Apr 21, 2022 | District Initiative, News & Info, Alexandria District Lay Leader
Is this for real? I just heard about it! What’s happening and when? Change … but I don’t like change! How will this impact my local church? Have any of you heard any of the above statements … and how have you responded? Last April...
Dec 16, 2021 | News & Info, Alexandria District Lay Leader
From Your District Lay Leader John Meeuwissen, Alexandria District During the last twenty-one months, many people the world over have longed to be back “in-person.” Some to be with family, some to be able to go to school, some to be able to venture out, some to be...
Nov 9, 2021 | Arlington District Lay Leader, News & Info, Alexandria District Lay Leader
Change is hard. It’s messy, it’s uncomfortable. But change can also be positive. It can allow for growth and vitality and opportunities! This past July, Bishop Lewis appointed eight district superintendents to the sixteen districts in the Virginia Conference. Now she...
Sep 22, 2021 | Alexandria District Lay Leader
From Your District Lay Leader … We begin each day with a degree of certainty and consistency – the sun will rise in the east and set in the west; the ocean’s tide will ebb and flow throughout the day, and the earth will circumnavigate the sun. We long for this...
Jun 8, 2021 | News & Info, Alexandria District Lay Leader
Let us always have the peace of God in our hearts despite what is going on around us. I know it’s been a tough fourteen months navigating through a global pandemic, and then there’s been an increase in violent crime as well as continued social justice...
Apr 14, 2021 | Alexandria District Lay Leader
Once again, I’ve chosen a recent page from the “Lead Like Jesus” devotional series to frame this month’s article, and in so doing, address some changes and opportunities in our Alexandria District and the Virginia Conference to give us a new perspective. The...