The Synod Council adopted a new mission statement for our synod as you see above. This mission was not adopted to stay in our minutes and posted on our website never to be looked at again. It is our mission to live into as synod together, even now, especially now.
Bishop Ortiz engages the components of our mission through a series of blog posts to reflect on the meanings as well as how we can and will live out this mission in our communities, synod and world. We pray God fills us with continued courage and grace to lead during these uncertain times!
The Metro D.C. Synod Racial Equity Team invites you to pause on Thursday night, June 17, 2021, at 7:00 PM (EST) as we commemorate the 6th anniversary of the massacre of the Emanuel 9 with
Preamble The Metro DC Synod Council issued a letter on October 7, 2020, that called on the synod and its congregations to dismantle white supremacy within the church and society-at-large. Moreover, the letter called on
All are invited to a “Synod-wide Celebration of God’s Word Service” that will premiere at 10:00 am on Sunday, June 6 on YouTube and Facebook. The Rev. Yehiel Curry, Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod,
Starting this summer and fall, Bishop Leila Ortiz and Metro D.C. Synod Racial Equity Team invite all rostered leaders to participate in Sacred Ground a film-based dialog series on race and faith. In this 12-part series, small
Gifts of Hope, the alternative gift-giving ministry of the Metro D.C. Synod, has gotten a makeover! Gifts of Hope worked with Evoke Engagement Experts on a rebrand and improved communications to make it easier for you to
As vaccines roll-out and temperatures warm many of our rostered ministers have started thinking about taking much needed time off. The Synod Directory contains the most up-to-date Supply List. You can find it at the
I am eager to work with you to be the church God is calling us to be. We have amazing opportunities not just to do more, but to BE MORE; not just to do church, but to BE CHURCH.