by Brenda Capen | Jun 29, 2020 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
Dear Virginia Annual Conference: View as pdf These are certainly challenging times – and there is also a great deal of positive news for our church. Through faith, flexibility, and hard work we are returning to in-person worship in a safe and responsible manner....
by Brenda Capen | Jun 16, 2020 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
By the Rev. Drew Colby Late Saturday night, May 30, I got texts from a couple church members making me aware of protests that were getting serious in our town [Manassas, Va.]. By Sunday morning it was clear that the night ended with some violence, vandalism, and...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 16, 2020 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
By the Rev. Michelle Matthews I have heard some folks say that protests, rallies, vigils, and marches are really just passive, functionally neutral, non-active responses to perceived injustice. The implied question being: “If folks are really that outraged,...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 16, 2020 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
By the Rev. Grace Han I moved to the United States from South Korean when I was 7 years old. Because I moved here as a child, I could speak English without an accent, rather than my parents did—with a noticeable Korean accent. I was always aware of that...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 15, 2020 | News, Racial Justice, Virginia News
By Madeline White The Elizabeth River District facilitated a conversation on race relations and the Church on Sunday, June 14, for a two-hour conversation. Approximately 200 people registered for the event and the conversation was streamed over ZOOM, Facebook and...
by Brenda Capen | Jun 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
By Madeline White Grace UMC in Manassas, Va., was open all day on Thursday, May 28, performing an important task—acting as an outdoor testing site for COVID-19 for Manassas citizens who are under-served and uninsured. To make this a reality, it all started with...
