Aug 28, 2020 | Arlington District Lay Leader, News & Info
One of the most important actions we as citizens can take is to vote. In just a few months we will be deciding on issues and candidates likely to shape the future. How do we as people of faith respond? What values do we uphold? As United Methodists, we are called to...
Aug 28, 2020 | News & Info, Arlington DS Notes
“Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.”Psalm 46:10 (New Revised Standard Version) Dear Lord: I am trying to be still! In fact, I do not think I have gotten up...
Aug 26, 2020 | News & Info, Alexandria DS Notes, Books
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi (Bold Type Books, 2016) is a history that is most timely as people across the country are ready and even eager to learn more about a system of racial oppression that has...
Aug 26, 2020 | News & Info
Charles Wesley UMC was a new church plant in McLean, VA when it met for the first time in May 1958. Among the charter members was Janet Nelson Davenport and her young family. Her son, Craig Nelson was the first infant baptized in the church. On December...
Aug 26, 2020 | News & Info, Alexandria District Lay Leader
People often react hastily or in anger, especially when difficulties fuel their anger. Yet, God calls us to respond differently than the world. Scripture tells us that we are not to sin in our anger, so it must be possible. What does responding...
