Recent Sermons
June 19, 2022 – Father’s Day
The Silence of God Based on 1Kings 19, Galatians 3, Luke 8 Pastor and spiritual writer, Frederick Buechner, in a sermon entitled, “The Truth of Stories” has this to say about God’s silence: “Somebody should write a book someday about the silences in Scripture....
June 12, 2022 – Trinity Sunday
Applied Knowledge Based on Psalm 8, Proverbs 8, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15 Pastor and spiritual writer, Leonard Sweet, in his book, “AquaChurch” tells the following story about biblical knowledge versus wisdom. He writes, “…The prince of Grenada, an heir to the...
June 5, 2022 – Pentecost
Miraculous Community Based on Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:14-17, John 14:8-17 Don Everts, in a book entitled, “The Hopeful Neighborhood: What Happens When Christians Pursue the Common Good”, relates the following true...
May 29, 2022
Look Out Based on Luke 24:44-53, Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23 There you are…sitting in the stands at a sporting event. The day is beautiful, you have good seats, you are settled maybe in with your hotdog...
May 22, 2022
A Warm Welcome Based on Acts 16:9-15, Revelation 21:22 – 22:5, John 14:23-29 I would like for you to go on a little memory excursion with me this morning. Are you ready? Ok, here goes. I want you...
The Madison Charge is in the Three Notch’d District of the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church.
District Superintendent: Rev. Dr. Hyo Lee
Bishop: Rev. Sharma D. Lewis
Pastor: Rev. Elizabeth Petry (elizabethpetry@vaumc.org)
Additional Resources
- The Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC)
- The Charlottesville District of the UMC
- The United Methodist Church
- UMCOR – United Methodist Committee on Relief
- About UMVIM – United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
- Camps/Retreat Centers
- Contemplative Outreach resources on prayer
- Resources on healthy aging (see below)
Virginia Office for Aging Services
Aging Together
Madison County Social Services
