by Sam Duenckel | Dec 18, 2025 | News
The wolf shall live with the lamb; the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion will feed together, and a little child shall lead them. – Isaiah 11:6 (NRSV) In October, I traveled to San Salvador, El Salvador, for a meeting of the International...
by Sam Duenckel | Dec 12, 2025 | News
Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:20b-21 (NRSV) As we consider Matthew...
by Sam Duenckel | Nov 25, 2025 | News, Virginia News
In 2023, leaders at Crossroads UMC set out to do something simple but radical: listen. Through more than 50 community conversations with teachers, parents, firefighters, nonprofits, and local organizations, a single theme rose above all others—mental health in Loudoun...
by Sam Duenckel | Nov 21, 2025 | News
“But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Matthew 24:36 NRSVA It rained for a week straight as the medical mission team arrived in Ixtepec, in the Northeast corner of Puebla, Mexico. We heard that there...
by Sam Duenckel | Nov 18, 2025 | News, Virginia News
All God's Children Camp becomes separate 501c3 Lori Smith, All God’s Children Camp (AGC) camp director, and Beth Christian, AGC onsite director, spoke with Madeline White, conference Director of Communications, about the organization becoming a separate 501c3...
by Sam Duenckel | Nov 18, 2025 | News, Virginia News
67 VAUMC food pantries awarded grant The Virginia Annual Conference and Virginia United Methodist Foundation have partnered on the Emergency Food Response Fund. This fund is designed to bridge the gap for neighbors facing increased food insecurity during the...
