The Mountain View District United Methodist Church

10/16/2026

What a gift it was to gather with our clergy this week at the 4-H Center in Wirtz! It was a day of fellowship, learning, and lots of laughter. We also enjoyed worship together and shared good food and conversation around the table.

Our Clergy Meeting theme was "Renew: Renew Our Calling," part of the Mountain View District's year-long journey of revival. Our keynote speakers, Rev. Dr. Jason Stanley, Virginia Annual Conference Director of Call & Candidacy, and Rev. Dr. Katie Phillips, Lead Pastor of the Vine Church in Dunn Loring, VA helped us think about storytelling, faith sharing, and calling.

It was a joy to spend the day together, catching up and connecting with one another before heading back to serve churches across the district. Keep an eye out for more on our Renew, Refresh, Revive theme during charge conference season and at District Conference. Please keep our clergy in your prayers as they live out their calling in the communities they serve.

10/09/2026

09/29/2026

Across the globe, United Methodists are answering a vital call to support the next generation of spiritual leaders. The Miracle Sunday Initiative (MSI), begun last spring and continuing through this year, has officially passed $2,123,420 in gifts and pledges, marking an extraordinary step forward to permanently support theological education in Africa, Europe, and the Philippines.

The initiative is driven by a shared dream: to ensure that courageous, compassionate leaders are equipped to shepherd congregations for generations to come.

Virginia’s Miracle Sunday is October 11 with prior Sundays offering small group study and preparation. In Virginia, local churches can increase their gifts because of a 2 for 1 match (up to $100,000). Thus, a local church giving $5000 will be making available $7500 to the endowment! Learn more and give: https://vaumc.org/miraclesunday/

09/11/2026

In remembrance of September 11, 2001:

O God, our hope and refuge,
in our distress we come quickly to you...

We come remembering those who lost their lives
in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania...

We come remembering
and we come in hope,
not in ourselves, but in you...

In commemorating this tragedy,
we give you thanks for your presence
in our time of need
and we seek to worship you in Spirit and in truth,
our guide and our guardian. Amen.

Excerpt of prayer by the Rev. Jeremy Pridgeon, First United Methodist Church, Panama City, Florida, via Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church.

Find more reflections on 9/11 and our United Methodist responses:
https://www.umc.org/en/how-we-serve/social-issues/september-11-we-remember

08/18/2026

It's 'Back to School' season across our conference the latter half of this month. Would you pray with us?

God of learning
God of community
God in joyful spaces
God in challenging places

Be with and amongst our students, teachers, school staff and volunteers, mentors, parents and guardians as the school supplies are opened from their packaging, as excitement opens up new routines, and as a new year gives way to the future.

Amen.

08/07/2026

Hatching Faith Cohort registration for year 3 is now open!
If you or your church is interested in finding ways to more fully engage Christ's youngest disciples in worship and prayer, Hatching Faith may be for you!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQoKjaU5t-9JUJ_fWxFPpNXRG3UTmKsx-hXrrGwQXq947WNA/viewform

For more information, register for an informational session below:

Aug 4 @ 7pm: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/WS-fwrsYRQK5uaKsZft64Q
Oct 13 @ 7pm: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/gu4HY4mwS6SMBq6TluIGuw

Email [email protected] or [email protected] for more information. They are willing and available to answer any questions or help a church discern if now is the right time for them to join Hatching Faith.

07/29/2026

Are you, or someone you know, experiencing a call to ministry? The Board of Ordained Ministry's Call & Candidacy team is curating resources to help those who are exploring their call. Learn more at: https://vaumc.org/call/

07/17/2026

The Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church Cabinet was on retreat this week for prayer, discernment, and even some mad libs!

04/22/2026

On this Administrative Professionals Day we are especially grateful for our District Executive Administrator, Katie Wilson! Help us say thank you to Katie and all the administrators in churches across our district!