News and Information
News and Information
Find articles written by our District Superintendents, Lay Leaders, Staff, and more here.
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...
For Every Season
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and...
Love Your Neighbor – Get Vaccinated
Summer is here and we are excited to be out and about! Vacations, time at the beach, traveling, all the fun of this time of year. We are thankful that the rate of new COVID-19 cases is dropping, and people are feeling anxious to get back to “normal” activities. But...
Beloved Discipleship: Building Beloved Community
In the early stages of the development of Beloved Discipleship, it was clear that Beloved Discipleship needed to be rooted in Beloved community. A concept that while attributed to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. not many know what King’s thoughts were about Beloved...