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Youth 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. …
Read MoreSunday, June 6 – Synod-wide Celebration of God’s Word Service
All are invited to a “Synod-wide Celebration of God’s Word Service” that will premiere at 10:00 am on Sunday, June 6 on YouTube and Facebook. The Rev. Yehiel Curry, Bishop…
Read MoreGifts of Hope has a New Look & Website!
Gifts of Hope, the alternative gift-giving ministry of the Metro D.C. Synod, has gotten a makeover! Gifts of Hope worked with Evoke Engagement Experts on a rebrand and improved communications to make…
Read MorePastoral Supply List Available Here
As vaccines roll-out and temperatures warm many of our rostered ministers have started thinking about taking much needed time off. The Synod Directory contains the most up-to-date Supply List. You…
Read MoreSabbath Mini-Grants Available Once Again for Rostered Ministers
The New and Renewing Missions Table has allotted funding for more sabbath mini grants! Any rostered minister of the Metro D.C. Synod is invited to submit a Sabbath mini-grant application…
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