The ELCA Conference of Bishops, in solidarity with our children and youth, has approved the following statement supporting the March for our Lives on March 24. Bishop Humphrey, along with 60 other Bishops of the ELCA, has signed [...]
Welcome to Do Justice, a bi-monthly newsletter of the Virginia Synod, lifting up God’s call and command that we, God’s people, do justice. You will find helpful info about justice ministries in congregations, around [...]
Jesus… asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; others Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them, “Who do you say that [...]
You are invited to follow daily devotions for Lent that will be posted on the Virginia Synod Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter. Each day a new devotion, written by folks from around the Virginia Synod, [...]
On Saturday, January 27th the Virginia Synod held three rounds of ForwardingFaith Congregational Trainings across the state- in Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Woodstock! These 2-hour training sessions taught attendees how to participate in the ForwardingFaith Campaign [...]
We GIVE THANKS for the partnership between the Virginia Synod ELCA and the New Guinea Islands District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea, as we continue to walk together as brothers and [...]
Winter Celebration, the Virginia Synod youth event for high schoolers was held on the weekends of January 19-21 and January 26-28 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Convention Center in Lynchburg. This year over 340 youth [...]
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 [...]
Sometimes the lyrics from “Blue Christmas”, famously performed by Elvis Presley, ring truer than the typical Christmas carols playing on the radio, or sung in church this month. While for many, Advent and Christmas [...]
Unfortunately, due to inclement weather in our presenter's area, we are unable to offer the ForwardingFaith congregational training Saturday, December 9th at St. Michael Lutheran Church. The training has been rescheduled for : Saturday, January [...]
