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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Process for 2023 Clergy Appointment announced
January 31, 2023— Bishop Sue shared in a video message about the spiritual process of making clergy appointments that involved discussion, prayer and discernment within the Cabinet meetings. This year, the process of announcing clergy appointments to the conference...
2023-2024 Virginia Advance Special Application
Advance Special Invitation Letter Partners in Ministry, The Serving Ministries at the Virginia United Methodist Conference is accepting applications for ministry organizations to be considered as Virginia Conference Advance Special. We believe that mission is...
Continuing God’s Work Even in Time of War
Hannah Nixon, Grace UMC Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles about the continuing relationship between churches in Virginia and congregations in Ukraine and Russia. Even in a time of conflict, the work of Christ continues. In the early...