Over 50 women gathered virtually for the 33rd Annual Virginia Synodical Women’s Organization (VWSO) Convention on September 25th. This year’s theme was “Planted in Love, Pivotal in Purpose” following the convention scripture verse, Colossians 3:17. [...]
St. Mark Lutheran Church and Preschool of Charlottesville, VA, are pleased to announce that starting in September, they will switch their primary power supply from grid-based gas and coal-power to renewable energy provided by a [...]
As the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread quickly around the country, the CDC released new guidance for vaccinated individuals which notes that “to maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibly spreading [...]
All Retired Rostered Ministers and their Spouses are invited to gather for a luncheon and conversation at one of the Conference Partnership Gatherings around the Synod. Lunch will be provided for all. Rostered Ministers and [...]
Thanks to a generous bequest and grant funding from the ELCA Churchwide Organization, the Virginia Synod is able to offer a new round of Virginia Synod Daily Bread Matching Grants. Applications opened on Monday, [...]
With the expiration of Executive Order 79 from Governor Northam on June 30, 2021, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s “Commonsense Public Health Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)” are no longer in effect. While [...]
By George Kegley The story of Faraja Primary School, a unique school for children with disabilities near the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the story of Don and Joann Tolmie, a Virginia couple, [...]
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 and/or [...]
On June 17th, 2015, Dylann Roof, a member on the rolls of St. Paul Lutheran Church – ELCA - in Charleston, SC entered Mother Emanuel AME church for a prayer meeting. He proceeded to shoot [...]
As God’s people process the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on April 20, 2021, the Virginia Synod Office of the Bishop acknowledges that this is one step of accountability in [...]
