Pastor Ted Schulz who serves as pastor of Shepherd of the Valley, in Dayton Virginia shares the story of two happenstance encounters with individuals from our global companion synod, the New Guinea Islands District of [...]
September is Hunger Action Month A Call to Action for Our Congregations If you have been to the grocery store lately, you can’t help but notice the cost of many basic food items are on [...]
Dear people of the Virginia Synod, We have been in the process of thinking ahead to a transition in leadership for synodical Ministry with Youth and Young Adults for some time, and I’m now ready [...]
As teachers, students, and staff return to school, below is an example of a Back to School Blessing that could be used in a congregation. Leader: Today, we have before us backpacks to be [...]
Bishop Milton and the voting members from the Virginia Synod attended the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Phoenix from July 28–Aug. 2, 2025. The ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the primary decision-making body of the Evangelical Lutheran [...]
The Virginia Synod and the Metro D.C. Synod candidacy committees invites anyone feeling a call to ministry or looking for a space to actively discern their call to join the Fall Discernment Cohort. This will [...]
The Virginia Synod is excited to receive a $50,000 grant through The CaSTLE Project: The Country and Small Town Lived Ecclesiology Project, a five-year initiative led by Wartburg Theological Seminary to support renewal in small [...]
The Serving Boldly Award, created by the Virginia Synod (ELCA) Council in October 2020, is given to lay leaders who embody and demonstrate a commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ in their congregation [...]
Dear people of the Virginia Synod, I write to announce my resignation as Assistant to the Bishop of the Virginia Synod for Ministries of Leadership Formation, Belonging, and Justice, effective July 25, 2025. One of [...]
Easter Message: The Power of the Cross Introduction: “The cross stands as the focal point of the Christian faith. Without the cross the Bible is an enigma and the Gospel of salvation is an empty [...]
