The Virginia Synod Youth Assembly is the annual meeting of the Virginia Synod Lutheran Youth Organization, to which all Lutheran Youth in grades 7-12 in the Virginia Synod automatically belong. The Virginia Synod LYO is also the group in Virginia that relates to ELCA Youth Ministries. The Youth Assembly meets at the same time as the Synod Main Assembly on the Roanoke College Campus.
The Youth Assembly did not meet in 2024, but we *will* meet this year! Youth Assembly 2025 is scheduled for June 13-15, 2025 (Friday noon to Sunday noon) at Roanoke College.
The Purpose of the Youth Assembly is:
- to give glory to God, celebrate the good news of the gospel, and nurture faith in the synod’s young leaders.
- to conduct the business of the Synodical Lutheran Youth Organization, including the election of the LYO Board.
- to hear and explore the story of the church’s work beyond the congregations of the youth delegates and equip them to share and interpret those stories in their home contexts.
- to give voice to and encourage leadership among youth in the church.
Each congregation of the VA Synod is invited to send up to four delegates to the Youth Assembly. Delegates may be in 7th through 12th grade. If your congregation would like to send an additional participant, check after May 1 (see contact information below) to see if there is room.
Youth Delegates should understand that the activities and atmosphere of the Youth Assembly are different from those of our other Synod Youth events (Seventh Day, Lost and Found, Winter Celebration, Kairos).
Here is an additional Youth Assembly information sheet for Youth Delegates, Parents/Guardians, Pastors, Youth Leaders, and others.
Click here to go to a downloadable and printable registration form for youth and adults (to be mailed in).
Click here to register youth and adults for Youth Assembly using the online form.
Click here to view the Chat Rooms Planning Sheet, if interested in leading a discussion.
The cost for this year’s Youth Assembly is $190 ($175 if submitted before May 1st ) and can be sent using the “Youth Assembly” tile at the “Give” tab of the Synod website (www.vasynod.org)
Members of the Synod’s Lutheran Youth Organization Board are normally selected at the Youth Assembly. Board Members plan the next year’s Youth Assembly, relate to ELCA Youth Ministries, and serve on the Synod’s Youth Ministry Committee. Representatives from Grades 9-12 are elected and the 8th grade Representative is appointed, along with multi-cultural and tAble representatives. There are two forms that must be completed and submitted either by mail or scan-and-email by May 1, 2025: A nomination form for youth and a LYO BOARD Pastor and parent recommendation form. Information about service on the LYO Board is included on these forms.
Please contact Synod Youth Director Dave Delaney with any questions about the Youth Assembly, the Registration Process, or the LYO Board – cell: 540-529-6893, delaney@vasynod.org