Virginia Annual Conference
Mission and Ministry
Churches practice caution before reopening
United Methodist bishops are setting guidelines and recommending times for the churches in their conference to reopen — recommendations that are not necessarily the same as what their state governments are allowing.
General Church
Bishop Eutsler, trusted leader, dies at 100
Friends remember the bishop as a down-to-earth leader who was a master of both pulpit and administration. He also had a great sense of humor.
Local Church
New Charlottesville church draws suspicions
Pastors of nearby churches claim a new church plant is associated with traditionalist United Methodist-connected organizations and is intended to compete with them. Representatives for the organizations deny this, as do church leaders.
Annual Conferences
Conferences unite on welcoming immigrants
Annual conference voters have various takes on how the church should address homosexuality. But on immigration, they have a common message.