The Living Waters District eJournal

Living Waters District United Methodist Church, July 9, 2022

Boundaries of New Districts Outlined

Following the vote of the Annual Conference on Friday, June 17, 2022, that set the number of districts to eight effective July 1, 2022, in keeping with Paragraph 415.4 of the 2016 UMC Book of Discipline, and in consultation with the Cabinet, the boundaries of the new districts shall be as follows, effective July 1, 2022:

The exterior boundaries shall be the combined boundaries of their former constituent districts in their bi-district configurations (which were established July 1, 2021), with the dissolution of the interior boundary of the former paired districts, to form eight new districts as shown below both in table and map. Finish reading article here.

New District Name	Former Bi-Districts	Superintendent
Coastal Virginia	Elizabeth River & Eastern Shore	The Rev. Dr. Cecelia Brooks
Living Waters	Farmville & James River	The Rev. Jay Carey
Mission Rivers	Rappahannock River & York River	The Rev. Dr. Charles Ledlum-Bates
Mountain View	Danville & Lynchburg	The Rev. Denise Bates
Northern Virginia	Alexandria & Arlington	The Rev. Dr. Sarah Calvert
Shenandoah River	Harrisonburg & Winchester	The Rev. Dr. Victor Gomez
Three Notch’d	Charlottesville & Richmond	The Rev. Dr. Hyo Lee
Valley Ridge	Roanoke & Staunton	The Rev. Doug Forrester

New Information for Living Waters District

Rev. Jay Carey, District Superintendent ~ LivingWatersDS@vaumc.org NEW

(804) 732-2538

Rev. Tim Beck, Director of Church Vision & Vitality ~ TimBeck@vaumc.org

(804) 732-2538

Living Waters District Office

Mailing: PO Box 3413, Petersburg, VA 23805-3413

Location: 11605 S. Crater Rd, Petersburg, VA 23805

In-person office hours: Mondays & Tuesdays 9:00 am-4:30 pm

Remote office hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays 9:00 am-4:30 pm

Tish Borden ~ District Administrative Assistant ~ TishBorden@vaumc.org NEW

(804) 732-2538

Living Waters Satellite Office

Mailing: 301 Fourth Ave, Farmville, VA 23901

Location: The Farmville office is no longer open on a regular basis (Please contact Phyllis Goin to make an appointment)

Remote office hours: Mondays through Thursdays 9:00 am-3:30 pm

Phyllis Goin ~ District Office Support ~ PhyllisGoin@vaumc.org NEW

(434) 392-4687

Time with Tim

All Laity and Clergy are invited to meet with our new Director of Church Vision and Vitality

I am excited to begin working alongside you as we engage in ministry together around the Southside Virginia in what is now called the "Living Waters District."

It is important to me that I start to build meaningful relationships with each of you as soon as possible. During our time together, we will be talking about your hopes and dreams for your ministries, your churches, and the surrounding communities in which you serve.

We will discuss how I might be able to aid you in achieving these visions God has given you or perhaps guiding you in discovering God’s vision for the first time. This will be an informal time of chatting so that I can get to know you, so you can get to know me, ask me questions, and help me to understand how ministry is going for you. Before we meet, I thought it would be good for us to think about the questions below, which might help us in our time together.

The Pastors meetings will be held from 3:30-5:00 pm, and I will meet with the Laity from 6:30-8:00 pm. Please note that ALL CHURCH MEMBERS are welcome and invited to attend these meetings, not only Lay Leaders.

The more people who can see me, hear me, and meet me, the better. “Tim! This is the summer; what about vacations, etc.?” If you can’t make your date, feel free to pick another one. I don’t need an RSVP, and I’m not taking the roll to tell Jay.

