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Springfield United Methodist Church
Springfield United Methodist Church is a congregation of the United Methodist Church located in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Springfield, Virginia. It is part of the Alexandria District in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church. The church was founded in January 1954, with the first service held at Garfield Elementary School. Thirty-three residents and representatives from the sponsoring church, Trinity United Methodist Church (Alexandria, Virginia), Trinity Methodist Church in Alexandria, attended the inaugural gathering. Construction of the first church unit began in 1955, and a second unit was completed in 1960. Over the years, the church has undergone several renovations. In 1974, the original building was remodeled, and air conditioning was installed. In 2000, the entire facility was modernized, including a full interior and exterior renovation and restoration of the pipe organ. The church remains active in community outreach, youth ministry, and interf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant Christian denomination, denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelicalism. The present denomination was founded in 1968 in Dallas by union of the Methodist Church (USA), Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The UMC traces its roots back to the Christian revival, revival movement of John Wesley, John and Charles Wesley in England, as well as the First Great Awakening, Great Awakening in the United States. As such, the church's theological orientation is decidedly Wesleyan theology, Wesleyan. It embraces Christian liturgy, liturgical worship, Holiness movement, holiness, and evangelical elements. The United Methodist Church has a Connectionalism, connectional polity, a typical feature of a number of Methodist denominations. It is organized into Conferences in Meth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield, Virginia
Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The Springfield CDP is recognized by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau with a population of 31,339 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Previously, per the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 30,484. Homes and businesses in bordering CDPs including North Springfield, Virginia, North Springfield, West Springfield, Virginia, West Springfield, and Newington, Virginia, Newington are usually given a Springfield mailing address. The CDP is a part of Northern Virginia, the most populous region of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Geography Springfield is located at (38.779238, −77.184636). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.4 km2), of which, 7.9 square miles (20.3 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Conference Of The United Methodist Church
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach. Its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of more than 8.8million live. Eastern Virginia is part of the Atlantic Plain, and the Middle Peninsula forms the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Central Virginia lies predominantly in the Piedmont, the foothill region of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which cross the western and southwestern parts of the state. The fertile Shenandoah Valley fosters the state's most productive agricultural counties, while the economy in Northern Virginia is driven by technology companies and U.S. federal government agencies. Hampton Roads is also the site of the region's main seaport and Naval Station Norfolk, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
