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22 December 2025
Lutheran Ethicists Gathering: In-Person Registration Closes 22nd
The Lutheran Ethicists Gathering has extended the deadline for in-person registration to December 22nd. This evening-and-following-day event will be held 7-8 January 2026 in Washington, DC. It is open to all. For more information, visit our Education for Clergy & Laity page.
Thinking About Christmas?
Are you looking for liturgical tips and information about
Christmas appointments? Visit our Worship page. Presiding Bishop's Christmas Message
Presiding Bishop Curry's Christmas message, "Have you
ever heard a whisper?" is now available on Youtube: click here.
Clergy Transitions
The Rev. Tom Darr will be retiring from the pastorate of
Christ, Vienna, at the end of this calendar year. The Rev.
Tony Setley will be leaving St. Paul, Morgantown, to
assume a pastorate in Ft. Walton, FL. Visit our Clergy page for
stories.
MESS Training
Open to both clergy and laity, the Synod Clergy Cont. Ed
Events Team, in cooperation with Lutheran Disaster
Response, will hold MESS Training
(Mental-Emotional-Spiritual Support) as the Winter 2026
Synod Clergy Cont. Ed Event. The three day program will be
held 3-5 February 2026 in Wheeling, WV. Registration is
now open for WV-WMD Synod clergy. Registration is now open
for both laity and clergy of the WV-WMD synod.
Registration for all others opens Dec. 24. Click here
for details.
Executive, Office of the Secretary Administration
Applications are being accepted for Executive, Office of
the Secretary Administration, a position on the churchwide
staff. This is full-time, Chicago-based, and open to both
clergy & laity. Click here to
learn more.
Notice of Proposed Amendments to Synod Constitution
Synod Council, at its 1 December 2025 meeting, took
action to recommend three more amendments to the
Constitution of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod.
This brings to a total of four amendments requiring
six-month notice under †S18.13(b) of the constitution. Click
here to review all proposed amendments.
Synod Council Synopsis
The Synod Council Synopsis of its 1 December 2025 meeting
is posted here. Four actions
related to polity and two actions related to finance were
taken.
Help! I Have To Plan Worship (without a
Pastor)
With new congregations entering pastoral vacancy, it is a
good time to remind everyone that the synod provides several
resources for worship planning. Visit our Worship
page to get started. |
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Occasionally, a congregation, agency, or individual will have something they either want to sell, give away, or acquire. To that end, we've set up The Exchange, a place to post items and requests. There are two items (a total of forty choir robes) now posted on The Exchange. Check them out, and feel free to contact the Synod Office if you have something to request or post.
Congregation Constitution Amendments Posted
The amendments to the Model Constitution for
Congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America effected by Churchwide Assembly 2025 have been
posted. Visit our Governing Documents for
Congregations page to review.
Clergy Compensation Guideline for 2026
Guidelines for clergy compensation in 2026 are now available on the Clergy Compensation page.
Mission Support Formula for 2026
The Mission Support Formula for 2026 has been set by Synod Council and is now available on the Mission Support page.
If you haven't checked out the members portal...
Don't forget to take a peek of the members
portal (click the button at right near the top of
this page). It's not password protected. We only call it
the "members portal" because it's mostly stuff that deals
with the internal workings of the synod. Visitors looking
for more general information about the synod, will
probably find the "guest portal" more interesting.
Synod
Website Updates
The synod website updates frequently (as in often) and irregularly (as in not on a particular schedule). Click here (or on the picture at right) to find out what has been recently updated.
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