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...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 3, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
Moving to Stage 2 for In-Person Worship Services View as pdf Dear Virginia Annual Conference: I give thanks to God for all the hard work being done by Healthy Church Teams across our Conference as we continue the return to in-person worship. Drive-in services...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
The conference Connectional Ministries office and the conference Volunteers In Mission (VIM) coordinator have received several inquiries regarding the sending and receiving of VIM teams in person June 2020 through August 2020.At this time, the Virginia Conference is...
