Boundaries of new districts outlined
Following the vote of the Annual Conference on Friday, June 17, 2022, that set the number of districts to eight effective July 1, 2022, in keeping with Paragraph 415.4 of the 2016 UMC Book of Discipline, and in consultation with the Cabinet, the boundaries of the new...
Important, Positive News Regarding the Boy Scouts and Our Local Churches
July 8, 2022 Dear Virginia Annual Conference: I am pleased to inform you that after extensive discussions between the UMC BSA Leadership team, led by Bishop John Schol, and the Boy Scouts leadership team, there are new agreements for local churches to use with the...
September 2022 UMVIM Training
A United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Team Leader training event will take place at the Virginia United Methodist Center, 10330 Staples Mill Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060 on Sept. 17, 2022, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kip Robinson will be the trainer for this...
Team Jeremiah will host Q&A session on July 12
You are invited to a conference-wide Q&A session on topics including General Conference and disaffiliation from the denomination on Tuesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. Due to time constraints during the 2022 Annual Conference session, the Team Jeremiah Q&A session was...
Wrap-up – 2022 Virginia Annual Conference: United as One in Worship
You can view all the proceedings of AC 2022 by visiting the archived livestream of the 240th session HERE. You can view photos from the event HERE. The theme for the 2022 Virginia Annual Conference, held June 16-18, 2022 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in...
Wrap-up – 2022 Virginia Annual Conference: United as One in Worship
You can view all the proceedings of AC 2022 by visiting the archived livestream of the 240th session HERE. You can view photos from the event HERE. The theme for the 2022 Virginia Annual Conference, held June 16-18, 2022 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in...
Juneteenth – Lest we Forget, the Truth Sets You Free
June 19, 2022, marked the one-year anniversary of our country’s holiday observance of Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”).By Jeffrey Corey June 19, 2022 Director of Communications for the General Board of Church and SocietyJeffrey is the husband of the Rev....
Juneteenth – Lest we Forget, the Truth Sets You Free
June 19, 2022, marked the one-year anniversary of our country’s holiday observance of Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”).By Jeffrey Corey June 19, 2022 Director of Communications for the General Board of Church and SocietyJeffrey is the husband of the Rev....
AC 2022 – 5k Run/Walk
The Virginia Conference hosted a 5K Run/Walk Saturday morning, June 18, in Hampton. #BeingTogether encourages members to be intentional in their well-being by attending to their spiritual, emotional, and physical health. All proceeds of this event will be donated to...
AC 2022 – 5k Run/Walk
The Virginia Conference hosted a 5K Run/Walk Saturday morning, June 18, in Hampton. #BeingTogether encourages members to be intentional in their well-being by attending to their spiritual, emotional, and physical health. All proceeds of this event will be donated to...
AC 2022 – Saturday Morning, June 18
Gerald Lee Ricks, who has been providing special music throughout the conference sessions, introduced the musicians who have accompanied him. The final day of the Annual Conference began with a Bible Study with Lisa Greenwood. Bishop Lewis shared that she participated...
AC 2022 – Saturday Morning, June 18
Gerald Lee Ricks, who has been providing special music throughout the conference sessions, introduced the musicians who have accompanied him. The final day of the Annual Conference began with a Bible Study with Lisa Greenwood. Bishop Lewis shared that she participated...
AC 2022 – Friday Evening, June 17, 2022
Service for the Ordering of Ministry This year's Service for the Ordering of Ministry began with Bishop Sharma Lewis recognizing the classes of 2020 and 2021 that were ordained during the pandemic. "For two years we were unable to gather," the bishop said. So they...
AC 2022 – Friday Afternoon
Friday Afternoon Business Stacey Anthony presented the report of Virginia United Methodist Pensions and Related Benefits. The report was adopted as presented in the Book of Reports. The Rev. Dr. Steve Summers presented the Common Table report. The recommendations...
AC 2022 – Friday Morning, June 17, 2022
Morning Bible Study The Rev. Lisa Greenwood is leading morning Bible Study for the conference. She is an ordained elder in the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church and, after serving 20 years in the local church, currently serves as Vice President for...
