by Brenda Capen | Sep 30, 2022 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, Missional Engagement, News, Virginia News
A Message from Bishop Lewis (Download image- right click and save image. Or click here to edit on Canva.) As we hear and see the catastrophic destruction caused by Hurricane Ian, I am asking the Virginia...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 26, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
September 26, 2022 Recently there was the unfortunate release of incorrect information by the General Commission on United Methodist Men about future agreements between the Boy Scouts and local United Methodist churches. While this information has been removed from a...
by RJ Jun | Sep 23, 2022 | Disaster Response, News, UMVIM Training
November 5 UMVIM Leader Training Updated: Oct 31, 2021: This training event has been canceled due to extremely low registration. Please stay tuned for several planned UMVIM Team Leader training events for the first quarter of 2023. There will be a United Methodist...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 13, 2022 | communications, Digital Hub, digital ministry, News
By Hunter Bryn, Conference Digital Media Specialist Copyright, copyright, copyright…the super fun, confusing, set of laws that may make your head spin. Copyright protects original works of authorship. In simple terms, if you create it; you own it and no one else may...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 9, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
Bishop John Schol, who leads the United Methodist Church’s BSA Leadership Team, shared with U.S. Bishops a September 8 Reuters article sharing that Judge Silverstein approved the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement. Schol and the UMC BSA Leadership Team will...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 1, 2022 | Disaffiliation, News, Virginia News
In recent weeks, the Virginia Conference has received more than two dozen letters from an organization called the National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL) demanding that 26 churches be able to promptly disaffiliate under Paragraph 2548.2 of the Book of Discipline...
