by Brenda Capen | Dec 16, 2020 | News, Virginia News
Dear Friends, Greeting from Cambodia. Cambodia is lockdown because of the Covid-19. We are looking forward for the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with children and the community as soon as the lockdown is over. On behalf of children, staff and the community...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 15, 2020 | News, Virginia News
Three new associate directors and one administrative assistant will begin in the Connectional Ministries Office, effective Jan. 1, 2020. A more in-depth description of each of these ministries will be shared on the conference website at the beginning of the year. Mr....
by Brenda Capen | Dec 7, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
From Bishop Sharma D. LewisRead as pdf Dear Virginia Annual Conference: This letter is to clarify the respective roles of local churches and the Virginia Annual Conference with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). On October 26 and 28, 2020, the Conference provided...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 4, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
By Madeline Pillow White A Forum on In-Person Worship was held Thursday, December 3 at 7 p.m. on a Zoom webinar. The recording of the event can be viewed at: https://vimeo.com/487300411. The forum was an opportunity for four pastors to share their experiences of...
by Brenda Capen | Dec 2, 2020 | News, Virginia News
To the individuals and churches who worked in 2019 and 2020 to complete kits for the yearly Kit Collection at Annual Conference- thank you! Although a postponed Annual Conference session affected the yearly collection of kits in 2020, work is continuing to create a...
by Brenda Capen | Nov 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Op/Ed, Virginia News
As we enter flu season, with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, we strongly encourage everyone who is able to receive the flu vaccine. Each year influenza causes serious, sometimes life-threatening illness, requiring hospitalization.The concern this year is that the...