2023 Annual Conference Logos
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Bishop Lewis shares her report made to the Southeastern Jurisdiction
RICHMOND AREA REPORT Bishop Sharma D. Lewis The Virginia Annual Conference focus in 2016-2020 has been on casting and implementing the new conference vision. The vision of the Virginia Annual Conference is to make disciples of Jesus Christ who are lifelong learners...
November 2022 SEJ Conference
Jurisdictions are regional bodies that: Promote the evangelistic, missionary, educational, and benevolent interest and institutions of The United Methodist Church; Elect and deploy bishops to residential assignments; Appoint various committees to nominate leaders to...
Annual Conference Offering for Wesley Theological Seminary
From left to right - Jim Andrews, Rev. Barbara Miner, Rev. Tom Berlin, Rev. Dr. Jim Driscroll (Military Chaplaincy DMin Director), Rev. Dr. Peter Moon, Rev. Dr. David McAllister-Willson (President of Wesley Theological Seminary), Rev. Seungsoo 'RJ' Jun Photo credit:...
Ginter Park UMC Celebrates 12th Anniversary of Pumpkin Patch Days with events throughout October
by the Rev. MiRhang Baek at [email protected] Ginter Park United Methodist Church 1010 W Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23227-4520(804) 262-8651ginterparkumc.org Ginter Park UMC is blessed with 1, 414 bulk pumpkins this year, along with the hundreds of “specialty...
Share your bucket story
Share how your church is joining in the 2022 Cleaning Kit Collection!
Share your bucket story
Share how your church is joining in the 2022 Cleaning Kit Collection!
2022 Grateful for their Service
Share how you are helping our Afghan allies by using #theyservedwegive on social media platforms. Grateful for the service Wishlist Shopping! It has been a year since U.S. troops left Afghanistan, and many Afghan allies left their homes. Virginia...
2022 Grateful for their Service
Share how you are helping our Afghan allies by using #theyservedwegive on social media platforms. Grateful for the service Wishlist Shopping! It has been a year since U.S. troops left Afghanistan, and many Afghan allies left their homes. Virginia...
Open Enrollment, Oct. 10-31, 2022
Open Enrollment begins Oct. 10 and will end Oct. 31 The open enrollment period for 2023 elections in the Conference-sponsored benefit plans begins on Monday, October 10 and ends on Monday, October 31. During this period, a new Unity Web online benefits...
Open Enrollment, Oct. 10-31, 2022
Open Enrollment begins Oct. 10 and will end Oct. 31 The open enrollment period for 2023 elections in the Conference-sponsored benefit plans begins on Monday, October 10 and ends on Monday, October 31. During this period, a new Unity Web online benefits...
Celebrating 24 Years of Ministry:
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,...
Celebrating 24 Years of Ministry:
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,...
Missionary Visit to VAUMC
Jennifer will be in the US and available to be speak in your congregation from November 5th through December 20th. (She will also be available for online Zoom visits and presentations from January 14th through February 28th).
Read more on how you can be involved.
There’s a Lobster in my Office
Dwayne Stinson and his lobster. By Dwayne Stinson, Associate Director of Influencing Ministries There’s a lobster in my office. He’s red, about two feet long, with large pinched claws and oh, by the way, he’s inflatable. I got him last week at the Hatchathon which the...
Hope is in Vienna, VA: A new church plant story
Main Points: Hope UMC was one of two new church plants that was announced at the 2022 Virginia Annual Conference. The vision for Hope UMC is to be a multicultural and multigenerational church in Vienna, VA. By the Rev. Sammy Addo-Donkoh Hope United Methodist Church in...
Reminder: October 2022 Annual Conference Sessions
As a reminder to the Virginia Annual Conference members, on Saturday, October 29, 2022, two Special Annual Conferences will be held: At 9 a.m, an Annual Conference will convene for the sole purpose of closing church property using Paragraph 2549.3. At 9:30 a.m., an...
Reminder: October 2022 Annual Conference Sessions
As a reminder to the Virginia Annual Conference members, on Saturday, October 29, 2022, two Special Annual Conferences will be held: At 9 a.m, an Annual Conference will convene for the sole purpose of closing church property using Paragraph 2549.3. At 9:30 a.m., an...
Virginia Conference Response to Hurricane Ian
A Message from Bishop Lewis (Download image- right click and save image. Or click here to edit on Canva.) As we hear and see the catastrophic destruction caused by Hurricane Ian, I am asking the Virginia...
Donations for 2022 Cleaning Kit
Clarification of Any Misinformation Related to Any New Agreement for Use by the Local Church and the Boy Scouts of America or any Local Council of the BSA
September 26, 2022 Recently there was the unfortunate release of incorrect information by the General Commission on United Methodist Men about future agreements between the Boy Scouts and local United Methodist churches. While this information has been removed from a...
November 2022 UMVIM Team Leader Training
November 5 UMVIM Leader Training Updated: Oct 31, 2021: This training event has been canceled due to extremely low registration. Please stay tuned for several planned UMVIM Team Leader training events for the first quarter of 2023. There will be a United Methodist...
Basics of copyright and CCLI
By Hunter Bryn, Conference Digital Media Specialist Copyright, copyright, copyright…the super fun, confusing, set of laws that may make your head spin. Copyright protects original works of authorship. In simple terms, if you create it; you own it and no one else may...
Judge approves BSA settlement
Bishop John Schol, who leads the United Methodist Church's BSA Leadership Team, shared with U.S. Bishops a September 8 Reuters article sharing that Judge Silverstein approved the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement. Schol and the UMC BSA Leadership Team will keep...
Cleaning Kit Image Resource
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Virginia Conference Responds to Firm Claiming to Represent 26 Churches Seeking Disaffiliation
In recent weeks, the Virginia Conference has received more than two dozen letters from an organization called the National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL) demanding that 26 churches be able to promptly disaffiliate under Paragraph 2548.2 of the Book of Discipline...
Present Status Concerning Boy Scouts of America Settlement
August 30, 2022 Though a final ruling in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement has yet to be made, Judge Silverstein said in a 284-page opinion that the United Methodist piece of the settlement meets the tests of bankruptcy law. The Virginia Conference will...
Virginia Conference Continues to Witness to Christ Even as War Engages Ukraine and Russia
As the world watches with horror and concern the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, United Methodists in Virginia are actively engaged in ministry and mission with fellow Jesus followers in both countries, and new energy for such connections is being felt. Following...
Thrasher Roanoke Korean Church celebrates fifth anniversary
Pictured above: The Thrasher Roanoke Korean Church which meets on Sunday afternoons at Thrasher Memorial UMC in Vinton celebrated their 5th anniversary on August 13 and 14. Saturday night was Praise Night with music and a message. Shown left to right are the speaker,...
Judicial Council Issues Important Disaffiliation Ruling
On August 23, 2022, the Judicial Council, The United Methodist Church’s top court, issued a strong and clear ruling that churches seeking to disaffiliate over matters of human sexuality must do so under Paragraph ¶ 2553 of the Book of Discipline. The 2019 General...