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Respect and Resources for Seniors
Thanks be to God for Seniors! Many of our congregations are well seasoned with older adults. Though the synod recently hired a Youth Ministry Coordinator to help with youth and…
Read MoreHope for the Hungry: King of Kings Dulles South
King of Kings Dulles South used their Hope for the Hungry grant from the synod in a variety of ways to support local families who experience food insecurity. Their efforts…
Read MoreStewardship and Budgeting in Times of Rising Costs
Dear Church, We are in a moment when everything is expensive and costs keep rising. We see this everywhere from our grocery store receipts to healthcare costs (for example, our…
Read MoreRacial Equity Team Prayer Petition | October 2026
The Metro D.C. Synod’s Racial Equity Team shares the October Petitions for the Prayers of the People below: Benevolent God, we pray for discernment in the coming elections to…
Read MoreFeeding Neighbors: Hope, College Park, MD
Along with other faith communities, Hope Lutheran Church and Student Center is a regular supporter of Prince George’s Plaza Community Day Center, serving food, offering showers, laundry and other supports…
Read MorePartnership Grant Funds VA Summer Mission Trip
Early in the fall of 2025, a group of pastors in the Virginia Conference asked the question, “What if we combined our efforts to plan a mission trip together?” This…
Read MoreFeeding Neighbors: St. John’s, Rockville, MD
Since September 2021, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rockville, MD has been feeding families through its “Nurture Our Neighbor” monthly food distributions. The ministry grew out of Lenten study during…
Read MoreHope for the Hungry: Reformation, D.C.
The emergency food pantry at Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C. has existed for over 30 years, serving their Capitol Hill neighbors with non-perishable food items that are…
Read MoreFeeding Neighbors: All Saints, Bowie, MD
All Saints Lutheran Church in Bowie, MD used their Feeding Our Neighbors Together Grant from the synod to support their Loaves and Fish Ministry. Learn more about how they serve…
Read MoreHope for the Hungry: Living Faith, Rockville, MD
At Living Faith Lutheran Church in Rockville, MD, the church community lives out their mission of loving and serving their neighbors through bi-monthly food pantry distributions. This spring, the number…
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