News and Information
News and Information
Find articles written by our District Superintendents, Lay Leaders, Staff, and more here.
A Peaceful March … Keep us in the Moment
Some of you may have recently received (or seen) the following invitation from our District Superintendent. “I invite you to join Bishop Lewis, several DS’s and many United Methodists and other people of faith for a peaceful march for justice. This march...
These are challenging times!
We are faced with a pandemic that has put all of us at risk of grave illness but has revealed how unjustly we treat each other. I am heart sickened by what I see. How can we be so unjust? What can I say or do to make a difference? I am thankful there are people who...
June Books to Consider
Here are a few recent books to consider if you want to expand your Christian discipleship by going deeper in the area of racial justice: Austin Channing Brown, I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Convergent Books, 2018). Walter Brueggemann,...
March for Justice
On Tuesday, June 9, the youngest congregation in our district, “Beyond The Walls” Church, which was launched on September 1, 2019, as a satellite of Woodlawn-Faith UMC, sponsored a March for Justice in the Gum Springs community of Fairfax County. County officials...
Returning to the Church Building
“Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in the Lord’s holy place?” (Psalm 24:3) The 2020 pandemic has stretched us in ways we could not have imagined! We have faced challenges with...
What Would Love Do?
There is so much information coming at us. After reviewing the church building opening requirements from both the Governor’s office and from our Conference (should be out later this week), there is a lot more information coming at us. So much of what we are involved...
A Plan for Resuming In-Person Worship in the Virginia Conference
As a physician and a lay leader in Northern Virginia, I was asked to serve on a working group to develop guidelines to help churches resume in-person worship, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our group of clergy, legal and medical professionals have met via Zoom...
In God’s Hands
Uncertain times can leave us anxiety ridden. We look for someone that we can trust, someone who will speak truth. We look for someone who will tell us how to go forward. These are the times to refocus on God. He is our security. He is our...
Rising Hope Virtual 5K
Sign Up For Rising Hope’s Virtual 5K, First $5,000 Matched by Generous Donors Rising Hope United Methodist Mission Church is holding its first Virtual 5K on Saturday, June 27, to raise much needed funds to help those in greatest need during the current pandemic. “The...
Coach Training for Leaders
Coaching is a powerful relationship that assists individuals and organizations in designing their future by clarifying and focusing on their unique gifts and calling. Coaching creates goals and strategies to achieve a desired future. Coaching both develops the whole...