Notes From Camp
It’s almost the end of summer, and for a lot of families that means the conclusion of summer camps and activities, and the start of a brand new school year. In Virginia, the premier Lutheran [...]
At the Water’s Edge 2017 VA Synod Junior High Servant Event
This past week, 43 participants from nine different Virginia Synod congregations attended the Junior High Servant Event – our Synod’s week-long servant experience for rising 7th – 9th graders. This annual event has been hosted [...]
Theology For Teens 2017
This past week, July 16-22, rising 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade teens arrived on the campus of Roanoke College ready to take part in biblical and theological scholarship event Theology for Teens. The event, hosted by [...]
Power in the Spirit: On Our Way Reforming
The annual conference Power in the Spirit took off immediately following the conclusion of LAUNCH. The event was also held on the campus of Roanoke College from July 13-15. Together attendees from across the state [...]
LAUNCH 2017
LAUNCH is an event for recent high school graduates led by Pastor Dave Delaney, and his summer intern, Emma Kessler. Held on the campus of Roanoke College in Salem from July 9-13, LAUNCH helps participants [...]
Kairos: “Judged – Justified – Redeemed”
Kairos, the Virginia Synod youth event for rising 8th through rising 12th graders was held this past week, June 26th-30th at the campus of Roanoke College in Salem. This year over 170 youth and adult [...]
Letter of Thanks from Bishop Mauney to the Virginia Synod for Retirement Gift
Dear sisters and brothers at the Virginia Synod, Lynda and I would like to thank you all for the gracious gifts of appreciation that were sent in for my retirement. It may be that you [...]
Ambassadors for Christ: Forwarding Faith
Synod Assembly is our annual opportunity for the 150 congregations of the Virginia Synod to come together and be reminded what it means to be a part of the wider church. Our theme during our [...]
The Rev. Robert F. Humphrey elected bishop of ELCA Virginia Synod
The Rev. Robert F. Humphrey, Harrisonburg, Virginia, was elected June 11 to a six-year term as bishop of the Virginia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election was held during the [...]
Roanoke College 2017 Commencement Address by Bishop James F. Mauney
There was a warehouse that was losing all kinds of inventory and they didn't know what to do. The owner decided that they ought to hire a guard who'd been doing this work for about [...]