennifer Cooper, Blacksburg UMC In the fall of 2022, Blacksburg United Methodist Church (BUMC) received a request from its Ukrainian sister church, Spring of Life UMC, for winter gear because about 50% of the electric grid in Ukraine had been destroyed by...
Annual Conference Kits and Cans
General InformationEach 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...
Resignation, announcement of new conference chancellor
March 20, 2023 Steven D. Brown resigned from the conference chancellor position on March 17, 2023 after serving faithfully in this position since July 1, 2012. Founding partner of the Richmond, Va. office of Isler Dare, Brown has over 31 years of experience in cases...
Skunk on the Table: Episode 3 “Appointment Season”
Skunk on the Table is a video, podcast, and article series with a focus on simple and clear conversations about topics of interest to the Virginia Conference and denomination. In the third episode, Rev. Dr. Sarah Calvert, Northern Virginia District Superintendent, and...
Update for Afghan Parolee Asylum
For the latest news and updates regarding serving Afghan who here as parolees, please click here.
Mission Partners Reconnect
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...
In Mission Together: United Methodists Continue Partnership in Ukraine and Russia
Mel (Miloslav) Munchinsky, Eurasia/Central Asia Partnership Coordinator, General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church Over the stark reality of the Russian/Ukrainian War, which started a year ago, congregations and individuals in the Virginia...
Hotel Registration Update
Feb. 22, 2023 The 241st Session of the Virginia Annual Conference will be held in-person from Thursday, June 15 – Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Va. Hotel registration will open on Monday, March 6, 2023, at 8 a.m. The link for registration...
Retreat for Youth & Children’s Ministry Leaders
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...
33 churches disaffiliated at Special Called Annual Conference
February 18, 2023 A Special Called Annual Conference session was held on February 18, 2023 for the Virginia Annual Conference membership to consider the ratification of 34 local churches seeking to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church over matters of human...
When you open your eyes…
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...
Administrative Manager
Administrative ManagerThe Virginia Coastal District of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church is currently recruiting for Administrative Manager. The deadline for receiving applications is until position is filled. The General Council on Finance and...
Administrative ManagerThe Virginia Coastal District of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church is currently recruiting for Administrative Manager. The deadline for receiving applications is until position is filled. The General Council on Finance and...
Pray for Turkey & Syria
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...
March 2023 UMVIM Team Leader Training
March 18, 2023 UMVIM Leader Training Attention Northern Virginia District missioners, and all other interested parties: There will be a United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Team Leader Training on March 18, 2023, from 9 AM to 2 PM. The location is...
Skunk on the Table episode discusses disaffiliation
Skunk on the Table is a video, podcast and article series with a focus on simple and clear conversations about topics of interest to the Virginia Conference and denomination. In the second episode of the series, Bishop Sue shares her thoughts on disaffiliation, advice...