by Sam Duenckel | Jan 30, 2025 | Bishop Sue News, News, Virginia News
January 30, 2025 A Pastoral Letter to the Virginia Conference to See Each Other, Lean on Community On my recent trip to Rome as the ordinands and I followed the travels of the Apostle Paul, I stood in the catacombs and imagined what it must have felt like for those...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 28, 2025 | Church and Society, News, Virginia News
January 28, 2025We invite all to participate in the upcoming VAUMC Climate Summit: Hope in Action for Creation Justice on Saturday, March 8th, 2025, at Randolph-Macon College. As I sit in the warmth of my home, reflecting on the past year and the work God calls us to...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 21, 2025 | News, Virginia News
The Virginia Annual Conference is now accepting nominations for The Harry Denman Evangelism Award for Clergy, Laity and Youth.The Harry Denman Evangelism Award recognizes a person whose life and ministry exemplifies the teaching of Christ and the Great Commission....
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 19, 2025 | News, Virginia News
Rev. Lindsey Bayham Freeman Rev. Kyungsuk Cho January 19, 2025Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson is pleased to announce the appointment of two new District Superintendents to serve the Virginia Annual Conference beginning July 1, 2025: Rev. Lindsey Baynham Freeman will serve...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 16, 2025 | News, Virginia News
January 16, 2025 The “Journey in Understanding” team is continuing their work in 2025. Since the 2024 Annual Conference, the team has held two organizational meetings. They are now in the midst of listening sessions with conference members that represent a variety of...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 7, 2025 | News, Virginia News
January 7, 2025 The Grantmaking Cooperative of the Virginia Annual Conference (VAUMC), made up of the Common Table for Church Vitality, Church Development Team, and Virginia United Methodist Foundation are excited to award over $100,000 in total funding to the 2024...