This month we invited you to show off your Christmas Decoration style in the 2017 Virginia Synod Christmas Decoration Contest! With plenty of fantastic submissions, we’re taking a moment to share our three category winners from congregations and families of the Virginia Synod.
Thank you to all who entered! It has been so much fun to see and share the decorations that fill your homes and congregations.
Advent Wreaths
Advent Wreath Winner:
Grace Lutheran Church of Stony Man Lutheran Parish, Luray
Submitted by The Rev. Alex Zuber
Leon Zimmerman’s Family Advent Wreath
Submitted by Leon Zimmerman of Ascension Lutheran Church, Danville
Our Saviour’s Lutheran, Norge
Submitted by Dick Hartman
Chrismon Trees
Chrismon Tree Winner:
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Yorktown
Submitted by The Rev. Joel Neubauer
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Charlottesville
Submitted by Nancy Kliewer
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Christiansburg
Submitted by Kristen Waite
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Luray
Submitted by WP Judd
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Richmond
Submitted by The Rev. Chirs Carr
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stephen City
Submitted by The Rev. Cam Keyser
Christ Lutheran Church, Richmond
Submitted by Cindy Adams
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynchburg
Submitted by The Rev. Dennis Roberts
Epiphany Lutheran Church, Richmond
Submitted by The Rev. Phillip Martin
Grace Lutheran Church, Chesapeake
Submitted by The Rev. Leslie Scanlon
Living Water Lutheran Church, Kilmarnock
Submitted by Judy Maier
Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bergton
Submitted by Westley Whetzel
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Mt. Jackson
Submitted by The Rev. Matthew Diehl
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg
Submitted by Mycah McNett
Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Christiansburg
Submitted by Kristen Waite
Rader Timberville Lutheran Parish
Submitted by The Rev. Angela LaTourette Dunn
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Winchester
Submitted by John Crone
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Roanoke
Submitted by Howard Barnard
St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Norfolk
Submitted by Rick Corliss
The Legacy at North Augusta
Submitted by Tim Peifer
Christmas Trees
Winner: The Woods Family Christmas Tree (decorated strictly with train ornaments!)
Submitted by James Wood of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Warrenton
