by Madeline White | May 26, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Virginia News
By Madeline White The Rev. Bill John, Providence UMC, preaches on May 24, 2020. A number of churches began Stage 1 of the conference’s plan to reopen conference churches to in-person worship on May 24. As part of this plan, approximately 17 churches in the conference...
by Madeline White | May 25, 2020 | News, Virginia News
By Forrest White William Taylor as a Circuit Rider in Virginia – Image from the General Commission on Archives and History for the United Methodist Church, Drew University. The son of a Methodist preacher, the Rev. Dr. John Peters remembers childhood days when...
by Brenda Capen | May 22, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
A Message from Bishop Sharma D. Lewis: As you may have heard, this afternoon President Trump called for places of worship to be deemed essential and allowed to be open this weekend. The Conference already has a plan to resume in-person worship beginning this weekend...
by Brenda Capen | May 14, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Before the COVID-19 crisis is over, nearly every church on earth will go through a period of closed facilities. Afterward, tens of thousands of United Methodist churches will re-open their facilities to the public. It will not be a return to normal, but a time of new...
by Brenda Capen | May 12, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
Click here to download a pdf of this message Dear Virginia Annual Conference: I am writing to you for several reasons today. First and foremost, I believe in owning the good and the bad in life and I come to you asking for forgiveness and grace. On behalf of the...
by Brenda Capen | May 9, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
Dear Virginia Conference, May the Lord be with you and keep you. It is a wonderful day to be a United Methodist. I know that Virginia United Methodists are longing for the return to in-person worship. One of our highest priorities must be loving our neighbors through...
