by Brenda Capen | Aug 1, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
A 281-page ruling last Friday in the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) bankruptcy proceedings indicates that most of the reorganization plan meets the criteria of bankruptcy law and is constitutional. The ruling approves the United Methodist portion of the...
by RJ Jun | Aug 1, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Refugee Response
Download as PDF With all that is happening in the world, it is easy to be overwhelmed by all the perceived needs and choose instead to walk away. It is almost one year since the fall of Kabul, which led to the frantic escape of many Afghan allies fleeing from the...
by Madeline White | Jul 28, 2022 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
On Sunday, June 26, Bishop Sharma Lewis led a group of United Methodists and community leaders from Loudoun County in dedicating a cemetery memorial at Hillsboro UMC. The cemetery was originally part of the Arnold Grove Methodist Church, established and constructed by...
by RJ Jun | Jul 19, 2022 | AC2022, Missional Engagement, News
Kits collected Value of $303,569 Food Collected Shared with the community among the districts Annual Conference Offering Still counting and updating We would like to thank all churches of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church for participating in the...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 8, 2022 | AC 2022 News, Districts, News, Virginia News
Following the vote of the Annual Conference on Friday, June 17, 2022, that set the number of districts to eight effective July 1, 2022, in keeping with Paragraph 415.4 of the 2016 UMC Book of Discipline, and in consultation with the Cabinet, the boundaries of the new...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 8, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy
July 8, 2022 Dear Virginia Annual Conference: I am pleased to inform you that after extensive discussions between the UMC BSA Leadership team, led by Bishop John Schol, and the Boy Scouts leadership team, there are new agreements for local churches to use with the...
