Fall is the time of year when churches begin in earnest their stewardship campaigns for the upcoming calendar year, and the related budget process. For the second year in a row, there has been disruption in in-person worship, which we understand affects both stewardship and the budget outlook. Our staff has experience in both stewardship […]
Every church is having difficulty getting re-started. Churches have been closed for a long time and people have gotten out of the habit of getting dressed on Sunday morning and going to church. Every church needs to think about who lives close to your church. Here are six ways to help you connect with new […]
Author: Tommy Herndon Colleges and Universities have long known how to get people to do planned giving but the church has not. Churches typically do a poor job of encouraging gifts from lifetime assets. Building an endowment is something that is often important but not urgent. The Virginia United Methodist Foundation now has a program […]
Authors: Randy Shelton and Gene Cross Since 2016, DevCo has been closely working with the leadership team at Central UMC, navigating a journey from a dream of vision and faith to the reality of constructing a new retail, affordable housing, and church facility. A construction project of this magnitude continues to require tremendous leadership efforts! […]
Authors: Tricia Louque and Donna Tinsley Earlier this year, the Foundation Board of Directors awarded grants to twenty-five ministries across the Virginia Conference, including Mission Central Clothes Closet, a faith-based ministry sponsored by the Harrisonburg District of The United Methodist Church. The Children’s Clothes Closet provides children’s clothing and baby supplies, free of charge, to […]
At the time of this writing, the rush of warmer weather is coming fast, signaling that Annual Conference is on the horizon, which will have happened by the time you read this. We regret that we do not have the opportunity to see you in person during the conference, but we are very happy that […]
Each year, the Foundation awards grants to a variety of ministries across the Virginia Conference. In 2021, Larchmont United Methodist Preschool (LUMPS), an outreach ministry of Larchmont UMC since 1941 and a preschool servicing many military families in the community, was awarded a grant to assist in educating students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meg […]
The end of one year and the beginning of another is always a time for reflection and turning the page. For the Foundation, that naturally requires reviewing financial statements and other analytics to assess how we are doing and what we need to do going forward. For most people, that’s pretty boring. For those of […]
Guest Author: Jane Tyson Clement Once long ago, near a Village far away, there lived an old peasant know as Ivan. He had a little hut, a small garden, a dog named Rubles, and a six-year-old nephew, Peter, who was an orphan. Ivan was not a bad man, but he couldn’t be called a good […]
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An anniversary is the perfect time to take a look back at where things started and to realize how far things have come. As we begin our 50th year at the Foundation, we are thankful for all the opportunities we have witnessed and look forward to all that lays ahead as we continue our mission […]