News and Information
News and Information
Find articles written by our District Superintendents, Lay Leaders, Staff, and more here.
Change is Hard
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...
Dream With Me
Jesus Prays for All Believers20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may...
Beloved Discipleship Goes Online!
In Spring, 2022 we hope to launch Beloved Discipleship online, in a self-paced course that will cover all the material in Beloved Discipleship over the course of one year. To say this has been a challenging year is an understatement at best. There is a clear sense,...
Returning to the Table
In remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgivingas a holy and living sacrifice,in union with Christ's offering for us… I was doing an in-person communion the other day (I haven’t done many of these in the past 18...
Moving Forward Together
As of July 1, our District Superintendent now serves both Arlington and Alexandria Districts. This will no doubt require changes in how we "do business." To help prepare for some of those changes, I sought the wisdom of our associate lay leaders, as well as several...
2021 District Conference
2021 District Conference Information District Conference will be held in three parts online on Saturday, November 20. 9:00 a.m. ALEXANDRIA District Conference10:30 a.m. (approx.) BI-DISTRICT Conference12:00 noon (approx.) ARLINGTON District Conference The Schedule for...
Helping Haiti
The recent earthquake in Haiti left a deep and wide wound to the life of Haitian people. As the aftermath meets hurricane season, the need increases immensely. And all this has happened on the top of the political turmoil after the assassination of the former...
Simplified Accountable Structure
What is it? Is it for my church? Did you know that the 2016 edition of the Book of Discipline (in paragraph 247.2) the church, with approval from the District Superintendent, is given the opportunity to restructure in order to be more missionally focused? Over the...
Camp Highroad Updates
Summer camp has finished for the year, and we are so grateful we were able to serve our campers and their families again! We went into this summer intentionally planning for a low year due to the pandemic. This made it easier to plan and to inform parents and staff...
How You Can Help Afghan Refugees Now
by Kenn Speicher, Arlington & Alexandria District Mission CoordinatorThe surge of Afghan refugees is happening now, and many are allies who served bravely with U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Our faith calls us to help all whose lives and safety are endangered, and...