Visit the Virginia FOCUS Initiative page at https://vaumc.org/vfi Virginia FOCUS Initiative is a ministry of the Virginia Annual Conference that seeks to strengthen the Black church. Virginia FOCUS began in 2017 as a three-year initiative to provide training, coaching, and support for strong African-American United Methodist Churches in the Virginia Conference. The theme for the […]

The 2021 Virginia Licensing School will be held virtually over two weeks and include a one-day, in-person gathering (within the parameters of the TAM). Registration is by invitation only and opens March 1. Please contact your District Superintendent for information on how to register. If you are a Local Pastor from another conference interested in […]

Reignite Clergy Day Apart Below is the May 24, 2021, live content via Zoom. Here is the Order of Worship (pdf) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY5X6Xc9bGY On May 24, Aldersgate Day, the clergy of the Virginia Annual Conference are invited to partake in a day apart. The day will begin by gathering with words from Bishop Lewis, a time of […]

You are invited to join the staff at the Virginia United Methodist Center for Wednesday morning chapel services. The services are conducted on Zoom and run from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Wednesday morning. The service features guest clergy and laypeople from around the conference. The May 26 worship leader is the Rev. Joe […]

The newly formed Post-COVID Re-Entry Group (PRG) invites you to join the Relaunch webinars, starting on May 13, 2021. Relaunch webinar is a series of four-week webinars, helping the local churches to understand the role of the local PRG teams. Special invited guests will help participants better understand what each church will need to prepare […]