How One Woman Went From “Faithful Lump” to Coordinator of Power in the Spirit
“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 [...]
Virginia Lutheran Campus Ministries Gather at Caroline Furnace
"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 [...]
Synod Youth are “Known By Faith” at Winter Celebration
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 [...]
St Paul’s, Hampton Celebrates the “Souper Bowl”
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 [...]
The 14 Greatest Moments of 2014 in the Virginia Synod
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 [...]
Luther Memorial Lutheran Church Gives a Gift that Keeps on Giving
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 [...]
Teen Revamps His Church’s Online Presence
Tyler Wertman Tyler Wertman is a student at Wilson Memorial High School and a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waynesboro, Virginia. He has played a major role in Grace's communication efforts and provides an [...]
Faith Suffolk “Adopts Children” For Christmas
Every Friday during the school year, 17 children who attend Creekside Elementary School in Suffolk, Va., anxiously await to see what items will be in their weekend food pack."The school administrators told me that even [...]
God Plays “Finders, Keepers” at Lost and Found
“Finder, Keepers”—usually a childish phrase—was used by a group of middle school students to talk about how God’s love is seen in Luke 15. Lost and Found, the Virginia Synod youth event for 7th and [...]
Ecumenical LARCUM Conference, Dec. 5-6
The LARCUM Conference is a time for Lutherans, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, andUnited Methodists to come together to learn and worship in Norfolk, Va., Dec. 4-5. John H. Armstrong, the guest speaker of the event, is the president and founder of [...]