Notes from Synod Assembly: Day One
The first morning began nice and early for our volunteers--we had them trickling in at about 7 AM (for anyone who wants to do some math, many of us did not get back to our rooms till about midnight) and...
Synod Assembly Quick Tips
Preparations are in full swing for the Metro D.C. Synod Assembly; they have been for a while. For me (Laura!), this is my first ever Synod Assembly. So I took to our social media to ask: What should newcomers know...
We Are Called to Such a Time as This: Highlights from the SWO Acting Boldly Retreat
At 5:50 AM, I climbed into the packed van with other volunteers and departed for St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Washington, D.C. The van is packed with food and supplies for the Metro D.C. Synodical Women’s Organization Annual Convention—Acting Boldly....
The Parable of the Sower
On April 14th, 2019, Bishop Graham provided the sermon for the service and ordination of Pastor John Mbatta at the Swahili Lutheran Church in Rockville, Maryland. The sermon was on the reading of Matthew 13:1-20. For those who might be...
What Would Jesus Do?
Laura Stall Photo by Laura Stall January 19, 2019 was the third annual Women’s March in Washington, D.C. The Women’s March is a women-led movement whose goal is to “harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to...
News Post
News post for the Metro D.C. synod will show here on the site. Stay tuned for more!
Building Puentes en Conjunto August 8-10
August 8-10 the Metro D.C. Synod staff along with Bishop Bill Gohl of the Delaware-Maryland Synod ELCA and Pastor Carmelo Santos of Hope Lutheran Church Annandale, VA Hope, Annandale are traveling to Puerto Rico to host Building Puentes en Conjunto, an event of rest and renewal for the Iglesia...
God loves
A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP During a recent chapel service at the Lutheran Center, Rafael Malpica Padilla, executive director for Global Mission, shared his favorite Bible verse with us: “Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus...
Guiding the effort toward multiethnic congregations
by Mary Oliver* The development of multiethnic congregations is not an attempt to take part in any trends toward multiculturalism or a knee-jerk reaction to congregational decline but is, instead, a response to the Gospel call for all to become...
Local hope and assistance through ELCA Hunger Grants
by Dorothy Sorrell The ELCA Domestic Hunger Program has awarded grants to five congregations and organizations in the ELCA Metro D.C. Synod. Gracing Spaces Ministry of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Virginia was able to provide furniture, household items,...