On July 25, Abusa (Pastor) Kelly Derrick, Lizzie Franz, Kathleen Radtke and Selise Miller from St. Philip, Roanoke, and Heidi Speakman from Trinity, Martinsville, begin their journey to Malawi, arriving in Lilongwe on the campus [...]
The Village at Orchard Ridge presents: Growing Older as Vocation, Not Just Vacation Workshop with The Rev. Michael Cooper-White September 27, 2014 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. 400 Clocktower Ridge Drive, Winchester, VA 22603 The Chapel The Village [...]
Pastors across the Virginia Synod (including Bishop Mauney) are accepting the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness about Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease" Watch their videos below. If you have a [...]
Virginia Synod meets Initial Malaria Goal!! As of today (19 August 2014), the Virginia Synod has given $232,152.17 to the ELCA Malaria Campaign!! We have achieved the goal set for us by the ELCA of giving $230,000 by the [...]
Please pray for our ELCA missionaries! Molly Beyer and Jill Disbro from the Virginia Synod join almost 100 new long-term missionaries and Young Adults in Global Mission who will begin their service this fall. Both [...]
Rev. J. Randy Myers, President of Chaplain Service Prison Ministry of Virginia just announced a new name for their organization: "GraceInside". The Virginia State Corporation Commission has now approved the name change and it has been incorporated [...]
If you've grown up in Virginia or had kids grow up in Virginia, you've probably heard of Caroline Furnace. This Lutheran camp and retreat center has set a daunting goal: to find 100 people, pairs, [...]
“God is trying to help people, our job is to be God’s Ambassadors.” That didn’t come from a pastor or a church leader. These are wise words from Bridget Allyn, a rising 8th grader who [...]
Check out Bishop Eaton's Question and Answer session with the Virginia Synod at Power in the Spirit 2014! Bishop Eaton at PITS from Virginia Synod, ELCA on Vimeo.
Bill Nabers: Kairos Chaplain What does this Kairos week mean for you? Kairos is literally what the name says, it’s God’s time for you to step outside normal pressures and really experience God. [...]
