ACT NOW Rally April 3-5, 2018
Sisters and Brothers, A few final pieces of information about the National Council of Churches’ rally in Washington DC ACT NOW: Unite to End Racism. Details & Program Over the past week, several updates have [...]
Lisa Geiger Joins Synod Staff
Lisa Geiger, a Virginia Synod Candidate for the Ministry of Word and Service, has accepted a call from the Virginia Synod Council to serve as the Virginia Synod Candidacy Process Administrator. Lisa will be consecrated [...]
Do Justice- March 27, 2018
Welcome to Do Justice, a bi-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 [...]
Preserving Our Past
This year, the archives housed in the Virginia Synod office were packed away and transferred to The Crumley Archives located on the campus of LTSS in Columbia, South Carolina. The organization was created in response to [...]
To Speak in Parables: 2018 Spring ACTS Course
This past Saturday kicked off the beginning of the 2018 Spring ACTS (The Ambassadors Community for Theological Study) course in Waynesboro, Wytheville, and Yorktown. ACTS is intended to enrich and equip laity for intentional service as [...]
Do Justice- March 13, 2018
Welcome to Do Justice, a bi-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 [...]
7th Day 2018: “B the 1”
7th Day, the Virginia Synod youth event for 5th and 6th-grades was held over the weekend of March 3-4, at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. Over 180 youth and adults made up [...]
Conference of Bishops Statement on March for Our Lives
The ELCA Conference of Bishops, in solidarity with our children and youth, has approved the following statement supporting the March for our Lives on March 24. Bishop Humphrey, along with 60 other Bishops of the ELCA, has signed [...]
Do Justice- February 27, 2018
Welcome to Do Justice, a bi-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 Humphrey’s Response to the Parkland, FL High School Shooting
Jesus… asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; others Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them, “Who do you say that [...]