by RJ Jun | Jan 25, 2023 | News, Serving
Advance Special Invitation Letter Partners in Ministry, The Serving Ministries at the Virginia United Methodist Conference is accepting applications for ministry organizations to be considered as Virginia Conference Advance Special. We believe that mission is...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 19, 2023 | News, Virginia News
Hannah Nixon, Grace UMC Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles about the continuing relationship between churches in Virginia and congregations in Ukraine and Russia. Even in a time of conflict, the work of Christ continues. In the early...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 21, 2022 | News
On December 14, 2022, the Virginia Conference provided an update on the two Boy Scouts of America (BSA) agreements that should be used by local churches. We expressed concern that the Annual Affiliation Agreement being circulated by the BSA and the General Commission...
by RJ Jun | Dec 14, 2022 | Disaster, Disaster Response, UMVIM Training
February 7, 2023 UMVIM Leader Training There will be a United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Team Leader Training on February 7, 2023, from 9 AM to 2 PM. The location is Williamsburg UMC, 500 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg VA, 23185. The class is from 9 AM...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 14, 2022 | General Conference, News
By Heather Hahn, UM News Key points: The United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council concluded that no provision in church law allows for a General Conference to be canceled. The church court designated the coming legislative assembly scheduled for 2024 as the...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 14, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
This letter provides important and notable developments about the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) agreements with local churches. For churches that have not implemented new facilities use or affiliation agreements in 2022, please note that existing agreements will...
