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...
by Brenda Capen | Jan 19, 2022 | News, PRG, Virginia News
These are challenging times for many churches as the omicron variant continues to spread. Churches throughout the Virginia Conference are prayerfully and diligently evaluating best practices. For ready reference, here is a link to information sent on January 6...
by Brenda Capen | Jan 15, 2022 | News, Virginia News
Phishing emails continue to be sent out purporting to be from Bishop Sharma Lewis and clergy from around the Virginia Conference (see sample below). Phishing is when an email is sent using words in the email or pretends to be from an account they are not. Usually,...
