ADULTS

The Vale Church hosts several opportunities for Adult Christian Education, Adult Groups such as United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men, as well as social activities such as bowling and Tables of Eight.  Learn more below.

Our classes in 2021-22 include:

Contemporary Christian Topics – Sundays at 9:00 AM

Each Sunday at 9:00 in the Resource Room and on Zoom.  No sign up needed, just show up. Zoom link available here. Materials for the week here.

Sunday Evening Bible Study – Sundays at 7:00 PM

Each Sunday at 7:00 PM in the Resource Room and on Zoom.  No sign up needed, just show up. Contact Vic Larson at larson.vic@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Wednesdays at 10:00 AM

Each Sunday at 10:00 AM in the Resource Room and on Zoom.  No sign up needed, just show up. Contact Rev. Jeff Haugh at pastor@valechurch.org for the Zoom link.

Saturday Women’s Study – Saturday at 9:00 AM

Each Saturday at 9:00 AM on Zoom.  No sign up needed, just show up. Contact Rev. Joanna Dietz at youth@valechurch.org for the Zoom link.

United Methodist Women

Women of Vale Church are encouraged to become active members of the United Methodist Women (UMW), a group dedicated to nurturing faith, participating in missions, and supporting fellowship among each other.

The UMW’s primary focus is missions.  We support the United Methodist Family Service, Christ House, Embry Rucker Shelter, Hospice of NoVA, Second Story, The Closet, FACETS, Food Pantry, mission outreach to West Virginia and Southeast DC, and the youth scholarship program.  We also carry out special projects, such as collecting books for Project Transformation, a children’s literacy program; assembling baskets of toiletries for victims of domestic violence; maintaining an ongoing relationship with our local police and firemen; and joining the Vale Club to send care packages to our military serving in areas of conflict around the world.

The UMW participates in a number of yearly activities, including making handmade chocolate Easter eggs, hosting a luncheon for the ladies of the church, and providing leadership for the church yard sale and fall festival.

The UMW serves whenever and wherever we find a need in our community or within the Vale family.  We invite all women of the church to attend our meetings held the third Thursday of each month (September through May) at 1:00 p.m. in the Resource Room.  For more information, please contact the church office at (703) 620-2594.

United Methodist Men

The UMM sponsors various fellowship opportunities including the annual church picnic, the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner every year (on the day before the start of Lent), as well as family-oriented group tours (usually in a large rented bus) to such places as the Bible Museum, the National Air & Space Museum, the Flying Circus and Washington Nationals baseball games.

The UMM budget is raised entirely through a single annual fundraiser, which is the sale of fresh Christmas Wreaths that can be ordered in November for shipping during the first week of December to friends, relatives and business associates anywhere in the USA. Or you can buy the wreaths from the Vale Church Christmas tree lot.

The Vale UMM meetings are currently on hold.

Coffee Hour Fellowship

Coffee fellowship is a gathering time after the worship service for visiting with old friends and welcoming new ones. Join us Every Sunday at 11:00 to engage with the Vale community! If you would like to help provide snacks, please sign up here.

Book Club

The Vale Book Club meets the second Tuesday of each month, September through June at 10:30 am via Zoom. During our first meeting, we share our summer reading, develop a reading list for the coming year, and enjoy refreshments and fellowship. Each year our group has gotten larger and our book selections have become more diversified. The Book Club is open to church members and the community. We invite you and your friends to join us. For questions, contact Mary Morran at mmorran01@gmail.com or Terri Lowry at tlowry2003@gmail.com.