News and Information
News and Information
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District Initiative Work Continues
…So they are no longer two, but one… (Mark 10:8, NRSV) The District Initiative Core Team has been working diligently to respond to the Bishop’s request for all district superintendents to begin the work of combining two districts into one new district. As the...
Welcome, Larry Thompson!
Rev. Larry Thompson The Alexandria and Arlington Districts are excited to announce the addition of Rev. Larry Thompson to the staff. Larry will serve part-time as Director of District Operations. In this capacity, he will interface with the administrative functions of...
District Confirmation Day Retreat
Registration closed on March 2Is your church offering Confirmation this year? The Northern Virginia District will offer a Confirmation Retreat from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Grace UMC in Manassas. REGISTER This event is designed for small...
“In Person”
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...
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...