Questions for reflection

What assistance or training(s) would benefit you in your ministry right now?
Where do you find excitement in ministry?
What gets your congregation excited?
What’s really hard or difficult for you in ministry?
What is your church’s biggest challenge/struggle right now?
What one ministry are you engaged in that fills your heart?
What one ministry does the church rally around to help with?
Complete this statement…Imagine with me for a moment, that in a perfect world, “My congregation and I would be able to work together in the community/world to…”

I am looking forward to seeing you soon,

Rev. Tim Beck

Living Waters Director of Church Vision & Vitality

TimBeck@vaumc.org

Date and Stream

Church and Location

Pastor

Monday, July 18

Chesterfield Stream

Trinity UMC (Chesterfield)

6600 Greenyard Drive

Chester 23831

Rev. Alan Layman

Tuesday, July 19

Appomattox, Prince Edward Stream

Farmville UMC

212 High Street

Farmville 23901

Rev. Susie Thomas

Wednesday, July 20

Dinwiddie Stream

Mansons UMC

17211 Mansons Church Rd

McKenney 23872

Rev. Ray Watson

Thursday, July 21

Amelia, Nottoway Stream

Crenshaw UMC

200 Church St

Blackstone 23824

Rev. Nadeem Khokhar

Monday, July 25th

Emporia Stream

Independence UMC

4438 Independence Church Rd, Emporia 23847

Rev. Shaun Smith

Tuesday, July 26th

Brunswick Stream

Bethel UMC

45 Church St

Alberta 23821

Rev. Gina DeJesus

Wednesday, July 27th

Formerly River Branch,

New Stream name TBA

Waverly UMC

138 Coppahaunk Ave

Waverly 23890

Rev. Steve Snodgrass

Thursday, July 28th

Buckingham, Cumberland Stream

Antioch UMC

2706 Cumberland Rd

Cumberland 23040

Rev. Justin Hicks

Monday, August 1st

Southampton Stream

Capron UMC

23118 Main St

Capron 23839

Rev. Fred Brockhausen

Tuesday, August 2nd

Charlotte Stream

New Hope UMC

6101 Scuffletown Rd

Randolph 23962

Rev. David J. Moreno

Wednesday, August 3rd

Suffolk Stream

Magnolia UMC

1764 Wilroy Rd

Suffolk 23434

Rev. Sheena Laine

Thursday, August 4th

Halifax Stream

Main Street UMC

701 N. Main St

South Boston 24592

Rev. Thad Decker

Monday, August 8th

Tri-Cities Stream

Blandford UMC

11607 S. Crater Rd

Petersburg 23805

Rev. Debbie Baugham

Tuesday, August 9th

Lunenburg Stream

Victoria UMC

1906 Lee Ave

Victoria 23974

Rev. Randy Kiel

Wednesday, August 10th

Mecklenburg Stream

Sardis UMC

3152 Marengo Rd

Lacrosse 23950

Rev. Bob Dowling

Living Waters Fall Youth Retreat

September 17-18, 2022

Camp Willow Springs, Littleton, NC

Theme: Inside Out

(Based on Disney's film Inside Out)

Mark your calendars for a weekend of fellowship, fun, and friendships! This event will provide thought-provoking conversation and spiritual growth for middle and high school youth.

Cost: $75 per person if registered by August 29th (The cost is $85 per person after August 29th).

RSVP & Deadline: Complete the attached registration form or register online below by September 6th. Email HerbBrynildsen@vaumc.org if you have questions or need further information.

Click here for the registration form

Click here to register your church group online

Click here for more information

Prayer Requests

The Family of Rev. Rick Franklin

Please send your prayer requests to

TishBorden@vaumc.org

Important Boy Scouts Update

The Virginia Conference released important new information on July 8th. Click here for the letter from Rev. Dr. Steven Summers, Assistant to the Bishop.

The Gathering at Washington Street

Thanks to all the churches in the James River District! We appreciate your commitment to our children in our community and especially, your support of this new VA Conference church plant located at Washington Street UMC.

Your Annual Conference offering included donations of preschool clothing which we delivered to the Westview Early Childhood Learning Center in Petersburg. Our district congregations collected over 600 shorts, t-shirts, socks, underwear, dresses, and pants!

We are excited about reaching out to our neighbors with a cookout this month.

Rev. Audrey Smith

Pastor, The Gathering at Washington Street

AudreySmith@vaumc.org

Living Waters District UMC | TishBorden@vaumc.org | 804.732.2538

Rev. Jay Carey, District Superintendent

Rev. Tim Beck, Director of Church Vision & Vitality

Ms. Leticia Borden, Administrative Assistant

Ms. Phyllis Goin, Office Support

Mr. Gerry Fuss, District Lay Leader

Mr. Keith Jordan, District Lay Leader

Ms. Geraldine Sanderson, District Lay Leader