Stephens City UMC News & Articles

Oldest Methodist Church West of the Blue Ridge

The oldest Methodist Church west of the Blue Ridge continues…
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Stone House Foundation

Green Hill Cemetery retains memories of Stephens City’s past

Green Hill President John Petrie handles many of the administrative…
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Bob Wells

Boy Scout Troop 15 touched the lives of many young men since 1978

Lew Boyer accepted the position of Scout Master and Gene Larrick…
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Caring Outreach Team donates gift basket to support upcoming WATTS Gala.

The Stephens City UMC Caring Outreach Team donated items for…
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Marty Barley

Winchester woodworker restores historic Methodist church doors

Design Review Guidelines for the Town of Stephens City Historic…
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Marty Barley

Sunday Worship at Newtown Commons

Stephens City United Methodist Church (SCUMC) hosted a Sunday…
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Marty Barley

VBS, then and now…

Photo courtesy Marty Barley. Many people look back at their…
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Reflections on our Community Easter Egg Hunt

Submitted by Cathy Barley As head of missions at our church,…
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Trunk-or-Treat touches many lives in Stephens City community

Be the Salt and the Light! 14 “You are the light of the…
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New pastor hoping to build community at Stephens City UMC

STEPHENS CITY — After moving to the area from more rural…
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Crazy for quilts: Group makes 15 quilts in two days for good cause

STEPHENS CITY — How many quilts can you make in two days? A…
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Outdoor Christmas Carol Sing Along

The Church Praise Band led an Outdoor Christmas Carol Sing Along…
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Stephens City UMC Summer Art Camp

According to retired school teacher Jacquetta Owen, “the educator…
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Stephens City pastor excited for challenge of new assignment

Pastor Bass Mitchell retired on September 1, 2021. STEPHENS…
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Boy Scouts clean and restore historic Stephens City church cemetery

STEPHENS CITY — Boy Scout Troop 15 recently cleaned and…
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Stephens City United Methodist Church food pantry update

We are currently offering drive-through pickup to our food pantry…
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Dr. John Bell Tilden Family Plot Located in Stephens City UMC Cemetery

Dr. John Bell Tilden, son of Captain Richard and Anna (Meyer)…
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Steady yourself: SAAA offers classes in preventing falls

STEPHENS CITY — Each year, 25 percent of Americans over age…
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Stellar Seven over 70 Award winners announced – Educator Jacquetta Owen

WINCHESTER — Winners of the inaugural Stellar 7 Over…
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Valley Pike: A church with a mission (Stephens City UMC in the news)

Cathy, though, has bigger goals in mind as missions chair. She’s…
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Church’s newly lighted bell tower ‘a beacon’

STEPHENS CITY — For the first time in its 230-year history,…
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Frederick County Virginia’s Early Churches

In the beginning, all the Shenandoah Valley was considered part…
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Never too many cookies in the kitchen

STEPHENS CITY — Judging a cookie-baking competition may seem…
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Middletown woman’s 100th birthday party draws a crowd

STEPHENS CITY — Kathryn Koerner, of Middletown, had so…
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Stephens City UMC to open day care center

STEPHENS CITY — The rocking chairs sit waiting. The cribs are…
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Mary E. Powell

Jesse Curry – Cook can’t leave the kitchen behind

Jesse Curry, a resident of Stephens City, used to cook for the…
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