by James Melson | Jul 1, 2015 | 2015, Weekly Reflection
At our last covenant group meeting, we took time to reflect on our experience together since coming together in the fall of 2015. Our group is made up of members from Asbury UMC in the Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond and Centenary UMC in downtown Richmond. About...
by James Melson | Jul 1, 2015 | 2015, Weekly Reflection
On July 1, we will celebrate the 14th anniversary of The Cornelius Corps! There is a phrase that has become very meaningful in our ministry over the past year—Remember and Recommit. In general this reminds me to remember and be thankful for all the ways that God has...
by James Melson | Jul 1, 2015 | 2015, Weekly Reflection
“Those who don’t know history are bound to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke The covenant group affords the opportunity for members of two ethnically different UMC congregations to unite together, to reflect introspectively, and to discuss the spiritual relevance of...
by James Melson | Nov 1, 2014 | 2014, Weekly Reflection
What’s in a name? Admittedly, our ministry has a strange sounding name. Yet from the start of this ministry over thirteen years ago, our name is intended to summarize what is at the heart of our calling. The story of Cornelius and Peter in Acts 10 and 11 is an amazing...
