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...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 25, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
View as pdf Dear Virginia Annual Conference: “The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 25, 2021 | Bishop Lewis News, Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
View as pdf March 25, 2021 Dear Virginia Annual Conference: You may be asking: When we will sing again? The Bishop’s Work Group on Return to In-Person Worship has been steadily and frequently reviewing the latest studies and guidance around singing and wind...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 25, 2021 | Church and Society, News, Virginia News
A letter from the Virginia Conference Board of Church and Society Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in the Commonwealth on March 24, 2021, making Virginia the first state in the south to do so. The Virginia Conference of the United...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 22, 2021 | Coronavirus, News, Virginia News
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) released a guideline defining ‘Clergy/ Faith Leaders’ as Frontline Essential Workers on Feb. 23, 2021. With the new guideline, clergy are available to schedule a...
