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SUMMARY:2026 Discernment Cohort
DESCRIPTION:Are you contemplating a call to serve as a minister? Join a discernment cohort! The Metro D.C. Synod and the Virginia Synod of the ELCA are offering a joint cohort for those who are discerning whether or not they wish to pursue rostered ministry. The virtual cohort will have monthly Zoom meetings beginning on Thursday\, March 5. \n  \nSign up to attend.
URL:https://metrodcelca.org/event/2026-discernment-cohort/2026-07-02/
CATEGORIES:Synod-wide,Vocational Ministry
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SUMMARY:2026 Discernment Cohort
DESCRIPTION:Are you contemplating a call to serve as a minister? Join a discernment cohort! The Metro D.C. Synod and the Virginia Synod of the ELCA are offering a joint cohort for those who are discerning whether or not they wish to pursue rostered ministry. The virtual cohort will have monthly Zoom meetings beginning on Thursday\, March 5. \n  \nSign up to attend.
URL:https://metrodcelca.org/event/2026-discernment-cohort/2026-08-06/
CATEGORIES:Synod-wide,Vocational Ministry
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SUMMARY:Faith Day at Nats Stadium
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join congregations from across the Metro D.C. Synod for Faith Day at Nationals Park: an evening of baseball\, fellowship\, and community connection. Come cheer on the Washington Nationals as they take on the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday\, August 8 at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are just $32/person and limited to section 406; you can purchase multiple tickets at once if you have a group from your congregation going together. \n\nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://metrodcelca.org/event/faith-day-at-nats-stadium/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Synod-wide
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SUMMARY:UnReserved 2026
DESCRIPTION:UnReserved is the practice of making room for all people without exception. Join us Saturday\, September 19 as we explore what it means to become congregations that reflect the diversity of God’s people and the communities we are called to serve. We encourage each congregation to send one rostered minister (pastor or deacon) and up to three lay leaders. Registration is $20 per person. Lunch will be provided. \nLearn More and Register to Attend
URL:https://metrodcelca.org/event/unreserved-2026/
LOCATION:St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church\, 222 M St. SW\, Washington\, DC\, 20024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Synod-wide
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SUMMARY:2027 ELCA Youth Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Imagine arms wrapped around you in love. Imagine a place for you at the table. Imagine a word of forgiveness shared with you. Imagine the sense of joy when you witness the unthinkable happening. Imagine a world waiting to hear your voice. Imagine more. \nThe power of God at work in us is a measure not of our own strength but of God’s limitless ability. God is the source\nof our encouragement and hope\, always surpassing our expectations. In Ephesus\, followers of Jesus faced social\nrejection\, opposition and even violence because Jesus’ message stood in direct opposition to the pagan goddess Artemis. Our own world distinctly parallels the times Paul references in his letter. He stresses God’s love\, God’s forgiveness of sins and the unity of those who believe in Christ. \nThrough the Gathering\, young people come together to experience that unity and understand their role in the community of the larger church. We recognize both the joy of community and the unique role of each participant as they return to their individual communities after this life-changing event. The apostle Paul sought to provide for the needs of the Ephesians with encouragement\, hope and confidence in God’s faithfulness. \nThe needs of faithful young people today are much the same. \nThe ministry of the Gathering seeks to remind young people that God is already at work in them for the sake of the whole world. Often there are pressures and fears that limit their sense of worth and their ability to change the world. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus and the presence of the Holy Spirit\, God invites young people to imagine more\, immeasurably more\, for their own lives\, the city of Minneapolis\, the body of Christ and the life of the world. \nLearn more and register at elca.org/gathering
URL:https://metrodcelca.org/event/2027-elca-youth-gathering/
CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Synod-wide,Youth + Family
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