Power in the Spirit 2020 Online
Power in the Spirit took shape last week as a fully online event hosted for free for anyone who wanted to take part. From Monday, July 6, through Friday, July 10, Power in the Spirit [...]
Should We? Or, Shouldn’t We? Returning to In-person, Inside Worship
You all have seen the headlines. The one today that caught my attention is: “Churches Were Eager to Reopen. Now They Are a Major Source of Coronavirus Cases.” The subtext reads, “The virus has infiltrated [...]
Virginia Forward Phase 3: Guidance for Congregational Leaders
Office of the Bishop Statement on Virginia Forward Phase 3 PDF As legal barriers to gathering again in-person are relaxed, the Office of the Bishop acknowledges the understandable desire to gather in-person. Therefore, we [...]
2020 Virtual Youth Assembly
On Saturday, June 13th, the Virginia Synod Virtual Youth Assembly connected over 70 youth and adult leaders throughout our synod in a new way. Attendees joined in a Zoom meeting from their homes, a change [...]
Emanuel Nine & Juneteenth – Bishop Bob Humphrey’s Statement on Racism
As we prepare to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the murders of nine Black members of a Bible study group in the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church by a white Lutheran (ELCA)-raised man [...]
Bishop Humphrey 2020 Report to the Virginia Synod
FAITHFUL + BOLD + SERVING Since, then, we have such a hope [through Christ Jesus] we act with great boldness… (2 Corinthians 2:13) Because we are saved, called and empowered by God who is FAITHFUL + BOLD + [...]
Do Justice: June 4, 2020
Welcome to Do Justice, a semi-monthly newsletter of the Virginia Synod, lifting up God’s call and command that we, God’s people, do justice. You will find helpful info about justice ministries in congregations, around [...]
Bishop Eaton’s Revised Sermon for Sunday June, 2020
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has rerecorded her national sermon and Gospel reading to share with the church on Sunday, June 7, The Holy Trinity. The revised video is available now on YouTube (view) and Vimeo (). Links to the [...]
Upcoming Day of Remembrance and Repentance for the ‘Emanuel 9’
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 and [...]
Do Justice: May 21, 2020
Welcome to Do Justice, a semi-monthly newsletter of the Virginia Synod, lifting up God’s call and command that we, God’s people, do justice. You will find helpful info about justice ministries in congregations, around [...]