AC 2022 – Thursday Evening, June 16: Memorial Service
A Service of Remembrance Thursday evening, June 16, a Service of Remembrance for conducted. Click here for the memorial booklet that includes clergy memoirs (pdf). After a welcome from Bishop Lewis, the Rev. Ileana Rosas issued the Call to Worship.The Rev. Grace Han,...
AC 2022 – Thursday Afternoon, June 16
Bishop Sharma D. Lewis officially called the 240th session of the Virginia Annual Conference to order at 2 p.m., June 16, 2022, under the theme, "United as One in Worship." Opening prayer After the opening hymn, Are We Ye Alive," prayers were brought by the Rev....
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Looking for a podcast? Virginia clergy and conference staff may have what you want to listen to. Learn more… Find listing of clergy and conference staff podcasts here.
AC 2022 – Thursday Morning, June 16
The Rev. Denise Bates, dean of the Cabinet, leads the conference in prayer before the Q&A session on the District Initiative.District Initiative Q&A Clergy and lay members of the Virginia Annual Conference gathered in Hampton, VA, Thursday, June 16. The...
GCUMM shares a new path forward for Scouting ministry
Men’s & Scouting Ministries: General Commission on United Methodist Men FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2022 Nashville, TN – The long-anticipated wait is coming to an end as a new era of Scouting ministry in The United Methodist Church makes its way forward. A...
Preparing for business sessions of Annual Conference 2022
June 14, 2022 Prior to attending the 2022 Virginia Annual Conference, there are a few ways you can get organized and prepared. Download the official packet. Access it here. Download the Book of Reports. Access it here. With over 2,000 members and guests who will be...
Korea Trip Reflection
Recent Korea Trip reflection by Ann Klotz I have had an amazing experience as part of the Virginia Conference team that went to South Korea May16-26. Bishop Sharma D. Lewis, Seungsoo RJ Jun, Ho Dae Kim, Rev. Dr. Hyo Lee, and John Meeuwissen went to explore a...
Korea Trip Reflection
Recent Korea Trip reflection by Ann Klotz I have had an amazing experience as part of the Virginia Conference team that went to South Korea May16-26. Bishop Sharma D. Lewis, Seungsoo RJ Jun, Ho Dae Kim, Rev. Dr. Hyo Lee, and John Meeuwissen went to explore a...
COVID protocol, traffic and parking, other information related to Annual Conference 2022
COVID Protocol As a follow-up to previous communications, the Annual Conference Planning Team, in partnership with Bishop Lewis and the conference planner, has continued to monitor the COVID pandemic in planning for the in-person 240th session of the Virginia...
United Methodist Church bishops call for action to stop mass shootings
The Associated Press photoParents mourn as they learn the fate of their children in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 20022. Council of Bishops Press ReleaseMay 25, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Council of Bishops of The...
Invitation to join, support Holy Rollers
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...
Korea 2022
Starting on May 16, 2022, 6 members of the Virginia Conference United Methodist Church will visit Korea to explore a missional partnership with the Korean Methodist Church for the mission in Vietnam. We will journal our journey, along with pictures of the trip. Day 1...
Invitation to pray for Annual Conference 2022
In order to cover the whole of the Annual Conference (AC) session in prayer as well as to pray for Bishop Lewis, AC leadership, AC members, worship and business session participants, and guests, an Annual Conference Prayer Team has been formed. You are invited by the...
2022 AC Mission Resources
Serving Together Resource for Churches Annual Conference Mission Opportunities is hallmark of the connectional system, to show how we can share the love of Jesus and transform the world. We cannot accomplish this mission without the partnerships of our churches. On...
Three Takeaways from 2022 Planters’ Gathering
Pictured left to right are Dwayne Stinson (VA Conference Associate Director of Influencing Ministries), Jake McGlothin (Restoration), Bob Riggles (Sydenstricker), and Sam Kirubakaran (Indian Church RVA). By Dwayne Stinson Church planters and ministry innovators...