If time allows, additional members may sign-up to speak at each meeting. Each speaker will be given 3 minutes at the microphone in order to allow as many speakers as possible over the two sessions. These sessions will not be recorded for distribution.
Listening Sessions will be held:
Sunday, September 18 at 6:00 pm in the Chapel
Wednesday, September 28 at 6:00 pm in Tyson Hall
For those church members wishing to share in writing, all are welcome to use the email address designated for this process at discernment@vhumc.org anytime.
CONTACT US:
We encourage all members to share your thoughts, comments, questions, opinions at discernment@vhumc.org. Questions received will help guide the team in preparing for the presentation during the Informational Sessions.
The goal is for the Discernment Team to have a recommendation by October 2022. That recommendation will be presented to the Church Council. If the recommendation is to disaffiliate from the UMC and the Church Council votes in favor of the recommendation, a church conference will be held in order for the entire church membership to vote. The church membership will have the final say regarding disaffiliation from the UMC.
For more information, please visit the discernment webpage by clicking the button below.