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 [...]
This time of year football fans are beginning to gear up for the biggest sporting event in America--the Super Bowl. Even if you don't get into the actual game, it's hard not to get caught [...]
14. Our Pastors Horseback Riding Down Virginia Beach at Gathering of the Ministerium The Gathering of the Ministerium has been a tradition in the Virginia Synod for the last couple of decades, but this year the [...]
The Christmas outreach program at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church (LMLC) in Blacksburg has evolved over the years from food baskets and gift cards to Christmas parties for local children. Now LMLC is giving a gift [...]
