From the Bishop: The UMC and the Boy Scouts: Important Developments

by Brenda Capen | Nov 30, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News

November 30, 2021 Dear Virginia Annual Conference: After months of exhaustive negotiations with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in its bankruptcy case pending in Delaware, The United Methodist Church’s attempts to obtain a proper settlement pertaining to the child sex...

From the Bishop: Developments Regarding The UMC and the Boy Scouts

by Brenda Capen | Oct 6, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News

October 6, 2021 Dear Virginia Annual Conference: Since writing to you on September 8, 2021, about the profoundly difficult issues between the Boy Scouts and The United Methodist Church, there have been some important developments. To be sure, the Boy Scouts of America...

Bishop Lewis presents check from Annual Conference Offering to Feed More

by Brenda Capen | Oct 5, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, News

From left, Kate Mandes, Doug Pick, Bishop Lewis and the Rev. Dr. Steve Summers. From left, the Rev. RJ Jun and Doug Pick. From left, Doug Pick, Dr. Steve Summers, Bishop Lewis, Kate Mandes. Thanks are extended to all the churches that participated in the 2021 Annual...

District Initiative Plan Announced by Bishop and Appointive Cabinet

by Brenda Capen | Sep 23, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News

Beginning October 1, each of the eight District Superintendents will convene a workgroup from their districts to integrate the two districts into one. This planning will be a collaborative effort of the Cabinet and District Leadership. It will be anchored in the...

From the Bishop: An update on the UMC and the Boy Scouts

by Brenda Capen | Sep 8, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News

September 8, 2021 Dear Virginia Annual Conference: As you may have heard, on August 19, 2021, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein approved an $850 million settlement involving the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and its local councils regarding approximately...

From the Bishop: Helping Afghan refugees

by Brenda Capen | Sep 3, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Refugee Response, Virginia News

(View as pdf) Virginia Conference members, Our admiration and gratitude go out to our military, diplomats, and civil servants who have been working on the front line of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. This work is soul-rending and heartbreaking as well as...