by Brenda Capen | Aug 30, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
August 30, 2022 Though a final ruling in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement has yet to be made, Judge Silverstein said in a 284-page opinion that the United Methodist piece of the settlement meets the tests of bankruptcy law. The Virginia Conference will...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 29, 2022 | News, Virginia News
As the world watches with horror and concern the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, United Methodists in Virginia are actively engaged in ministry and mission with fellow Jesus followers in both countries, and new energy for such connections is being felt. Following...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 25, 2022 | Disaffiliation, News, Team Jeremiah, Virginia News
On August 23, 2022, the Judicial Council, The United Methodist Church’s top court, issued a strong and clear ruling that churches seeking to disaffiliate over matters of human sexuality must do so under Paragraph ¶ 2553 of the Book of Discipline. The 2019 General...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 1, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
A 281-page ruling last Friday in the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) bankruptcy proceedings indicates that most of the reorganization plan meets the criteria of bankruptcy law and is constitutional. The ruling approves the United Methodist portion of the...
by Madeline White | Jul 28, 2022 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
On Sunday, June 26, Bishop Sharma Lewis led a group of United Methodists and community leaders from Loudoun County in dedicating a cemetery memorial at Hillsboro UMC. The cemetery was originally part of the Arnold Grove Methodist Church, established and constructed by...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 8, 2022 | AC 2022 News, Districts, News, Virginia News
Following the vote of the Annual Conference on Friday, June 17, 2022, that set the number of districts to eight effective July 1, 2022, in keeping with Paragraph 415.4 of the 2016 UMC Book of Discipline, and in consultation with the Cabinet, the boundaries of the new...
