by Madeline White | Feb 17, 2022 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Steve Summers, Virginia News
The Virginia Conference leadership is continuing to work toward the development of a potential new staff position serving within the conference. This position was first announced at the 2021 Virginia Annual Conference as part of the CFA report. Bishop Sharma D. Lewis...
by RJ Jun | Feb 15, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Serving Blog, Virginia News
Partners in Ministry, The Serving Ministries at the Virginia United Methodist Conference is currently accepting applications for ministry organizations to be considered as Virginia Conference Advance Special. We believe that mission is essential to who we...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 14, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
There have been several notable recent developments on the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) child sexual abuse bankruptcy case. The BSA has reached an agreement with the Torts Claim Committee, an organization which represents 16,000 survivors. Related...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 4, 2022 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News
February 4, 2022 Dear Virginia Annual Conference: Thank you to our clergy and lay members for your presence, time, and attention during the Special Annual Conference on January 29, 2022. With the funding mechanism for the Boy Scouts of America settlement voted on by...
by Brenda Capen | Jan 29, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
A special annual conference session was held Saturday, January 29, through Zoom webinar. The sole purpose of this conference was to vote on the funding mechanism for the Virginia Annual Conference’s commitment to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement. Details...
by Brenda Capen | Jan 19, 2022 | Missional Engagement, News, Refugee Response, Virginia News
The Rev. Seungsoo “RJ” Jun, representing Bishop Sharma Lewis and the Virginia Conference, was a guest at the Virginia General Assembly on Jan. 19 to mark Refugee Advocacy Day. Jun is the conference associate director of Serving Ministries. The purpose of the day was...
