My name is John I. Carney. I spent 35 years as a journalist before moving to Bedford County government in 2020. (Views expressed on this site are mine alone.) I’m a United Methodist lay speaker, which means I’m not an ordained minister (I can’t perform your wedding ceremony or baptize you) but I fill in as a preacher. In 2023, I discovered oil painting, and it’s quickly become my passion. I’m also the author of a self-published booklet, “Dislike: Faith and Dialogue in the Age of Social Media.”
Learn more about my oil painting here.
Interested in my planned mission trip to Uganda in 2026? Click here.