by Brenda Capen | Jun 1, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
(View as pdf) June 1, 2021 Dear Virginia Conference: I am pleased to report that the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church (VAUMC), through several financial management actions taken in response to the pandemic and earlier, is financially stable. As such,...
by Brenda Capen | May 13, 2021 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 13, 2021/Discipleship Ministries/ – Grants up to $10,000 will be available this fall from Discipleship Ministries to strengthen leadership training, small groups, worship, stewardship and spiritual formation in ethnic local United Methodist...
by Brenda Capen | May 11, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Be A Peacemaker Blessed are the peacemakers. Whether between nations, races, faiths, or individuals, violence and its effects take a tragic toll in our world. As Christians, our faith calls us to bring peace to the world, love our neighbors, welcome the stranger,...
by Madeline White | May 7, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Kristen Dowdy Seibert On behalf of the Virginia Conference, the Personnel Committee of the Center for Clergy Excellence (CCE) would like to communicate our gratitude to Kristen Dowdy Seibert for over a decade-long tenure of excellent work. Kristen will be leaving the...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 29, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, From the Bishop, News, PRG, Virginia News
A Message from Bishop Lewis View as pdf Hello Virginia Annual Conference: Psalm 30 declares that “weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes in the morning” (v. 5, ESV). When we closed our church doors in March of 2020, it began a period that felt like a long...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 23, 2021 | News, Virginia News
Bishop Lewis formed a work team in May 2020, after being asked by the conference Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) to evaluate the Virginia Conference’s district structure, to consider this important question: “How can districts most effectively order...
