The following reflection was written by Pastor Leslie Scanlon after attending the Vibrant Faith Conference in Richmond. "In today’s workshop, there was a lot of talk about the “seasons" of adulthood (young adults, middle adults, [...]
"I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" Isaiah 43.19 The theme of the last synod assembly was, “Ambassadors for Christ: Knowing Our Congregational Neighborhoods to [...]
“I knew I was just trouble when Caitlynn Van Nurden walked up to me one Sunday with the other youth nearby and said ‘hey pastor,’” said Rev David Penman, the pastor of St. Timothy Lutheran [...]
The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia is astoundingly beautiful with rolling hills, green pastures and country back roads. The rural nature of this area that brings such beauty also has the ability to be a source [...]
A group of Virginia Synod folks who participated in the Day for All People. On Wednesday January 20, a group of Lutherans from across the state attended the Virginia Center for Public Policy’s, [...]
2015 was the final year of The United Lutheran Appeal (ULA), a fundraising effort of the Virginia Synod to bring out eight mission partners together under the same umbrella. We believe that the ULA has [...]
Nikki Smith has watched not one, but two of her children be on planning team for Winter Celebration and this year it was her turn. Three planning groups would have looked radically different if she [...]
On Monday, Jan. 18, in Shenandoah County, one group of people decided to take their day off and volunteer in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. so that children would have food during the weekends [...]
UPDATE: Click here to watch the faith testimonies from the 2016 Winter Celebration Planning Group. We are cancelling Winter Celebration for Jan. 22-24 due to the extreme weather conditions. We are all sad about [...]
To Virginia Synod Winter Celebration Week 2 participants: As of Wednesday Morning, we are going ahead with our event this weekend. Unless forecasts dramatically worsen, Eagle Eyrie *WILL* be open. Congregations are welcome to arrive [...]
