Advent Blessings from the Virginia Synod Office of Bishop! This Revised Common Lectionary based devotion booklet combines the readings of the seasons with reflections from the rostered ministers from the Office Bishop. We hope these [...]
The following is an update from Pastor John Wertz, Jr. on Disaster Response (Oct. 24, 2024). I wanted to provide you with an update from our partners on the ground in North Carolina and Eastern [...]
Reflections on the Retreat for Newly Elected Leaders by Bishop Phyllis Milton Every year, the Lutheran World Federation hosts a Retreat for Newly Elected Leaders in Geneva, Switzerland and in Wittenberg, Germany. This is an [...]
There is one song that you will hear, for certain, if you visit among the Lutherans of Papua New Guinea. It begins Long marimari bilong God, i salim Jesus, which in the language Tok Pisin [...]
PNG Reflection for the Virginia Synod from Pastor Kelly Bayer Derrick "Through Christ We are called Together" This is the motto of our Virginia Synod + New Guinea Islands District companion relationship. There is so [...]
PNG Reflection for the Virginia Synod from Pastor Derek Boggs My trip to Papua New Guinea was quite an adventure. I’d never experienced that part of the world before, and it was amazing. The pineapple [...]
PNG Reflection for the Virginia Synod: Pastor Wanda Childs [...]
The second week in Papua New Guinea gave the team the opportunity to travel through the New Guinea Islands District and visit with Lutherans in our partner congregations. One day the group traveled to the Bialla district where [...]
Pastors Kelly Bayer Derrick, Wanda Childs, Michael Church, and Derek Boggs have arrived in the Papua New Guinea Islands. The whole ELCA group, friends from North Carolina, North/West Lower Michigan, Central States, Virginia Synod, gathered [...]
This August, two Virginia Synod young adults - Carolina Bowen (College, Salem) and Tim Hoffstaetter (Faith, Suffolk) will join 23 other passionate young adults in a year of international service with the ELCA Young Adults [...]
