by Sam Duenckel | Feb 5, 2025 | News, Virginia News
United MethodistCreation Justicemovement Applications for the 2025 Virginia Annual Conference Green Church and Sustaining Green Church Awards are now open and are due by March 15, 2024.The VAUMC Creation Justice Work Group is eager to recognize your church’s...
by Sam Duenckel | Feb 3, 2025 | News, Virginia News
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a series regarding the journey of recovery after an arsonist started a devastating fire at Rose Park UMC in 2023. A link to the previous article is below. February 3, 2025by: Rev. Liz PetryOn Sunday, January 26, 2025,...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 30, 2025 | News, Virginia News
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 30, 2025 | Bishop Sue News, News, Virginia News
January 30, 2025 A Pastoral Letter to the Virginia Conference to See Each Other, Lean on Community On my recent trip to Rome as the ordinands and I followed the travels of the Apostle Paul, I stood in the catacombs and imagined what it must have felt like for those...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 28, 2025 | Church and Society, News, Virginia News
January 28, 2025We invite all to participate in the upcoming VAUMC Climate Summit: Hope in Action for Creation Justice on Saturday, March 8th, 2025, at Randolph-Macon College. As I sit in the warmth of my home, reflecting on the past year and the work God calls us to...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 21, 2025 | News, Virginia News
The Virginia Annual Conference is now accepting nominations for The Harry Denman Evangelism Award for Clergy, Laity and Youth.The Harry Denman Evangelism Award recognizes a person whose life and ministry exemplifies the teaching of Christ and the Great Commission....