by Brenda Capen | Oct 27, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
Dear Virginia Annual Conference, As I type this letter, I write it with an urgency to call the entire conference to join me and the Call to Action Work Group for Racial Justice and Reconciliation for a three-day period of “Prayer and Fasting for the Healing of the...
by Brenda Capen | Oct 27, 2020 | News, Virginia News
Hunter Bryn joined the conference Communications staff on Oct. 26, 2020 as Digital Media Specialist. Bryn graduated from Western Carolina University in 2016 with a communications degree and a double concentration in broadcasting and journalism. He recently worked at...
by Brenda Capen | Oct 26, 2020 | News
Effective Saturday, October 24, 2020, the Rev. Dr. Theodore (Ted) Smith is no longer the Director of Connectional Ministries. The Rev. Smith is requesting Voluntary Leave of Absence. The Connectional Ministries staff will report to Bishop Sharma D. Lewis until...
by Brenda Capen | Oct 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Oct. 15, 2020 — Today the Return to In-Person Worship Work Group, established by Bishop Lewis, placed three new documents on its conference web page including a modest revision to the Technical Assistance Manual. This is now the third revision since the TAM’s...
by Brenda Capen | Oct 13, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Scouting, Virginia News
Bishop Lewis, left, is presented the Silver Torch Award by Bill Chaffin The Virginia Annual Conference Ministry of Scouting team presented the Silver Torch Award to Bishop Sharma D. Lewis on Monday, Oct. 12. Mr. Bill Chaffin, conference director of Scouting, said,...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 30, 2020 | News, Virginia News
Greetings in the name of our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ! The Virginia Conference Leadership Discovery and Development Team (CLDDT – the nominations committee) seeks to provide this Annual Conference nominations-related update. The CLDDT has reviewed The 2016 United...
