by Brenda Capen | Feb 2, 2021 | Church and Society, News, Op/Ed
Legislators in the General Assembly soon will be voting on a measure to abolish the death penalty in Virginia. Support for the death penalty has been waning but it still is strong among Christians. White Protestants are the strongest supporters of the death penalty....
by Brenda Capen | Feb 2, 2021 | News, Op/Ed
By Tracy Fitzsimmons Jan 28, 2021 Sometimes, good things really do come in small packages. In the Northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, this has come in the form of a small university partnering with a small health system and a semirural health district to get...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 1, 2021 | News, Virginia News
The Southeastern Jurisdiction recently sponsored an online training session for over 400 elected delegates on issues affecting the United Methodist Church including funding for the episcopacy (bishops), whether a General Conference will be held this year, and...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 1, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Bishop Sharma D. Lewis, together with the Annual Conference Planning Team, announced the 2021 Virginia Annual Conference will be a virtual event held June 18-19. Business of the Annual Conference will be limited, due to economic constraints, only to Friday, June 18....
by Brenda Capen | Jan 27, 2021 | Missional Engagement, News
By the Rev. Seungsoo “RJ” Jun Did you know the Virginia Annual Conference played a role in the launch of Cambodia churches forming a Provisional Methodist Conference? As shared by the Rev. Glenn Rowley, former conference Director of Justice and Missional Excellence...
by Brenda Capen | Jan 26, 2021 | News
By Bill Chaffin, Virginia Conference Scouting Coordinator We in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church will be celebrating our Boy Scout programs, now over 100 years old, in February. All worship, all celebration is different these days. That is not...
