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Synod Admin Network Schedule Announced!
Based on your input the Metro D.C. Synod Admin Network will begin meeting virtually on Thursdays 10-11:30am this fall. Our first meeting will be September 23rd and then we will…
Read MoreMetro D.C. Synod Listening Session on Church, State, and Civic Engagement
Would you like to contribute your voice to the drafting of the statement? The ELCA is engaged in a multi-year process of developing a social statement on Church, State, and…
Read MoreSupport Relief Efforts after Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida made landfall near New Orleans on Aug. 29 – exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina. As a strong Category 4 storm, Hurricane Ida’s 150 mph winds, torrential rain…
Read MoreCelebration 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…
Read MoreYouth 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…
Read MoreRegistration 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…
Read MoreCreating 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…
Read MoreRequest 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,…
Read MoreCommemoration of Emanuel 9 Massacre | June 17
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…
Read MoreA 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. …
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