As of 2020, Virginia’s food insecurity rate stood at 7.7%. That means that over 658,000 people in our state had to worry where their next meal would come from on any given day. Fortunately, there [...]
May is Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. The follow are resources shared by the The Rev. Teresita “Tita” C. Valeriano (she,her, “siya” in Tagalog) who is the Program Director of Asian and Pacific islander [...]
Apache Stronghold has called on a multifaith movement of prayer and action next week as the court case seeking to block a copper mining operation on their sacred lands at Oak Flat, Arizona. This case [...]
Bishop Bob Humphrey has appointed the Rev. Terrie Sternberg as the Ecumenical Representative for the Virginia Synod. Her term began in November. Pastor Terrie will represent the bishop at various functions, co-chair the Virginia Lutheran-Episcopal [...]
The candidacy committee of the Virginia Synod invites anyone who is feeling a call to ministry or is looking for a space to actively discern their call to join our February 2023 discernment group. We [...]
As a student at Roanoke College, Lily Pingel, a member of Grace, Waynesboro, completed an honors project on the race, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Virginia Synod. As of 2020, [...]
A voice says “Cry out !” And [we] said what shall [we] cry? (Isaiah 40:6) Once more a shooter has killed and wounded people on the territory of our Virginia Synod, ELCA. This week the [...]
As we move into the winter months, health experts are worried that cases of COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could surge, causing a ‘tripledemic’. In light of this possibility and as we [...]
The Virginia Synod Tapestry team advocates for social justice for all of God’s people. The 2022 fourth quarter Tapestry Thread is Justice for Women, lifting up the many ways that women have been denied their [...]
Resourceful Servants Webinars on Nov. 2 Through the Resourceful Servants initiative, the ELCA seeks to encourage habits that strengthen and sustain individual and congregational financial wellness and growth. On Wednesday, Nov. 3, a webinar on Resourceful Servants [...]
