Youth Ministry

Roanoke College Lutheran Visit Day is an opportunity for high schoolers and their families to explore our Lutheran College on the territory of the Virginia Synod as they consider the possibility of a vocational call to higher education. The event begins at 10:00am in the Colket Center at Roanoke College and concludes at noon with brunch in the Commons at noon. Additional questions about this year’s event can be directed to Pastor Dave Delaney (delaney@vasynod.org). Pre-registration is not required, but it will help us prepare if we know you are planning to attend – to pre-register, follow this link

 Lost and Found is our weekend faith-sharing retreat for 7th and 8th graders and their adult leaders. We gather at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center in Lynchburg from Friday evening to Sunday noon for large group and small group experiences as well as free time and bonding time with your congregational group. This year’s event will be Nov. 21-23, 2025 and event registration information will be available before the end of August.

Winter Celebration is our weekend faith-sharing and fellowship event for 9th through 12th graders and their adult advisors, an opportunity to spend intentional time in community with God and each other. In 2026, Winter Celebration will be Jan. 23-25 (Friday evening to Sunday noon, as always) at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center in Lynchburg.  Complete event information and registration instructions will be available here starting in August 2025.

Seventh Day is our overnight faith sharing retreat for 5th and 6th graders and the adults who attend with them.  In 2026, Seventh Day will be held March 7-8 (Saturday noon to Sunday early afternoon), at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center in Lynchburg as always.Complete information and registration instructions will be available here starting in fall 2025.

ThanThanks to all who participated in this year’s Virginia Synod Youth Assembly, with the theme “The Shapes of Hope.” We welcomed 30 youth and adults from 14 different congregations in grades 7-12.  There will be no Youth Assembly in 2026, but we will have an event that will allow input and leadership from the Synod’s youth in shaping our ministry together.

Kairos is our week-long faith sharing event for youth who will be in 9th-12th grades in the fall. This year’s event will be June 22-27, 2025 (Sunday evening to Friday noon) at Roanoke College. Click here for complete information and registration instructions

 LAUNCH (on-site at Roanoke College)

Launch is an event for just-graduated high school seniors where we take stock of where we have come in life and faith to this point and think ahead to the life, faith, and vocational choices facing us in the next few years!

Details for LAUNCH 2025 are TBA.