District Newsletter

July 14, 2022

Email Address Update In District Office:

DS Charles Ledlum-Bates:  [email protected]

Lynn Manley:  [email protected]

All others remain the same

This is a repeat of the article in last week's newsletter in case you missed it. 



From our DS.....


Mission Rivers Transition Team


The DS recorded a video message regarding the Mission Rivers District and the Transitional Team. Please click the link below to view it. There is also a transcript link below.



DS Video regarding District Transition




DTT Transcript

Ebenezer Stafford Hosts Global Leadership Summit


The 2022 Global Leadership Summit brings world-class leadership training to Ebenezer Church in Stafford Thursday-Friday, August 4-5. Whether at home, at work, or in the community, your leadership

matters, and right now it’s more important than ever to discover new hope and energy to rejuvenate those around us.


This year’s GLS focus is Voice Your Vision, and the faculty includes:


Life.Church Founder Craig Groeschel


North Point Ministries Founder Andy Stanley


Former Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger


In-N-Out Burger Owner Lynsi Snyder


We invite you to take this opportunity to absorb a wealth of leadership insight and discover how to voice your vision for a better future.


Register by June 15 for just $179 or through August 5 for $229. There is also a special rate of $99 for active-duty military, teachers, first responders (Code: SMT22FIRSTRSPNDR), and students. Teachers

receive 1.80 Continuing Education Units; HR professionals receive 11.25 Personal Development Credits.


For tickets and more information, visit globalleadership.org/summit


Tabernacle UMC, Fredericksburg, VA, has additional openings on a Mission Team traveling to Mexico February 9 - 18, 2023. Tabernacle has sent several mission teams to GYTTE (Give Ye Them To Eat) in recent years. GYTTE (pronounced ‘Jitty’) is a social outreach program of the Methodist Church of Mexico, founded in 1977, to combat hunger and poverty in the rural sector of Mexico. GYTTE is an Advance Special ministry of the United Methodist Church that focuses on the needs of villagers and farming families and the Church’s response to the needs.  


The purpose of the trip is to learn how GYTTE works with the rural poor in Mexico to combat hunger and poverty, and how GYTTE promotes integrated and sustainable development. The team will also participate in construction projects at the Tree of Life Training Center and Demonstration Farm near Tlancualpican Mexico and in nearby communities. GYTTE’s headquarters is located in Puebla, Mexico, about 70 miles east of Mexico City. The Tree of Life Training Center and Demonstration Farm is located about 70 miles southwest of Puebla.


The cost of the trip is approximately $2,500.00 per person. For more information, please contact Gary Gross, Team Leader, at [email protected]. GYTTE’s web site can be found at www.gytte.org.



Lay Servant Academy Summer Training Event Coming Soon! Save the dates for our summer training event to be held on August 5 & 6 at the Virginia Conference Center in Glen Allen, VA. This will be a hybrid event, both in-person and online training to meet your needs. Registration will open at the end of June. Laity and Clergy are both encouraged to attend! Contact Tianna Durbin at [email protected] with any questions.






REGESTER CHAPEL UMC is hiring a Part-Time Children’s Ministry Leader


Position Overview: One of the goals of Regester Chapel United Methodist Church is to develop and grow ministry programs that strategically partner with parents in order to raise-up children that know Jesus as both their Savior and friend. The Regester Chapel

Children’s Ministry Leader is responsible for the organization, development, and execution of childhood education programs at Regester Chapel.  Click here for a detailed job description.

For more information, email: [email protected] Attn: Chair, Staff Parish Relations Committee


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Fredericksburg UMC is recruiting for the following positions:

 

Organist/Accompanist for our traditional services

Finance Administrator

 

Both positions are part-time. 

 

For job descriptions or position information, please contact the lead pastor, Rev. Gina Anderson-Cloud at [email protected].



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Dahlgren UMC (DUMC) has an immediate need for a Nursery Attendant meeting or able to meet VA State and Church Child Protection Policy requirements for paid child care staff. 


 This is a permanent, part-time, hourly-wage position to care for young children, ages infant-to-Pre-K, placed in the nursery during church services and special events.


Details of the requirements of the position are posted on the Church Web Site. 


Questions or expressions of interest can also be directed to the Church Office by phone: 540-663-2230 or email to [email protected]


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CONTACT INFORMATION


WWW.RAPPAHANNOCKRIVERDISTRICT.ORG


District Superintendent: Rev. Charles F. Ledlum-Bates, Ph.D.

DS Email:  [email protected]


District Director of Connectional Ministry: Rev. James G. O’Quinn, DMin  

DCM Email: [email protected]

 

2022 District Co-Lay Leaders:

David Berry [email protected]

Judy Craun [email protected]


Lay Servant Director: Ms. Jennifer Robinson O'Brien 

[email protected]


Youth Coordinator: TJ Oliver, [email protected]


Office Manager: Lynn Manley

[email protected]


Administrative Assistant Connie Devenport 

[email protected]


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Mailing Address: PO BOX 100, Ladysmith, VA 22501 Phone   804.448.8326

Office Location: Inside Wright’s Chapel UMC at 8063 Ladysmith Road, Ruther Glen, VA (do not use for mail)