by Sam Duenckel | Jan 30, 2025 | Bishop Sue News, News, Virginia News
January 30, 2025 A Pastoral Letter to the Virginia Conference to See Each Other, Lean on Community On my recent trip to Rome as the ordinands and I followed the travels of the Apostle Paul, I stood in the catacombs and imagined what it must have felt like for those...
by Sam Duenckel | Nov 7, 2024 | Bishop Sue News, News, Virginia News
Bishop Sue and Conference Lay Leader Martha Stokes held a 30-minute Vespers Service of Prayer on November 6, 2024. This was a space for prayer, rest, processing, and community following the election season.You can find the Order of Worship and the prayers used from...
by Sam Duenckel | Oct 29, 2024 | Bishop Sue News, News
October 29, 2024VAUMC called to prayer amidst presidential election Dear Virginia Conference clergy and laity,In preparation for election day, Bishop Sue, the Cabinet, and all the conference leadership invite you into a rhythm and posture of prayer now through...
by Sam Duenckel | Aug 22, 2024 | Bishop Sue News, News
August 22, 2024 Bishop Sue and the Missional Engagement Office recently shared an update on the Virginia Annual Conference offering. Thanks to the generosity of the Annual Conference members and churches, the total offering has reached $109,800. The 2024 offering this...
by Sam Duenckel | May 3, 2024 | Bishop Sue News, General Conference, News
On the last day of General Conference, the end of the two-week event that included one week of legislative committees and one week of plenary sessions, Bishop Sue provided a wrap-up of this General Conference session and what she hopes the Virginia Conference focuses...
by Sam Duenckel | May 1, 2024 | Bishop Sue News, From the Bishop, General Conference, News
During the morning plenary on Wednesday, May 1, the General Conference body removed The United Methodist Church’s ban on the ordination of clergy who are “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” with approval at 93% amongst other legislation on the Consent Calendar. Read...
