Girl Matches Crochet Skill with Need in Namibia
Amanda Humphreys was looking for a project she could do that would use her crochet skills and help her earn a Gold Award – the Girl Scouts’ highest honor. As a member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Woodbridge, Virginia,...
Lutheran Christians in Namibia and U.S. to hold Consultation
When Lutheran churches of Namibia and ELCA synods who share Companion Synod ties there meet May 17-20 in Namibia, Bishop Richard H. Graham and a delegation of 12 members of local congregations will be part of the event. “More than...
In the news: Gaithersburg Congregation in Pennsylvania
Pensylvania is "close to home" according to the Rev. Dave Sonnenberg in coverage by WPMT on March 25, 2012, of rebuilding efforts in Lebanon County. Members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg, Md., travelled to the region with Pr. Sonnenberg...
Stewardship Practices – Common and Best
In the fall of 2011, the Stewardship and Mission Table of the Metro D.C. Synod sent out an online survey to each pastor of the synod, asking them to give us a glimpse of their congregation’s stewardship practices. I want...
Sorting through discord: Update from Jerusalem
A YAGM group explores their surroundings, here at a cave in Petra, Jordan.
In the news: Contemporarizing phased in for church building
Any outdated features in your church building? Renovations to churches were highlighted in Construction Executive magazine, including a project at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in McLean, Virginia. Front and center in the piece was an inviting picture of the church's glowing entry on...
In the news: Taking ashes to the bus stop
About 20 members of Christ Lutheran Church and Zion Baptist Church met near 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW to offer prayers and ashes to commuters waiting at bus stops on the morning of Ash Wednesday. Using ashes as a sign...
Placing ourselves in Street Sense to face HIV/AIDS crisis
Want another reason to hand $1 to a Street Sense vendor this month? Helping our community overcome the HIV/AIDS epidemic is pledged in “An Open Pastoral Letter to the Residents of Washington, DC from Your Lutheran Neighbors” published in the...
In the News: Neighborhood diversity reflected in Alexandria congregation
"Every Sunday, the corridors of Peace Lutheran Church become an international hub of spirituality," opens the article by Hamil R. Harris in Saturday's The Washington Post (1/28/12). The hallways referred to are of Peace Lutheran Church in Alexandria. "I see...
Enjoy the Life That Is Around You: Update from Jerusalem
Marhaba min il-Quds, friends and family, w-qul sane w-intu salmin! Greetings from Jerusalem*, and wishes for health and happiness this year and beyond! Now, over four months into my year as...
Author afloat in Dead Sea