By Joe Isenhower Jr.  The 10 or so Synod churches and schools most affected by Hurricane Rita on Sept. 24 — nine in the “Golden Triangle” of southeast Texas and one in western Louisiana — mainly suffered roof damage from winds…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Total enrollment at the Synod’s 10 Concordia University System (CUS) schools continues to climb, and this fall’s 18,569 for both undergraduate and graduate programs sets a new record high, with nearly 1,000 more students than last fall. Like…

By Kim Krull Florida’s eighth hurricane in the past 15 months transformed one LCMS church into a refuge for “absolutely weary” evacuees the same day it turned another storm-battered church into a pile of rubble. Our Savior Lutheran Church, in…

LCMS District and Congregational Services (DCS)–Youth Ministry has announced that plans are now firm to hold the 2007 National LCMS Youth Gathering in Orlando, Fla., instead of in New Orleans.  The Gathering is set for July 28-Aug. 1.   Youth…

LCMS World Relief/Human Care is accepting donations for emergency relief for the millions affected by the Oct. 8 South Asia earthquake that killed an estimated 30,000 people in Pakistan and 1,400 in India, with fewer deaths also reported in Afghanistan. …

LCMS World Mission and “Point of Truth,” The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s half-hour television worship program, are teaming up to produce eight special Ablaze!-themed episodes. Scheduled to air Oct. 30-Dec. 18, the episodes are designed to teach Christians to share their…

Dr. Thomas Ahlersmeyer will be installed Nov. 4 as the fifth president of Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., and says he’s looking forward to continued leadership at the school, which has seen a number of positive developments. Ahlersmeyer, 51, has…

Oct. 12 is now the earliest that the LCMS Youth Ministry staff plans to announce whether New Orleans is still the site for the 2007 National LCMS Youth Gathering. Rev. Terry Dittmer, director for LCMS District and Congregational Services —…

Eight “Lutheran college fairs” are planned for October and November at various sites around the country. Representatives of Lutheran colleges and universities nationwide — including those of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s Concordia University System — will be at the fairs to…

Three Lutheran missionaries — including one from Brazil — have accepted calls to begin evangelistic and human-care work in the Dominican Republic, a West Indies nation sharing a border with Haiti. The missionaries — who were installed at an Aug. 27…