This past Saturday kicked off the second session of the 2018 Fall ACTS (The Ambassadors Community for Theological Study) course in Waynesboro, Wytheville, and Yorktown. ACTS is intended to enrich and equip laity for intentional [...]
Kairos, the Virginia Synod youth event for rising 8th through rising 12th graders was held, July 22nd through the 27th at the campus of Roanoke College in Salem. This year over 110 youth and [...]
Recently (July 15-20), 35 youth and adults gathered “At the Water’s Edge” in Virginia Beach for the 2018 Junior High Servant Event. Each year, rising 7th – 9th graders from across the Virginia Synod [...]
She left the ELCA National Youth Gathering in Houston headed for the campus of Valparaiso University in Indiana and another four weeks away from home. Carolina Bowen, rising 11th grader and member of College Lutheran [...]
The annual conference Power in the Spirit took place just last week on the campus of Roanoke College in Salem from July 12-14. Together attendees from across the state gathered to explore what it means [...]
LAUNCH is an event for recent high school graduates led by Pastor Dave Delaney, and his summer intern, Maren Corliss. Held on the campus of Roanoke College in Salem from July 8-12, LAUNCH helps participants take stock [...]
Last week Youth from the Virginia Synod joined over 30,000 other high school youth and adult leaders from around the country for a week of faith formation at the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, [...]
Bishop’s Day, a Virginia Synod event for 7th-12th graders was held for an afternoon on March 24th at St. Mark Lutheran in Charlottesville. Over 15 youth and adult leaders gathered for a chance to converse [...]
7th Day, the Virginia Synod youth event for 5th and 6th-grades was held over the weekend of March 3-4, at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. Over 180 youth and adults made up [...]
Winter Celebration, the Virginia Synod youth event for high schoolers was held on the weekends of January 19-21 and January 26-28 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. This year over 340 youth [...]
