Prayers for Apache Stronghold
Apache Stronghold has called on a multifaith movement of prayer and action next week as the court case seeking to block a copper mining operation on their sacred lands at Oak Flat, Arizona. This case [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Race, the ELCA, and the Virginia Synod
As a student at Roanoke College, Lily Pingel, a member of Grace, Waynesboro, completed an honors project on the race, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Virginia Synod. As of 2020, [...]
A Statement from Bishiop Humphrey in the Wake of Mass Murders in Charlottesville and Chesapeake
A voice says “Cry out !” And [we] said what shall [we] cry? (Isaiah 40:6) Once more a shooter has killed and wounded people on the territory of our Virginia Synod, ELCA. This week the [...]
Caring for One Another this Winter
As we move into the winter months, health experts are worried that cases of COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could surge, causing a ‘tripledemic’. In light of this possibility and as we [...]
Justice for Women Tapestry Thread
The Virginia Synod Tapestry team advocates for social justice for all of God’s people. The 2022 fourth quarter Tapestry Thread is Justice for Women, lifting up the many ways that women have been denied their [...]
Resourceful Servants Webinars on Nov. 2
Resourceful Servants Webinars on Nov. 2 Through the Resourceful Servants initiative, the ELCA seeks to encourage habits that strengthen and sustain individual and congregational financial wellness and growth. On Wednesday, Nov. 3, a webinar on Resourceful Servants [...]
Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools (Sept. 30)
At its September meeting, the Virginia Synod Council formally received the July 2021 letter from the ELCA American Indian Alaska Native Lutheran Association (ELCA AIAN), calling on this church to Remember the Children. The ELCA [...]
Assistance with Hurricane Recovery in Puerto Rico
On Sunday, September 18, Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands causing massive flooding and power outages. Rain continued to fall all day Sunday and into Monday. The islands have experienced devastating flooding [...]