A Walk to the Holy Land
On January 3, 2016 the congregation of St. Stephen Lutheran in Williamsburg embarked on a virtual trip to Jerusalem - planning a 12 week program, arriving on Easter Sunday. As a congregation, they walked, biked, [...]
Malaria Sunday: April 24
Dear Sisters and Brothers, In this Lenten Season I want to remind you of World Malaria Sundaywhich will be April 24, 2016. World Malaria Day is April 25, 2016. As a synod we gave over [...]
Kids in Virginia Need Food 365 Day a Year
Over 500,000 of our school aged children in Virginia qualify to receive a free or reduced priced lunch during the school year. Many of these children count on the meal that they receive during school, [...]
ELCA Grant Helps Keep Both Farms and Families Healthy in Southwest VA
“Everyone deserves the right to have fresh, healthy food,” said Gina Patrick, an employee of Appalachian Sustainable Development, an organization who was awarded a $4,500 ELCA Domestic Hunger Grant for their Healthy Families - Family [...]
Faith Through Seasons of Life
The following reflection was written by Pastor Leslie Scanlon after attending the Vibrant Faith Conference in Richmond. "In today’s workshop, there was a lot of talk about the “seasons" of adulthood (young adults, middle adults, [...]
Faith Through Seasons of Life
The following reflection was written by Pastor Leslie Scanlon after attending the Vibrant Faith Conference in Richmond. "In today’s workshop, there was a lot of talk about the “seasons" of adulthood (young adults, middle adults, [...]
“Who’s My Neighbor?” Part Three: Re-Imagining Our Vocations in the Neighborhood
"I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" Isaiah 43.19 The theme of the last synod assembly was, “Ambassadors for Christ: Knowing Our Congregational Neighborhoods to [...]
Youth Take the Plunge Into the Community
“I knew I was just trouble when Caitlynn Van Nurden walked up to me one Sunday with the other youth nearby and said ‘hey pastor,’” said Rev David Penman, the pastor of St. Timothy Lutheran [...]
Partnerships Provide Care For Older Adults in Shenandoah County
The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia is astoundingly beautiful with rolling hills, green pastures and country back roads. The rural nature of this area that brings such beauty also has the ability to be a source [...]
A Day for All People With the Virginia Center for Public Policy
A group of Virginia Synod folks who participated in the Day for All People. On Wednesday January 20, a group of Lutherans from across the state attended the Virginia Center for Public Policy’s, [...]