by Sam Duenckel | Aug 15, 2023 | Disaffiliation, News
The last Special Called Annual Conference in the Virginia Conference to consider local church disaffiliation under Paragraph 2553 of the Book of Discipline is scheduled for Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 9 a.m. via Zoom webinar. More information will be forthcoming in...
by Sam Duenckel | Jul 10, 2023 | News
A Just Resolution was reached in the complaint pending against Rev. Dr. Rhonda VanDyke and an agreement was signed by all parties on June 14, 2023. In an effort to promote ongoing dialogue and broader reconciliation and healing within the body of Christ, the parties...
by Madeline White | Jun 30, 2023 | CEMCA, News, Virginia News
The Commission on Ethnic Minority Concerns and Advocacy (CEMCA) mourns the death of affirmative action, not just in higher education but as an infrastructure for repairing America’s racism. The US Supreme Court’s decision ruling the use of affirmative action as...
by Sam Duenckel | Jun 27, 2023 | News
New staff announced in Connectional Ministries June 27, 2023 Three new staff will be joining the Connectional Ministries Team in Summer 2023. Rev. Dr. LaKeeyna Cooper will start July 1, 2023 as Director of Missional Engagement. Cooper served most recently as Director...
by Sam Duenckel | Jun 20, 2023 | News
2023 Virginia Annual Conference: United as One in Mission You can view all the proceedings of AC 2023 by visiting the archived livestream of the 241st session: https://vaumc.org/ac2023/. You can view photos from the event at the conference Flickr page. The 2023-2024...
by Sam Duenckel | Jun 8, 2023 | Bishop Sue News, News
A Just Resolution was reached in the complaint pending against Rev. Andrew Stanton Ensz and an agreement was signed by all parties on June 5, 2023. The complaint against Rev. Ensz was made after he performed a same-gender wedding on September 21, 2019, a ministerial...
