The Rev. Robert F. Humphrey, Harrisonburg, Virginia, was elected June 11 to a six-year term as bishop of the Virginia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election was held during the [...]
There was a warehouse that was losing all kinds of inventory and they didn't know what to do. The owner decided that they ought to hire a guard who'd been doing this work for about [...]
The weekend of April 29-30, the Virginia Synod Ministerium and the community surrounding Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison all took part to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Hebron! Organized in 1717 by German settlers and built [...]
The weekend of April 29-30, the Virginia Synod and the community surrounding Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison will all take part to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Hebron! Organized in 1717 by German settlers, Hebron is known [...]
This year ACTS, The Ambassadors Community for Theological Study, is celebrating 15 years! Stared by the Rev. Dr. Jean Bozeman because of a need for trained lay leadership in congregations, ACTS has evolved into a premier educational resource for all congregational [...]
Clocks have been set forward, and spring has officially sprung, which for anyone with a green thumb means it's gardening season. For those that like to take root as the weather gets warmer small garden [...]
This week we're hearing from The Rev. Andrew Tucker of Christ Lutheran Church in Radford on a new initiative, SolSup, infusing activism and education into the typical congregational potluck suppers. What do we do when [...]
This past Saturday kicked off the beginning of the 2017 Spring ACTS (The Ambassadors Community for Theological Study) course in Waynesboro, Wytheville, and Chesapeake. ACTS is intended to enrich and equip laity for intentional service as ambassadors for Christ in homes, [...]
7th Day, the Virginia Synod youth event for 5th and 6th-grades was held over the weekend of March 4-5 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. Over 190 youth and adults made up Shepard Groups that [...]
A statement from Bishop James F. Mauney: In 1944-1945, German soldiers who had invaded Europe fought against our own sons and daughters, were brought as prisoners of war and placed in camps near Timberville, in [...]
