Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church Initial Meeting

The Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church (CRLC) met for the first time July 13-15, 2023, and opened with worship, Holy Communion, and a blessing of the commission’s work. The CRLC welcomed co-chairs the Rev. [...]

By |2023-07-26T08:46:42-04:00July 26th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church Initial Meeting

Virginia Synod, ELCA Elects the Rev. Dr. Phyllis Blair Milton as Bishop

The Rev. Dr. Phyllis Blair Milton, Pastor at Holy Communion in Portsmouth Virginia, was elected June 11 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Virginia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [...]

By |2023-06-16T09:50:25-04:00June 16th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Virginia Synod, ELCA Elects the Rev. Dr. Phyllis Blair Milton as Bishop

2023 Virginia Synod Assembly Recap

Report from the Virginia Synod Assembly June 9-11, 2023   Lutherans from all around the Virginia Synod gathered at Roanoke College for the 2023 Virginia Synod Assembly. The Synod welcomed Deacon Sue Rothmeyer, Secretary of [...]

By |2023-06-12T10:04:25-04:00June 12th, 2023|News|Comments Off on 2023 Virginia Synod Assembly Recap

Let Congress Know:  Virginia Needs A Strong Farm Bill

As of 2020, Virginia’s food insecurity rate stood at 7.7%. That means that over 658,000 people in our state had to worry where their next meal would come from on any given day. Fortunately, there [...]

By |2023-05-18T16:15:08-04:00May 18th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Let Congress Know:  Virginia Needs A Strong Farm Bill

Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month 2023

May is Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. The follow are resources shared by the The Rev. Teresita “Tita” C. Valeriano (she,her, “siya” in Tagalog) who is the Program Director of Asian and Pacific islander [...]

By |2023-05-09T09:27:38-04:00May 9th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month 2023

New Ecumenical Representative Appointed

Bishop Bob Humphrey has appointed the Rev. Terrie Sternberg as the Ecumenical Representative for the Virginia Synod. Her term began in November. Pastor Terrie will represent the bishop at various functions, co-chair the Virginia Lutheran-Episcopal [...]

By |2023-01-31T16:05:19-05:00January 31st, 2023|News|Comments Off on New Ecumenical Representative Appointed

Winter Discernment Cohort

The candidacy committee of the Virginia Synod invites anyone who is feeling a call to ministry or is looking for a space to actively discern their call to join our February 2023 discernment group. We [...]

By |2023-01-11T08:44:07-05:00January 11th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Winter Discernment Cohort
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