RZUA

We are soliciting your support for this effort. Your support will help keep this museum active. We are making a special appeal to persons attending JSR High School and/or SPC. If you are unable to attend, please support this effort with a donation by contacting Mr. James Grimstead at 434-848-3800. Thank you!

—Bishop John Ghee

The James Solomon Russell / Saint Paul’s College Museum and Archives will host it’s Annual James Solomon Russell Day on March 29, 2025, at Virginia State University – The Gateway Center, 2804 Martin Luther King Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806. The event will be from 5 pm to 7 pm.

As part of this year’s dinner, Ann E. Lamb, Jeanette Lee, Dora Wynn, and Bishop John L. Ghee will be inducted into the museum’s “Wall of Fame.” Also, Jugurtha Byrd will receive a Distinguished Service Award.

The museum is making available 2 free tickets to each RZUA church for this special event. Please provide the names for these tickets to Mr. James Grimstead by WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025, at 434-848-3800.

Additionally, tickets can be purchased for $25.00 each through this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/james-solomon-russell-day-dinner-2025-tickets-1203265923769?aff=oddtdtcreator

Short’s Chapel RZUA will be celebrating its 123rd church anniversary at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, 2025, with the Rev. Carnel Bagley as guest speaker. All are welcome to join in this meaningful celebration of God’s ongoing work at Short’s Chapel.

RZUA (Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Churches of America) is a Methodist Christian denomination with a predominantly African American membership. RZUA’s thirty-four congregations, seeking to empower others to walk more faithfully in the loving and liberating ways of Christ, are mostly in the South Hill and Tidewater areas of Virginia.

RZUA, founded in 1869 in Boydton, Virginia, was originally known as the Zion Union Apostolic Church. After a reorganization in 1882, we became the Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church.

If you live anywhere in our area, we invite you to visit one of our churches so that together we might join in ministering in Christ’s name to a hurting world.

For an overview of upcoming RZUA events, click here.

To view recent photos, click here.

To learn about the Biblical Studies courses that RZUA is offering, click here.

To prepare for a time of fasting, click here.

To read the latest posts in “The Bishop’s Corner,” click here.

The Bishop George H. Studivant Worship and Conference Center, located at 2504 Rocky Branch Road, in La Crosse, Virginia, serves as RZUA’s operational headquarters. It’s also the site of many RZUA ministry efforts and worship events.

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Click above to watch a message presented by Bishop John L. Ghee on March 2, 2025, on the subject, “Is This the Time for Prayer?” The video is about 65 minutes in length.

Click above to watch the Black History Program presented by the Union churches on February 2, 2025. The video is about 78 minutes in length.

Click above to watch a January 2025 message delivered by Bishop John L. Ghee, entitled “Calling the Church Back into Service.” The video is approximately 54 minutes in length.

Click above to watch the Rev. Dr. Danny Boyd’s message at RZUA’s Deliverance Day service, January 1, 2025. The video is approximately 76 pages in length.

Click above to watch Bishop John Ghee’s message on taking courage in these troubling times. The message was delivered on Sunday, December 1, 2024. The video runs about 56 minutes in length.

Click above to watch a presentation at the Fruit of the Spirit program on November 3, 2024. The video is about 47 minutes in length.

Click above to watch a message on “the spiritual gifts,” presented by Rev. James Harris on October 6, 2024. The video is about 50 minutes in length.

Click above to watch the Presentation of the Great Commission at a program held during the summer of 2024. The video is about 40 minutes in length.

Click above to watch the introductory sermon from RZUA’s 143rd annual conference, held August 2024. The video is approximately 24 minutes in length.

Click above to watch the Bishop John Ghee’s address at RZUA’s 143rd annual conference, held August 2024. The video is approximately 34 minutes in length.

Click above to watch a video of Bishop John Ghee’s closing charge at RZUA’s 143rd annual conference, along with pastoral appointments, August 2024. The video is approximately 32 minutes in length.

Click above to watch Bishop John Ghee speaking on Holy Communion and our participation with the body and blood of our Savior, Jesus Christ. His words were presented at the RZUA Worship Center on August 4, 2024. The program is approximately 43 minutes in length.

Click above to watch a presentation on the seven “I Am” statements found in the Gospel of John, as presented at the RZUA Worship Center on June 2, 2024. The program is approximately 75 minutes in length.

Click above to watch the first video excerpt from the 2024 RZUA Founders’ Day Celebration. The video is about 60 minutes in length.

Click above to watch the second video excerpt from the 2024 RZUA Founders’ Day Celebration. The video is about 75 minutes in length.

Click above to watch highlights from the RZUA’s Mid-Year Conference, including Bishop John L. Ghee’s “Episcopal Address.” The video was recorded on Saturday, March 2, 2024. It is about 62 minutes in length.

Click here (or above) to access RZUA’s Video Archive.

Click above to listen to Bishop John L. Ghee’s introductory remarks (about 35 minutes) at the Tuesday morning session of RZUA’s 2023 annual conference.