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The Virginia Synod Youth Assembly is the annual meeting of the Virginia Synod Lutheran Youth Organization, to which all Lutheran Youth in grades 7-12 in the Virginia Synod automatically belong. The Virginia Synod LYO is also the group in Virginia that relates to ELCA Youth Ministries. The Youth Assembly meets at the same time as the Synod Main Assembly on the Roanoke College Campus.

This year’s youth assembly will be held on Saturday, May 25 from 10:00am-3:30pm. (Check-in opens at 9:30am!) The event will allow youth to gather at one of four places around the synod and be linked via Zoom for our presentations, singing, and discussions!

Our four locations are:

  • Christ the King, Richmond
  • College, Salem
  • Muhlenberg, Harrisonburg
  • Trinity, Newport News

Registration for the 2024 Youth Assembly on May 25 is now open – click here to go to the Registration Form!

The Purpose of the Youth Assembly is:

  • to give glory to God, celebrate the good news of the gospel, and nurture faith in the synod’s young leaders.
  • to conduct the business of the Synodical Lutheran Youth Organization, including the election of the LYO Board.
  • to hear and explore the story of the church’s work beyond the congregations of the youth delegates and equip them to share and interpret those stories in their home contexts.
  • to give voice to and encourage leadership among youth in the church.

Each congregation of the VA Synod is invited to send up to four delegates to the Youth Assembly. Delegates may be in 7th through 12th grade.

Youth Delegates should understand that the activities and atmosphere of the Youth Assembly are different from those of our other Synod Youth events (Seventh Day, Lost and Found, Winter Celebration, Kairos).

Here is an additional Youth Assembly information sheet for Youth Delegates, Parents/Guardians, Pastors, Youth Leaders, and others.

Members of the Synod’s Lutheran Youth Organization Board are normally selected at the Youth Assembly. Board Members plan the next year’s Youth Assembly, relate to ELCA Youth Ministries, and serve on the Synod’s Youth Ministry Committee. Representatives from Grades 9-12 are elected and the 8th grade Representative is appointed, along with multi-cultural and tAble representatives. There are two forms that must be completed and submitted either by mail or scan-and-email by May 1, 2024: A nomination form for youth and a pastor/parent recommendation form. Information about service on the LYO Board is included on these forms.

Please contact Synod Youth Director Dave Delaney with any questions about the Youth Assembly, the Registration Process, or the LYO Board – cell: 540-529-6893, delaney@vasynod.org

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