About LSA

The Basics

The Lutheran Student Association (LSA) is a group of William and Mary students who are predominantly Lutheran. We gather to share fun, food, and fellowship. Our members are united in their faith in God, but we’re diverse in our backgrounds, experiences, majors, and personalities!

We seek to provide an environment where

• we can explore what our faith means to us as college students
• we can have fun and form meaningful friendships
• we can leave behind the pressures of life at William and Mary
• we can become part of the larger Williamsburg community by serving others and participating the St. Stephen congregation.

What do we do?

In LSA, we have a whole variety of activities. Our Wednesday night meeting is designed to be a study break, since we all need a respite from those hard classes! Activities on Wednesday night can include games, Bible studies, discussions, ice cream, a short Communion service led by Pastor Ballentine, service projects, or just hanging out and unwinding.

Our meetings on Sunday are similar, but with an important difference: free dinner! Each Sunday we enjoy dinner cooked by a fellow LSA member. It’s truly wonderful to share a home-cooked (i.e. not from a W&M dining hall!) meal with good friends before another hectic week starts! Check out our Meetings page for the specifics of when and where we meet.

LSA, in previous years, has gone on awesome weekend camping trips and usually ends the year with a great trip to the beach!

St. Stephen Lutheran Church & the College Room

We meet at St. Stephen Lutheran Church. The pastor, Andy Ballentine, and the congregation love having students around. LSAers participate in the congregation in other ways, such as teaching Sunday school, serving as a Communion assistant, or singing in the choir. It’s a chance to become part of a community beyond William and Mary!

LSA is privileged to have its very own room in St. Stephen, called the College Room, where we hold our meetings. The College Room is open to all LSA members who need a place to study or relax. The couches are great for catching a quick nap in between classes! It’s a good place to eat or prepare a quick meal during the week, too (thanks to the room’s kitchen facilities).

The Fine Print

LSA is a constituent organization of the Lutheran Student Movement, which is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The by-laws of LSA are on file in the Office of Student Activities. St. Stephen Lutheran Church is a member of the Virginia Synod of the ELCA.