2019 Dollars 4 PNG Scholars
The Virginia Synod invites you and your congregation to make a Special Offering in December to raise money for School Fees for the Children of our Companion Synod Papua New Guinea Pastors. The Synod [...]
Deck the Halls: The 2019 Virginia Synod Christmas Decoration Contest is on!
Submissions are now open for the 2019 Virginia Synod Christmas Decoration Contest! Congregations and individuals are both welcome to enter their decorations in one of three categories: Chrismons tree, Christmas tree, or Advent wreath for this year’s contest! To [...]
Lost and Found 2019: “You’re Welcome”
Lost and Found, the Virginia Synod youth event for 7th and 8th graders was held November 22-23 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. This year nearly 200 youth and adult participants got to [...]
Do Justice: November 21, 2019
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 [...]
Virginia Synod Brings Greetings to Papua New Guinea
The Office of the Bishop continues to lift up our partnership with our global companion Synod the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea (PNG) this month! We have recently shared with our partners in the New [...]
St. Mark, Yorktown “Pew to 5k”
How happy are the feet... Members of St. Mark Lutheran in Yorktown led by their pastor, The Rev. Rachel Manke, participated in a "Pew to 5K" program this fall. The group began a training schedule 6 weeks earlier [...]
Do Justice: November 7, 2019
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 [...]
ACTS 2019 Fall Course: New Testament
This past Saturday concluded the 2019 Fall ACTS (The Ambassadors Community for Theological Study) course in Waynesboro, Wytheville, and Hampton/Yorktown. This year’s fall course, “New Testament", focused on listening to the many different voices that [...]
Bishops’ Relational Agreement
Over the past year, I have worked alongside my bishop colleagues in Region 9 to utilize our position to address systemic issues facing women rostered ministers. Guided by the work of a core team of [...]
Gathering of the Ministerium 2019
This past week from October 21st through the 23rd, rostered ministers from across the Virginia Synod gathered for the annual Gathering of the Ministerium in Virginia Beach. In an effort to build and maintain collegial [...]