by Brenda Capen | Sep 26, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
September 26, 2022 Recently there was the unfortunate release of incorrect information by the General Commission on United Methodist Men about future agreements between the Boy Scouts and local United Methodist churches. While this information has been removed from a...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 9, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
Bishop John Schol, who leads the United Methodist Church’s BSA Leadership Team, shared with U.S. Bishops a September 8 Reuters article sharing that Judge Silverstein approved the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement. Schol and the UMC BSA Leadership Team will...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 1, 2022 | Disaffiliation, News, Virginia News
In recent weeks, the Virginia Conference has received more than two dozen letters from an organization called the National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL) demanding that 26 churches be able to promptly disaffiliate under Paragraph 2548.2 of the Book of Discipline...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 30, 2022 | News, Scouting, Scouting Bankruptcy, Virginia News
August 30, 2022 Though a final ruling in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement has yet to be made, Judge Silverstein said in a 284-page opinion that the United Methodist piece of the settlement meets the tests of bankruptcy law. The Virginia Conference will...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 29, 2022 | News, Virginia News
As the world watches with horror and concern the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, United Methodists in Virginia are actively engaged in ministry and mission with fellow Jesus followers in both countries, and new energy for such connections is being felt. Following...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 25, 2022 | Disaffiliation, News, Team Jeremiah, Virginia News
On August 23, 2022, the Judicial Council, The United Methodist Church’s top court, issued a strong and clear ruling that churches seeking to disaffiliate over matters of human sexuality must do so under Paragraph ¶ 2553 of the Book of Discipline. The 2019 General...