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In this Issue:
- Kyungsuk's Video
- EBlast Info
- DS Cho's Installation Service Sept. 7th-2:30 pm
- Lay Servant Training
- Clergy One-On-One Sessions
- Young Women's Retreat
- Latin Festival Fundraiser
- Watch Party - Evergreen UMC
- 2025 Charge Conference Information
- District Conf. - Sat., November 8th-10 am
- Camp Overlook
- Library News
- UWF Upcoming Events
- Reconciling Ministries
- Hatching Faith Cohort
- Discernment Day
- Foundation's Golf Classic
- The Q Source
- UMM
- District Calendar
| | September 2025 Shenandoah River District Newsletter | |
Rev. Dr. Kyungsuk Cho
Watch this month's video on Charge Conferences, District Conference and Clergy One-On-One Interviews
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District Bi-Monthly E-Blasts
We're looking for stories from your churches about ways you are spreading God's love to those in your church and community. The E-Blast is emailed to the District on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.
Email them to debbiecreech@vaumc.org
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District Superintendent Kyungsuk Cho's Installation Service
Sunday, September 7th
2:30 p.m.
at Front Royal United Methodist Church
1 West Main Street
Front Royal, VA 22630
Come, join us for a time of worship, communion and refreshments!
Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson
will install our DS!
The event will also be live-streamed
on You Tube at:
https://www.youtube.com/@FRUMC/streams
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Grant and Loan Applications for Shenandoah River District
Please note applications are reviewed twice yearly by the Shenandoah River Administrative Board.
April
(deadline to submit is April 1st)
October (deadline to submit is October 1st).
Click here to download instructional information
Click here to download a PDF of the Grant and Loan
Application form
Click here to download a Grant and Loan Application Form in WORD format
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Lay Servant Fall Training
Fall Shenandoah River District
Lay Servant Academy
Saturday, September 13th
Macedonia United Methodist Church
1941 Macedonia Church Road
White Post, VA 22663
Free Registration and Books for those signing up for the Basic Class!
Transportation from the Southern End NO LONGER BEING OFFERED due to low participation
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Conversation: From Local Pastor
to District Superintendent
Watch this new series called "Clergy to Clergy." Our two new District Superintendents (Rev. Lindsey Baynham Freeman, Mission Rivers, and Rev. Dr. Kyungsuk Cho, Shenandoah River) sit down for conversation and coffee.
Available on YouTube and in podcast form on Apple and Spotify.
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Clergy One-On-One Sessions
Begin September 16th through December 1st
Sessions will be IN PERSON this year as DS Cho will be traveling to your location for the interviews. Pastors were emailed the link and information to complete the questionnaires earlier this week. Please be sure to read all the information and if you have questions, please call the District Office.
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Young Women’s Retreat (Camp Overlook)
September 19 - September 20
Walking Together…Connecting in Faith
You are invited to spend from 6:00 pm Friday to 4:00 pm on Saturday finding fellowship & spiritual refreshment at Blessing Lodge, Camp Overlook
Meet our Speaker: Rev. Paige Swaim-Presley
Paige is currently the Pastor of Congregational Care at Blacksburg UMC, and the Director of Development for Camp Alta Mons. She lives in Christiansburg, VA with her husband, Lance who is also a United Methodist elder, their young daughter Julian, and their two big, goofy dogs. Paige and her family moved to Virginia from the Mississippi Conference in 2023.
Registration and information: PDF to download and print, or Google form to fill out online Deadline to register is September 8th
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Latin Festival Fundraiser
September 20th
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
at
Braddock Street United Methodist Church
115 Wolfe Street
Winchester, VA
Music, Food, Games
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2025 Leadership Institute Watch Party
October 2, 2025
(10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Evergreen United Methodist Church
19619 Evergreen Mills Road
Leesburg, VA 20175
Join clergy and lay leaders from across the Shenandoah River District for a one-day Watch Party of the 2025 Leadership Institute—an influential conference hosted by the Church of the Resurrection focused on leadership development for the United Methodist Church. Thanks to the leadership grant, offered by the district we have 20 spots available!
Click here for more information and registration
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Need help with Charge Conference Paperwork and want to know the requirements for the 2025 Season? Zoom with Debbie Creech on Tuesday, September 9th at 10:00 a.m.
🔗 Join Zoom Meeting: Click Here
Meeting ID: 987 5942 9463
Passcode: 206165
☎ One tap mobile: +1 301 715 8592,,98759429463# (Washington, DC)
Toll-free: 855 880 1246,,98759429463#
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Shenandoah River
District Conference
Saturday, November 8th
10:00 a.m.
Camp Overlook
(This is also a Work Day for the Camp. Stay after the meeting and help with the chores!)
You are invited to attend!
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Camp Overlook
Chad tells about two upcoming projects at Overlook!
Chad Hrbek
Executive Director - Camp Overlook
chadhrbek@vaumc.org
540-269-2267
https://www.campoverlook.org/
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From Sue MacTavish,
District Librarian
September 2025 Featured Item:
"The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently "
| | Conference Events/Opportunities | |
Hatching Faith Cohort Year 2 Application now open
The application for Cohort 2 and Cohort 3 opened July 1, 2025 and closes November 1, 2025. Cohorts 2 and 3 will run simultaneously, joining together in a Kick-Off event in Spring 2026. The application link as well as FAQs, Cohort timeline, and contact information can be found at vaumc.org/hatchingfaith.
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Discernment Day
September 6th
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Main Street UMC
Bedford, VA
Is God nudging you to do more?
Discernment Day is an opportunity for you to explore your sense of call with others who are also discerning. You will be provided space to learn more, connect with others, and discover your next steps.
Read More about Discernment Day
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5th Annual Golf Classic at Brickshire Golf Club sponsored by the VA United Methodist Foundation
Monday, October 13th
This year, the Foundation's Annual Golf Classic will be supporting the newly formed grants collective, the joint effort to combine grantmaking sources within the Conference which was announced at this year's Annual Conference.
Read More and Register for the Golf Classic
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WHAT IS THIS REPORT?
The Q Source?
This report aims to give Virginia Conference members an easy digest of the work that
is happening across the Virginia Conference on a regular basis. The hope would be
that conference clergy and laity could more readily have examples of how ministry is
happening across the conference, point to “bright spots” in the VAUMC, and expect
more regular updates from operational offices such as Treasurer's Office and VUMPI.
Members can anticipate an update in this format every quarter.
Feedback or questions are welcome by emailing VAUMC Director of Communications at MadelineWhite@vaumc.org.
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United Methodist Men
Check out the various information of the United Methodist Men:
Knees @ Noon - A Daily prayer initiative each Friday at noon Read More
$10 Giving per Man Information Read More
"The Beacon" Newsletter from Conference UMM
Read More
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The Foundation Ledger
2025 Summer Edition
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If you would like to include an article in this newsletter, please email Debbie Creech, District Administrator, at DebbieCreech@vaumc.org by the 20th of each month. |
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