by Brenda Capen | Jun 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
The conference Connectional Ministries office and the conference Volunteers In Mission (VIM) coordinator have received several inquiries regarding the sending and receiving of VIM teams in person June 2020 through August 2020.At this time, the Virginia Conference is...
by Madeline White | May 29, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, From the Bishop, Virginia News
View as a PDF May 29, 2020 A Call to Action on Systemic Racism Dear Virginia Annual Conference: On...
by Madeline White | May 26, 2020 | Virginia News
A view of the Minneapolis skyline and the 3rd Avenue Bridge. Photo by Krivit Photography, courtesy of Meet Minneapolis. (Minneapolis Skyline and 3rd Avenue Bridge Credit/Provider: Photo by Krivit Photography, Organizers have announced that the next General Conference...
by Madeline White | May 26, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Virginia News
By Madeline White The Rev. Bill John, Providence UMC, preaches on May 24, 2020. A number of churches began Stage 1 of the conference’s plan to reopen conference churches to in-person worship on May 24. As part of this plan, approximately 17 churches in the conference...
by Madeline White | May 25, 2020 | News, Virginia News
By Forrest White William Taylor as a Circuit Rider in Virginia – Image from the General Commission on Archives and History for the United Methodist Church, Drew University. The son of a Methodist preacher, the Rev. Dr. John Peters remembers childhood days when...
by Brenda Capen | May 22, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
A Message from Bishop Sharma D. Lewis: As you may have heard, this afternoon President Trump called for places of worship to be deemed essential and allowed to be open this weekend. The Conference already has a plan to resume in-person worship beginning this weekend...
