Usually we don't think of Theology as being for toddlers, but Cathy Dudley has a clear understanding that Jesus is for everyone, and she wants others to understand that as well. When she heard that [...]
Three conferences in the Virginia Synod have already had their 2015 Conference Gathering (don't know which conference you're in? View our map). The theme this year, "Finding My Voice!" is intended to help attendees learn how [...]
Lauren Reese has spunk, that's for sure. When she got to her confirmation class at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church in Staunton and there was only one other student her age, she decided to take matters [...]
CHICAGO (ELCA) – As a church that believes the good news of Jesus Christ provides “the freedom and the courage to boldly participate in what God is up to in the world,” members of the [...]
The Virginia Synod partners with 8 wonderful organizations who minister to people of all walks of life. In order to celebrate and bring awareness to these partnerships we will be highlighting one mission partner [...]
(Korin Freeman orginially wrote this article for the Luther Memorial News at Blacksburg.) When I look back on the last five years, I look all the way back to my very first youth event: [...]
(Pictured above, left to right: Joseph Hoff, the Executive Director of Brandon Oaks; Mrs. Doreen Fishwick; Heather Neff, CEO of Virginia Lutheran Homes; Bishop James F. Mauney) The joyful twinkle was apparent in the eyes of Mrs. [...]
“I was a little faithful lump that sat in the pew every Sunday and knew all the hymns. I didn’t really think about what I was saying or why I was saying it, I just [...]
"The mountains are calling"--that's the tagline printed on Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp's t-shirts. For 40 college students from across the state of Virginia, it wasn't just the mountains that were calling them to gather for [...]
If you haven’t heard of Winter Celebration, you could ask one of the 470 high school students who attended the event in January at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center in Lynchburg. Initially they would probably squeal [...]
