by Brenda Capen | Jun 16, 2020 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
By the Rev. Grace Han I moved to the United States from South Korean when I was 7 years old. Because I moved here as a child, I could speak English without an accent, rather than my parents did—with a noticeable Korean accent. I was always aware of that...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 15, 2020 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
By Madeline White The Elizabeth River District facilitated a conversation on race relations and the Church on Sunday, June 14, for a two-hour conversation. Approximately 200 people registered for the event and the conversation was streamed over ZOOM, Facebook and...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
By Madeline White Grace UMC in Manassas, Va., was open all day on Thursday, May 28, performing an important task—acting as an outdoor testing site for COVID-19 for Manassas citizens who are under-served and uninsured. To make this a reality, it all started with...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 8, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
Dear Virginia Annual Conference: United Methodist churches throughout Virginia continue the return to in-person worship! And we are doing so by continuing to emphasize safety. Currently, there are 126 United Methodist churches in the Virginia Conference offering...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 8, 2020 | News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the aftermath of police killings of unarmed Black people, the bishops of The United Methodist Church today called on all United Methodists to act now by using their voices, pens, feet and hearts to end racism. In a statement released by Council...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 5, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
Work and witness to a hurting community Pdf copy Brothers and Sisters: As president of the Southeastern Jurisdiction College of Bishops my heart rejoices over the bold, courageous, and compassionate offering of confession, lament, and call to action by our white...
