Virlina District Resource Center on Plantation Road

10/07/2025

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View Reverend Maurice Elton Wright Sr.'s obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

09/12/2025

SHENANDOAH VALLEY BRETHREN HERITAGE TOUR - OCTOBER 25
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, the Historical Committee of the Virlina District is sponsoring a “Shenandoah Valley Brethren Heritage Tour.” This is an excellent opportunity to gain new insight into our past, to make new friends, and to enjoy the fall foliage along the way. This year marks the 500th Anniversary of the Anabaptist movement.

The tour will depart from the Virlina District Resource Center (DRC) at 3402 Plantation Road, NW in Roanoke, Virginia at 8 a.m. Included among the featured items are: 1) a stopover in Bridgewater, Virginia to hear Steve Longenecker, former Professor of History at Bridgewater College share about “Shenandoah Religion - Outsiders and the Mainstream, 1716-1865;” a tour of the Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia; a visit to the home of John Kline, a Civil War martyr and Brethren leader, in Broadway, Virginia; and a tour of the Shenandoah District Disaster Response facility in Weyers Cave, Virginia. Arrival back in Roanoke is anticipated for 6 p.m. There is plenty of parking at the DRC.

The cost of $95 covers transportation, admission costs, and a luncheon meal provided by a local congregation. It also covers the .5 continuing education units available for ordained and commissioned ministers through the Christian Growth Institute (CGI). Spaces are limited and the deadline for registration is October 17, 2025. Please register by sending a check for $95 made out to the Virlina District - Church of the Brethren at 3402 Plantation Road, NW, Roanoke, VA 24012-3732. Place the words HERITAGE TOUR in the memo space. If you wish to earn CEU’s, please send a note requesting this option.

06/14/2025

BETTY WILLS RETIREMENT PARTY
Come and celebrate with Betty Wills, who will be retiring following seventeen years of service at the District Office and over thirty years as a secretary in the Church of the Brethren. The District will be hosting a retirement party in Betty’s honor on Sunday July 13 at 2:00 pm at the Oak Grove Church of the Brethren, located at 2138 McVitty Road SW in Roanoke. There will be cake and heavy finger foods.

02/12/2025

Due to ongoing freezing rain and icy road conditions, the District Resource Center will be closed today.

02/11/2025

Due to snow in the Roanoke Valley, the Virlina District Resource Center will be closed today. All in person meetings scheduled for today will be moved to zoom.

02/08/2025

For those who want to participate in the Choir Festival Worship Service at 3:00 pm virtually, here is the link: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Flive%2FucSVE0jUx0o%3Ffeature%3Dshare%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3U5y-496nVlN4KqDXpO8LivYRYwSRFLFUyEElHS-QZVRVY27x60m3VfL0_aem_iHNguEgneAO2fOthbMakjw&h=AT115IDBvk2nH4hp_MszM2sK76A7FLpKDiJQNEkos4o9-6P2Ipkug7V_HoM0EAwJauxTI_IRDGDDp-gBFvfyctqWgaRNt8oXALgklOcQACC2wPQFU1KG2bp_PbiSJgOMcwgmqkD3gQA

Welcome to Antioch Church of the Brethren in Callway, VA as host to the 2025 Virlina District Choir Festival Concert.Director Paul Brockman (Church affiliati...

02/08/2025

The Virlina Choir Festival is underway. Please join us this afternoon at 3:00 pm for worship at Antioch Church of the Brethren.

01/06/2025

Due to icy road conditions, the Virlina District Resource Center will be closed on Monday January 6.

01/06/2025

Due to icy road conditions in the Roanoke area, the Virlina District Resource Center on Plantation Road will be closed today.

12/10/2024

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10/17/2024

Celebrating Boss's Day with a nice lunch and fellowship. God bless you, Dan, as you continue in your role as District Executive Minister for Virlina.