Race, the ELCA, and the Virginia Synod
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 Statement from Bishiop Humphrey in the Wake of Mass Murders in Charlottesville and Chesapeake
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 [...]
Caring for One Another this Winter
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 [...]
Justice for Women Tapestry Thread
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
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 [...]
Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools (Sept. 30)
At its September meeting, the Virginia Synod Council formally received the July 2021 letter from the ELCA American Indian Alaska Native Lutheran Association (ELCA AIAN), calling on this church to Remember the Children. The ELCA [...]
Assistance with Hurricane Recovery in Puerto Rico
On Sunday, September 18, Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands causing massive flooding and power outages. Rain continued to fall all day Sunday and into Monday. The islands have experienced devastating flooding [...]
GraceInside Summer Passion Campaign
GraceInside is Virginia’s State Prison Chaplain Service – and they have a HUGE “mission field.” GraceInside currently has 33 Chaplains, serving at all 42 Virginia state correctional facilities, ministering to the spiritual needs of nearly 24,000 incarcerated men and [...]
2022 Serving Boldly Recipients Named
The Serving Boldly Award, created by the Virginia Synod (ELCA) Council in October 2020, is given to lay leaders who embody and demonstrate a commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ in their congregation and/or [...]
Feast Day for the Emanuel Nine: Friday, June 17
In 2019 voting members of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted a resolution designating June 17 for commemoration of the martyrdom of the Emanuel Nine, who were shot to death on June 17, 2015, by a self-avowed white supremacist [...]