The Southeastern District Professional Church Workers Conference and the Educators Conference were both held at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach in October. It was a time of worship, prayer, sharing, caring, learing and celebrating ministry anniversaries.

Rev. John Nunes was the guest speaker leading the PCW conference on passion and mercy. The conference collected and compiled one hundred and sixty health care kits to Lutheran World Relief. Health kits help refugees around the work maintain personal hygiene while living in exile.

The Educators Conference was inspired by Bob Sornson of Love and Logic as he spoke of the common sense approach of providing educators and parents with easy-to-learn skills that create respect, responsibility and good decision making in youth.