New Academic Partnership for the Lay Ministry Academy After months of research and prayerful discernment, the Lay Ministry Academy is starting a new partnership with Luther Seminary's Faith + Lead for the LMA Part 1 [...]
The Virginia Synod is excited to announce that the Virginia Synod Council has called Pastor Tina Toburen to serve as the next Director for Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Pastor Toburen will begin serving on [...]
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 [...]
The 2026 VSWO Convention is June 11 - 13 at St. John Lutheran Church in Abingdon, VA and a part of the event will focus on volunteering. This year attendees will have the opportunity to [...]
In a world that is yearning for hope and hungry for God’s word, invite your congregation to journey with you through the Sundays after Pentecost using the following resources to help you and your congregation [...]
Pentecost & Prayer The Virginia Synod is blessed to be in a companion synod relationship with the New Guinea Islands District of Papua New Guinea. Together we live as God’s people and as faithful followers [...]
During the season of Easter, Bishop Milton invites you to join her in reading The Acts of the Apostles. Although nearly 2000 years have passed since the events recounted in The Acts of the Apostles, [...]
The Virginia Synod will not hold a Synod Assembly in 2026. The primary gathering of the synod in 2026 will take place at Summer Power in the Spirit from July 16-18 on the campus of [...]
Walking Wet is a Lenten Series developed by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod and the Virginia Synod focused on the promises made at baptism. The five baptismal promises, which are made whenever someone is baptized, provide [...]
The Office of the Bishop is excited to welcome Pastor Sarah Hess as Communications Assistant beginning January 1, 2026. Pastor Hess will be taking the lead on social media and emails for events and our monthly [...]
