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 [...]
Confirmation Class Comes to Meet the Bishop
Epiphany Lutheran Church in Richmond, VA has been bringing their confirmation students to Roanoke for about 25 years to meet the Bishop, tour Roanoke College, and see Lutheran Family Services. Pastor Chris Price who is [...]
What’s the Gathering of the Ministerium?
By: Pastor David Derrick Each October rostered leaders (pastors, associates in ministry, diaconal ministers, deaconesses) from around the Virginia Synod gather for an annual event called the Gathering of the Ministerium. The word ministerium itself [...]
Judy Casteele, Michael Maxey named to state Task Force to combat Sexual Violence on College Campuses
With the disappearance and death of Hannah Graham at Charlottesville, the ongoing conversations about safety on college campuses have become more frequent in Virginia and across the nation. Virginia Governor Terry [...]