Online Submission of Forms A&C Due by May 3!
The ELCA Office of the Secretary will be shutting down the online system for filing Forms A&C on Tuesday, May 3. These forms should be submitted electronically before that date to be included in the 2021 ELCA statistics. If you...
Synod Partners with Gold Enterprises for Racial Equity Audit
Dear Siblings in Christ, I’m excited to share with you an update regarding the synod’s commitment, as part of the Synod Council’s Plan for Racial Justice, to conduct a racial equity audit. The goals of the audit are to: review...
Rev. David C. Shank joins the Metro D.C. Synod as Assistant to the Bishop for Generosity
Rev. David C. Shank joins the Metro D.C. Synod as the Assistant to the Bishop for Generosity. He will be sharing his time with the Metro D.C. synod as he continues to work as Bishop Gohl’s Assistant to the Bishop...
Fund For Leaders Scholarship Available for TEEM Candidates
A new Fund for Leaders Scholarship is available to support TEEM Candidates in the 2022-2023 academic year. All students who register and complete the application process in ELCA Grantmaker will be awarded this scholarship! Because we do not yet know...
2021 Fiscal Year Financial Report from Synod Treasurer
In this serious time of uncertainty and wonder, the people of God have offered gifts affirming our life together. These gifts take many forms: our care of the ones we know and love; our concern and support of all in...
Commemorations List: Lamentations, Celebrations & Education
The Commemorations List that follows is offered as a resource in our ongoing work as a Church and as a nation. The Racial Equity team of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod has developed this list as an invitation into the...
Sign Up for a Display Table by March 15 to Promote Your Ministry at Synod Assembly
During the assembly, vendors are welcome to set up an exhibit space to interact with assembly attendees during breaks and meal times. A 6-foot table and two chairs are provided for only $100 (does not include assembly registration, meals or...
Spring 2022 Grant/Scholarship Announcement from Good Shepherd Endowment
The Good Shepherd Mission Endowment Fund promotes the growth of the church by providing scholarships to seminarians and grants to promote ministries, missions, and activities to support those in need and to spread the good news of Christ into the...
Saint Luke’s Mission Endowment Grant Applications due March 30
The Saint Luke Mission Endowment Fund (MEF) was established in 1999 and in past years provided gifts to the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project in Washington, DC and Shepherd’s Table. Ministries can request gifts from MEF in 2022 by downloading and submitting the Saint...
Lenten Devotional is Now Available!
Members of the Sacred Ground small groups are contributing to a Lenten Devotional for the entire synod. The weekly devotions will be based on the book "Jesus and the Disinherited" by Howard Thurman, a resource read and reflected on during...