Josh Lindamood, age 26, will hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail. |
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Holston sends first chaplain on Appalachian Trail
For years, three tiny churches offered free breakfast and other friendly services to Appalachian Trail "thru hikers" passing their portion of southwest Virginia. This year, the ministry moves out on the legendary trail with a roving United Methodist chaplain.
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See also: Pastor Alan Ashworth's path to ministry ...
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"United Methodist Day at General Assembly" on Feb. 7 Members in Virginia are invited to the 21st annual "United Methodist Day at General Assembly" in Richmond on Thursday, Feb. 7. The event is sponsored by the Virginia Conference's United Methodist Women and Board of Church and Society, who wish for their brothers and sisters in Holston to join them. Four of Holston's 12 districts are located in Virginia: Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, Tazewell, and Wytheville.
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2012 is gone |
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Church outreach up despite fewer funds Since Imagine No Malaria was launched, United Methodists have raised more than $23 million to end preventable deaths from malaria.
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