by Brenda Capen | Aug 18, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News
(View as pdf) August 18, 2021 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Over the weekend, our hearts were troubled by the two humanitarian crises around the world. As a church, we will continue to join in prayer as we “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 12, 2021 | News, PRG, Virginia News
To PRG teams in Virginia Annual Conference, As we continue to hear the ways Delta Variant is impacting our communities and people who are unvaccinated, especially children under 12, we ask each church’s PRG teams to continue to monitor the situation and review...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 11, 2021 | News, Refugee Response, Virginia News
Mustard Seed Migration Grants Continue 80-Year Tradition of Welcoming the Stranger Atlanta, Ga. (August 2021) – Maria Chavalan Sut, an indigenous Guatemalan woman living in sanctuary at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Charlottesville, Virginia, was recently...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 30, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Members of Trinity United Methodist Church, Lexington, celebrated the 100th birthday of Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Ravenhorst on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Trinity’s United Methodist Women’s (UMW) group gathered together notes and cards of...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 30, 2021 | News, PRG, Virginia News
Reminder of Response to Latest CDC Recommendations (August 12, 2021) Click here… Conference Response to CDC Recommendations (July 30, 2021) July 30,2021 Virginia Annual Conference, On July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released...
by Brenda Capen | Jul 20, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Released on Behalf of the Legal Expenses Oversight Work Group The Virginia Annual Conference approved a motion by the Rev. Janine Howard during the June 18-19, 2021 session to create a Legal Expenses Oversight Work Group. The motion calls for the work group to review...
