This year we invited you to show off your Christmas Tree style in The 2016 Virginia Synod Christmas Tree Decoration Contest! With plenty of fantastic submissions, we’re taking a moment to share all of the trees entered from congregations and families of the Virginia Synod, as well as celebrating the two randomly selected winners from this year’s contest!
Thank you to everyone who entered! It has been so much fun to see and share the decorations that fill your homes and congregations.
Winning Trees
Ascension Lutheran, Danville
Submitted by Sharon Mitchell
First Lutheran, Portsmouth
Submitted by Sylvia Eley
Congregational Chrismon Trees
Trinity Lutheran, Stephens City
Submitted by Brenda Boldin
Christ Lutheran, Roanoke
Submitted by Rev. David Skole
Church of the Good Shepherd, Galax
Submitted by Pat Carriker
Gloria Dei, Hampton
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Phyllis Milton
Grace Lutheran, Chesapeake
Submitted by Rev. Leslie Scanlon
Holy Trinity, Lynchburg
Submitted by Dennis Roberts
Holy Trinity, Martinsville
Submitted by Tracy Guebert
Lutheran Church of our Saviour, North Chesterfield
Submitted by Barbara Dowdy
Muhlenberg Harrisonburg
Submitted by Mycah McNett
Our Saviour, Virginia Beach
Submitted by Cheryl Wolfe
Reformation New Market
Submitted by Jeffery Sonafelt
Resurrection, Fredericksburg
Submitted by Eric Carlson and Lyla Harold
St Johns, Winchester
Submitted by John Crone
St Paul’s, Hampton
Submitted by Sue Clemens
St. Peter’s, Churchville
Submitted by Susan Vass
St. Timothy’s, Norfolk
Submitted by Rev. David Penman
Personal Christmas Trees
The Carr Family of Christ the King, Richmond
Crystal Via of Gloria Dei, Hampton
Cam and Ronda Keyser of Trinity Lutheran, Stephens City
Shirley Mitchell of Our Saviour, Virginia Beach
Advent Wreaths
Our Saviour’s, Williamsburg
Submitted by Richard Hartman
