Summer Lay Servant Training Courses Available
Summer Clergy Book Club
The Mountain View District is hosting its Second Annual Summer Book Club, and clergy friends from the Mission Rivers District are welcome to join in. Seven books are on the list, each with its own Zoom discussion session, and several sessions will feature the authors themselves. Clergy can also earn up to 1.5 CEUs. Register […]
Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Course
Shenandoah University’s Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing’s Faith Community Nurse Certificate Program will offer Foundations of Faith Community Nursing in 2026. This course will be offered in an online format June 9, 2026 -August 21, 2026.This nursing continuing professional development activity is accredited by Virginia Nurses Association -an approver of nursing continuing professional development […]
Kits for Conference Collection Information
Mission Rivers District Similar to last year, Kits for Conference will be collected at the district level prior to the June Annual Conference session. More information is forthcoming, but sites for most district collection are now available. What kind of kits we are collecting: ● Cleaning Kits (formerly known as Flood Buckets) ● Hygiene Kits ● Feminine Hygiene Kits Mission […]
Housing Allowance Review Form due June 1
For churches with a cash housing allowance for your full time pastor instead of a parsonage, it is time to complete a Housing Allowance Review form. Please complete it and return by June 1, 2026.
District Youth Retreat Canceled
Please note that the District Youth Retreat scheduled for this weekend (March 13 – 15) has been canceled because we didn’t reach the minimum number of attendees.
From the DS: Keeping a Holy Lent…Together
This weekend, I heard a powerful message on fasting. The church is in a sermon series around our spiritual disciplines, as well as what we know as the Means of Grace. The scripture was around Matthew 6:16-18. The gospel account gives instruction to how we are to fast and ultimately, that our fasting is not about […]
Wanted: VBS Supplies
A Mission Rivers District church is in search of supplies for VBS from the True North VBS. If you have some and are willing to share, contact Tabernacle UMC 757-868-6842 or cristel@tabernacleumc.org.
Scholarship Applications
Scholarship applications are open! Find more information using the links below.
From the DS: Blessed are the Peacemakers
Many of us are carrying a quiet heaviness as we look at the state of the world. Ongoing conflict, deep divisions, and uncertainty about the future can leave us wondering how to live faithfully in such a time. Into that reality, Jesus speaks a steady and demanding word: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]