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...
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...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 18, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News
(View as pdf) August 18, 2021 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Over the weekend, our hearts were troubled by the two humanitarian crises around the world. As a church, we will continue to join in prayer as we “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 29, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, From the Bishop, News, PRG, Virginia News
A Message from Bishop Lewis View as pdf Hello Virginia Annual Conference: Psalm 30 declares that “weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes in the morning” (v. 5, ESV). When we closed our church doors in March of 2020, it began a period that felt like a long...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 21, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News
View as pdf April 21, 2021 Dear Virginia Conference, On March 13, 2020, a letter was sent to all churches, to cancel worship services and postpone large gatherings. May 1, 2021, will mark a full year and 49 days of the churches in the Virginia Conference doing their...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 21, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News
View as pdf April 21, 2021 Dear Virginia Annual Conference — I, together with the Virginia Conference Cabinet, want to reiterate our encouragement to clergy for your work in your ministry setting during this season of COVID. We would be remiss if we did not also...
