Dr. Perry A. Bresemann of Frankenmuth, Mich., accepted a call in May to serve as associate director of Schools/national director of technology for Lutheran Schools, a new position with LCMS District and Congregational Services — School Ministry.  He plans to begin…

By Paula Schlueter Ross LCMS World Relief/Human Care and its Baltimore-based partner, Lutheran World Relief, are providing emergency aid to victims of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the island of Java, in central Indonesia, May 27. The quake and hundreds…

The Deaf Lutheran Mission Society, based in Janesville, Wis., is sponsoring a free workshop for deaf people July 31-Aug. 3 at Christ Lutheran Church in Phoenix. The four-day workshop, which will be conducted in American Sign Language, includes an opening…

By James Heine DITTMER, Mo. — For Hope Day, her journey to faith is even more extraordinary than her journey last fall from her home and husband in Beijing to her temporary home in suburban Detroit, Mich., where she has…

Rev. Thomas Prachar was re-elected to his third term as president of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Central District at the district’s April 24-26 convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Prachar, 51, was first elected in 2000. Delegates also elected as regional vice presidents:…

Delegates to the LCMS New Jersey District convention unanimously re-elected Rev. William Klettke of Wrightstown to his second three-year term as district president.  Klettke was unopposed.  The convention was May 18-20 at Swedesboro. Re-elected to his third term in office…

Minnesota North District President Donald J. Fondow was re-elected, by unanimous voice vote, to a second three-year term at the district’s 19th convention May 8-10 in Brainerd, Minn.  Fondow, of Park Rapids, Minn., was installed by LCMS President Gerald B.…