Loving Earth as Our Neighbor
It had been 22 years since I was last there. Driving into the camp, I could see where Hurricane Helene had torn through and devastated parts of the property. As old, familiar buildings came into view, I could hear camp...
Following Christ in a Time of War
Dear ones, War, and the horrific threats that have followed, have caused feelings of anger, fear, confusion, frustration and more. I write this during a temporary ceasefire that we can only pray will hold. In times like these, it is...
Feeding Neighbors: Saint Stephen, Silver Spring, MD
When the synod offered the Feeding Our Neighbors mini grant in late 2025, Gateway and Good Neighbor ministry teams from Saint Stephen Lutheran Church in Silver Spring, MD applied. They asked their partner in ministry, La Sagrada Familia, what could...
Feeding Neighbors: Peace, St. Charles, MD
Recently, the synod offered Feeding Our Neighbors Together mini-grants for congregations to feed neighbors in need. We asked congregations to get creative and to share their story with us so that we could disseminate it to the wider synod. When...
Monthly Prayer Petition | March 2026
The synod's Racial Equity Team offers this prayer petition for congregations to use: Holy one, We pray for situations in cities and surrounding areas, where immigrants are suffering at the hands of ICE agents. We are heartbroken by the...
Feeding Neighbors: Lord of Life, Fairfax, VA
Recently, the synod offered Feeding Our Neighbors Together mini-grants for congregations to feed neighbors in need. We asked congregations to get creative and to share their story with us so that we could disseminate it to the wider synod. When...
Feeding Neighbors: Living Faith, Rockville, MD
In autumn 2025, the Metro D.C. Synod began offering Feeding Our Neighbors Together mini-grants for congregations to feed neighbors in need. We asked congregations to get creative and to share their story with us so that we could disseminate it...
Faith in Action
On Jan. 29, 2026, pastors, deacons, candidates for rostered ministry, and others from the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gathered in the basement of Lutheran Church of the Reformation, a community of faith...
Feeding Neighbors: King of Kings, Fairfax, VA
Recently, the Synod offered Feeding Our Neighbors Together mini-grants for congregations to feed neighbors in need. We asked congregations to get creative and to share their story with us so that we could disseminate it to the wider synod. When...
Filling Hungry Stomachs and Hope-Hungry Spirits
God did amazing things through a New and Renewing Mission Table partnership grant that two churches obtained from the synod. On November 1, 2025, Lutheran Church of the Covenant (LCOC) in Dale City, VA partnered with St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Woodbridge,...