by Brenda Capen | Jun 24, 2021 | AC2021, News, Virginia News
(View as pdf) When available, you can view the archived livestream of the 239th session at www.vaumc.org/AC2021. Other content from AC 2021 including pictures and other resources can be accessed on the same webpage. The 239th session of the Virginia Annual Conference...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 22, 2021 | News
(View as pdf) Bishop Lewis and members of the Annual Conference: During my high school years, Rev. and Mrs. Robert Callis, Jr. were appointed to Fieldale UMC. Mrs. Callis, who had been an early Local Licensed Elder in the Virginia Conference, was instrumental in...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 1, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
(View as pdf) June 1, 2021 Dear Virginia Conference: I am pleased to report that the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church (VAUMC), through several financial management actions taken in response to the pandemic and earlier, is financially stable. As such,...
by Brenda Capen | May 26, 2021 | Church and Society, News
A message from Susan Henry-Crowe at the General Board of Church and Society In recent weeks, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how steep our climb has been on oppression in this country, but also how far we still have to go. There is a long history of oppression of...
by Brenda Capen | May 26, 2021 | News
(View as pdf) The College of Bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction (SEJ) of The United Methodist Church, in accordance with ¶521 of the 2016 Book of Discipline, calls for a special session of the jurisdictional conference on July 21, 2021. The meeting will begin at...
by Brenda Capen | May 20, 2021 | News, PRG
May 20, 2021 From Bishop Lewis, the Cabinet, and the PRG Team New Technical Assistance Manual and Frequently Asked Questions As Virginia United Methodists we are tremendously blessed and have a great deal for which to be thankful and praise God. With the COVID-19...