Honorary speaker of “The Lutheran Hour” Dr. Oswald C.J. Hoffmann will no longer travel, make public appearances, and answer correspondence on behalf of Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) after serving nearly 70 years as a Lutheran pastor, professor, public-relations executive, author,…

Wheat Ridge Ministries is taking orders for its “Lutheran Wheat Ridge Christmas Seals 2005.” Wheat Ridge distributes the seals free to congregations, organizations, and schools for them to pass along to families and individuals. This is the third year for which Wheat…

With the theme “Enlarge the Harvest,” the 88th annual international convention of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League brought more than 1,000 people to Topeka, Kan., to focus on training leaders and “activating” laypeople for ministry, kick off the yearlong 75th…

The Synod’s Board of Directors (Board) says it wants to hear from presidents of LCMS colleges and universities about a proposal from the Board for University Education (BUE) to test an “RSO governance model” for the 10 schools that would…

By Roland Lovstad Although membership declined by more than 25,000 people from 2003 to 2004, total contributions rose by $51 million among the 6,151 congregations in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  According to congregational reports of statistics for 2004, LCMS members…

ORLANDO, Fla.– Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick told the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s 2005 Churchwide Assembly here Aug. 12 that “all too often” the two church bodies “do not come to the same conclusions regarding what we understand the…

By David Strand SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The 223 attendees at the Synod’s second Model Theological Conference Aug. 23-25 here  took about 15 seconds to answer the question posed by the meeting’s theme, “The Congregation’s Ministry and Mission: Who’s in Charge Here?” …

By Kim Krull Monique Miller, the wife of Rev. Philip Miller of Chalmette, La., was due to deliver the couple’s third child on Monday (Aug. 29), the day Hurricane Katrina delivered to the Gulf Coast near New Orleans what many…

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, is offering two training events this fall for church workers and laypeople: The “Lay Leadership Retreat,” Sept. 30-Oct. 2, is designed for congregational officers, elders, and other lay leaders.  It will be led by Dr.…

The Synod’s two seminaries each are hosting “Lutherhostel” events this fall. “Joy in the Journey” is the theme for LutherHostel 2005 at Concordia Seminary, to be held Oct. 1-4 on the St. Louis campus.  The seminary hosts the “educational event for…

Dr. Dale Meyer will be installed as the 10th president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, during a special worship service set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, at the seminary’s Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. The service will mark…

Lutherans in Medical Missions (LIMM) is sponsoring its second “Needs and Resources Global Health Forum” Feb. 17-18 in St. Louis.  LIMM is an association of Lutheran health-care professionals and lay people who are “committed to the support of Christ’s healing…

Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., plans to begin construction on its new high-tech Education, Business and Technology (EBT) Center in October.  A ground-breaking ceremony was held on the campus in July. The EBT Center, located next to the campus library, is being…

A two-day conference on “Gospel Outreach with Childcare” is planned for Oct. 7-8 in Ashburn, Va.  The conference is sponsored by the Open Arms Institute, a ministry that “fosters and guides Lutheran church planting with childcare.” Sessions will be held…

One LCMS member died and more than 300 homes were destroyed or damaged in a tornado that ripped through Stoughton in southern Wisconsin Thursday (Aug. 18), according to Rev. Thomas Petersen, pastor of Good Shepherd-by-the-Lake Lutheran Church. Harold Orlofske, 54,…

Dr. Alwin Reimnitz, president emeritus of the Synod’s North Dakota District, died Aug. 9 after being hit by a car weeks earlier. Reimnitz, 80, was struck July 18 as he crossed the street during a visit to a nursing home.  He…