by Brenda Capen | Aug 31, 2021 | News, Virginia News
A Message from Serving Ministries Dear friends, Our hearts are broken with the devastation being experienced in Tennessee and Louisiana. Continue to keep all who are impacted by the the storms and efforts to properly respond to this disaster. Please remember...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 26, 2021 | News, Virginia News
The Rev. Ryan LaRock, chair of the conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry, shares the following announcement: On behalf of the Virginia Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry, it is my honor to announce that we have chosen the Rev....
by Brenda Capen | Aug 24, 2021 | Virginia News
The Race and Race Relations Team introduced the Virginia Roots, Race, and Discipleship curriculum and videos in 2020. The team extends its thanks to laity and clergy who have engaged in dialogue with small groups, and gave feedback on the format, information that has...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 24, 2021 | Missional Engagement, News, Op/Ed, Virginia News
By the Rev. RJ Jun, Associate Director of Serving In the span of a week, my Twitter feed was lighting up with the news with Haiti, Afghanistan, wildfire in California, and then the flood in Tennessee. Sometimes it feels like an unending cycle of ‘tragic news’ when we...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 24, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Scene in Les Cayes in Southwest Haiti after an earthquake struck on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Courtesy of Hope for Haiti As the world witnesses the humanitarian crisis occurring in Haiti, after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that crippled an already vulnerable nation,...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 19, 2021 | News, Scouting, Virginia News
The Virginia Conference Scouting Ministry team was represented at the annual United Methodist Scouter Training at Philmont Training Center in Cinnamon, New Mexico, in July. The Rev. Brian and Shannon Sixbey of the York River District, and Barbara and Gary Duerk of the...
