LAUNCH 2019
A frequent question for high school graduates is, “So, what are you doing next?” and from there excitement, as well as anxieties, can start to appear as their answer is formed. What are college classes [...]
Kairos 2019 : Turning the Tables
Kairos, the Virginia Synod youth event for rising 8th through rising 12th graders was held, June 23rd through the 28th at the campus of Roanoke College in Salem. This year over 140 youth and adult [...]
7th Day: Plant the Seed, Grow the Greatness
7th Day, the Virginia Synod youth event for 5th and 6th-grades was held over the weekend of March 2-3, at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. Over 160 youth and adults made up Shepard [...]
Winter Celebration 2019: “Faith in Action”
Winter Celebration, the Virginia Synod youth event for high schoolers was held this past weekend on January 18-20 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. This year over 315 youth and adult participants engaged [...]
Lost Hate & Found Love: Lost and Found 2018
Lost and Found, the Virginia Synod youth event for 7th and 8th graders was held November 16-18 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. This year nearly 200 youth and adult participants got to [...]
Kairos 2018: “Faithside Out”
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 [...]
Serving and Fun At the Water’s Edge
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 [...]
Lutheran Summer Music at Valparaiso University
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 [...]
LAUNCH 2018
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 [...]
2018 ELCA Youth Gathering
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, [...]