by Brenda Capen | Apr 22, 2021 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
Maria Chavalan Sut and HandsOffMaria Supporters Offer Thanks and Celebrate By Rosie Snow, Director of Discipleship, Wesley Memorial UMC(Charlottesville, VA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a one-year Stay of Removal for Maria Chavalan Sut, an...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 21, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News
View as pdf April 21, 2021 Dear Virginia Conference, On March 13, 2020, a letter was sent to all churches, to cancel worship services and postpone large gatherings. May 1, 2021, will mark a full year and 49 days of the churches in the Virginia Conference doing their...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 21, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, News, Virginia News
View as pdf April 21, 2021 Dear Virginia Annual Conference — I, together with the Virginia Conference Cabinet, want to reiterate our encouragement to clergy for your work in your ministry setting during this season of COVID. We would be remiss if we did not also...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 20, 2021 | News, Virginia News
The Virginia United Methodist Pensions, Inc. (VUMPI) office was recently made aware of a class action lawsuit against the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and certain Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. A settlement has been reached, and the Association and the...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 20, 2021 | AC2021, News, Virginia News
Invitation to virtual choir singing “And Are We Yet Alive” You are invited to participate in a virtual singing of “And Are We Yet Alive” for the 2021 Virginia Annual Conference, June 18-19. Music Director Gerald Ricks has shared the following...
by Brenda Capen | Apr 5, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, News, Virginia News
Bishop Sharma Lewis and the District Alignment Team (DAT) shared an update about the ongoing work of district alignment in the Virginia Conference on Feb. 8, 2021. In 2020, this team, formed by Bishop Lewis, worked to answer the question, “How can districts most...
