Celebration of the Ordination of Pastor Ray Ranker, Lutheran Campus Ministry
The staff, students, and members of the directing committee of Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Maryland invite you and your congregation to join the celebration of Pastor Ray Ranker’s 10th anniversary of Ordination and his ministry as Lutheran...
Youth Events will be Held Safely In-Person!
After much discernment and planning, our Youth + Family Ministry team is pleased to announce that we will be hosting in-person events this coming year. We are working closely with medical professionals and our event venues to ensure that these...
Registration Open for Mandatory Boundaries & Inclusion Training Through September 8
In 2021, the synods of Region 9 ELCA developed Racial Justice Boundaries Education for all rostered ministers in the six synods of Region 9 and in Metro D.C. Synod. Annual Boundaries Education is required of all rostered ministers and candidates...
Creating a Narrative Budgets & Telling its Story
Whether you call it a budget or mission spending plan, a mission spending plan can be a powerful ministry tool - it can tell the story of God’s work in your congregation and community. Narrative mission spending plans can actually...
Request for Proposal Regarding Racial Equity Assessment & Healing
The Synod Council of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod of the ELCA seeks a consultant to engage with synod leaders to (i) review internal systems for bias and inequitable outcomes, (ii) propose changes that are more likely to yield equitable...
Commemoration of Emanuel 9 Massacre | June 17
https://youtu.be/anxpY7Vhuw8 The Metro D.C. Synod Racial Equity Team invites you to pause on June 17, 2021, at 7:00 PM (EST) as we commemorate the 6th anniversary of the massacre of the Emanuel 9 with a communal Bible study. Mindful of...
A Plan for Racial Justice in the Metro D.C. Synod of the ELCA
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 the synod to more fully...
Sunday, June 6 – Synod-wide Celebration of God’s Word Service
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, will be preaching. We invite...
Gifts of Hope has a New Look & Website!
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 participate in our alternative giving...
Pastoral Supply List Available Here
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 top of the Synod website or through...