At the 2019 Synod Assembly, we had the opportunity to hear from some of the Virginia Synod’s Mission Partners. This week, catch up on all of our Mission Partner reports, as well as the videos so anyone who wasn’t in attendance can learn all about the important work our partners are involved in currently!

Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp and Retreat Center

Serving the Lord since 1957, Caroline Furnace provides unforgettable faith, education, and renewal experiences in God’s creation for all God’s people.
To read Caroline Furnace’s report for this year’s assembly, click here.
To learn more about Caroline Furnace, and their current summer camps and programming, visit their website: www.carolinefurnace.org
To watch Caroline Furnace’s video that was shown during the 2019 Virginia Synod Assembly, click here.

GraceInside

GraceInside’s chaplains are like lighthouses beckoning toward a new port for the 30,000 currently incarcerated in Virginia’s state prison system. Prisons can be treacherous seas, but they can also be transformative ones. Virginia is unique in that our chaplains are not state employees. Our chaplains are privately funded by caring individuals, churches, denominations, foundations, and businesses.

To read GraceInside’s report for this year’s assembly, click here.

To learn more about GraceInside’s mission to provide full-time chaplains in all of Virginia’s state adult and juvenile prison facilities, visit their website: www.graceinside.org
To watch GraceInside’s video that was shown during the 2019 Virginia Synod Assembly, click here.

Hungry Mother Lutheran Retreat Center

The Hungry Mother Lutheran Retreat Center is a wonderful 58-acre little slice of heaven in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia.

To read Hungry Mother Lutheran Retreat Center’s report for this year’s assembly, click here.

To learn more about Hungry Mother Lutheran Retreat center’s mission to provide an intentional community in God’s creation, visit their website: www.hungrymother.org

Lutheran Family Services of Virginia

The people of Lutheran Family Services of Virginia (LFSVA) work with vulnerable citizens in our communities to restore the promise that life offers.
To read LFSVA’s report for this year’s assembly, click here.
To learn more about LFSVA’s mission, services and commitment to abundant life for all of God’s children, visit their website: lfsva.org.
To watch LFSVA’s video that was shown during the 2019 Virginia Synod Assembly, click here.

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) students experience: curriculum focused on meaningful leadership, mission, and ministry; experiential service learning and community engagement; high-quality instruction by dedicated faculty; ecumenical context; and holistic student formation.
To read LTSS’s report for this year’s assembly, click here.
To learn more about LTSS and their mission to teach, form, and nurture women and men for public ministry in a context that is Christ-centered, faithfully Lutheran and ecumenically committed., visit their website: www.lr.edu/ltss.
To watch LFSVA’s video that was shown during the 2019 Virginia Synod Assembly, click here.

National Lutheran Communities & Services

Since 1890, National Lutheran Communities & Services (NLCS) has served seniors of all beliefs in the area covered by the Virginia, Delaware-Maryland and Metro D.C. Synods.
To read NLCS’s report for this year’s assembly, click here.
To learn more about NLCS, visit their website: www.nationallutheran.org
To watch NLCS’s video that was shown during the 2019 Virginia Synod Assembly, click here.

Roanoke College

Founded in 1842, Roanoke College is an independent, co-educational, 4-year liberal arts college located in Salem, Virginia. Roanoke College is the second oldest Lutheran related college in America and Virginia’s only Lutheran college.
To read Roanoke College’s report for this year’s assembly, click here.
To learn more about Roanoke College, visit their website: www.roanoke.edu