Assisting with agricultural support for returnees in Sudan and helping to establish urgently needed schools in India are among 24 international mission projects to receive support from $800,129 in grants from LCMS World Relief/Human Care. The grants include 18 for…

A 53-foot semi-trailer filled with more than $60,000 in chainsaws, generators, wheelbarrows, diapers, and non-perishable foods arrived at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday (Sept. 4), sent by St. Louis-based LCMS World Relief/Human Care in response to needs…

“Friendship Ablaze!” — what’s being described as “the most comprehensive package of user-friendly resources ever developed in our Synod to help congregations and schools be the best welcoming communities they can be, as they share the Gospel with their neighbors”–…

Note:  Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase.  Items described as “Wanted” or “Available” are sought or may be obtained for shipping costs only. Wanted The Lutheran Hymnal, 50 copies.  Rev. Harold…

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?” …

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 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…

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…

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…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…