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Statements from the Office of the Bishop2021-09-21T08:14:12-04:00

Statements from the Office of the Bishop

  • September 21, 2021 – COVID-19 Update from the Virginia Synod Office of the Bishop
  • August 3, 2021 – COVID-19 Update from the Virginia Synod Office of the Bishop
  • July 6, 2021 – COVID-19 Update from the Virginia Synod Office of the Bishop
  • May 10, 2021 – Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Congregations from the Office of the Bishop
  • Care-Filled Worship and Sacramental Life in a Lingering Pandemic (Updated June 8, 2021)
  • Office of the Bishop COVID-19 Guidance for Congregations – April 6, 2021
  • Office of the Bishop Statement on COVID-19 Restrictions – March 1, 2021
  • Office of the Bishop Statement on COVID-19 Restrictions – November 14, 2020
  • Office of the Bishop Statement on Virginia Forward Phase 3 – June 25, 2020
  • Office of the Bishop Statement on Gathering Again – May 14, 2020
  • Chart Summarizing Office of the Bishop Gathering Again Guidance May 14, 2020
  • Office of the Bishop Statement on Forward Virginia Phase 1 May 11, 2020
  • Pastoral Video Message from Bishop Humphrey April 28, 2020
  • Pastoral Video Message from Bishop Humphrey March 31, 2020
  • Pastoral Letter on Celebrating Holy Communion During the COVID-19 Pandemic March 30, 2020

Latest News

  • Announcement from Pastor Liz Radtke October 6, 2025
  • Happenstance Global Mission Encounters October 3, 2025
  • September is Hunger Action Month September 19, 2025
  • Announcement from Pastor Dave Delaney September 16, 2025
"The Virginia Synod Office of the Bishop is located on the original and ancestral homelands of the Tutelo and Monacan peoples (Western Office of the Bishop, Salem) and the Chesapeake and Lumbee peoples (Eastern Office of the Bishop, Norfolk), and we give thanks for their presence here since time immemorial. We also wish to recognize and honor all our Indigenous siblings who have and continue to call this land their home."

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