Schools operated by Synod congregations are ordering promotional materials and gearing up to tell the community about their ministries as they get ready for “National Lutheran Schools Week 2007” March 4-10. “Lutheran Schools — A Great Place to Grow” is…

Two Missouri congregations received $47,500 in initial emergency grants from LCMS World Relief/Human Care and the Missouri District after a Jan. 12-14 ice storm sent trees, limbs, and power lines down throughout the region. The congregations are Trinity Lutheran Church,…

This is to inform Reporter readers that “Father Gregory J. Lockwood,” a Roman Catholic seminary professor in St. Louis who took part in a Nov. 3-4 forum at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is not to be confused with “Dr. Gregory…

Registration opens March 1 for the 32nd Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, set for June 21-24 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Theme of the upcoming convention is “ROCK! Rest On Christ the King,” from Psalm 31:1-3.  This year’s…

The float sponsored by Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) at this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade, Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif., was named the “most beautiful” entry in its class of floats 35 feet long and under. The LHM entry, the…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Hispanic ministry is a “whole-church issue,” not just a “missions issue,” says Rev. Eloy Gonzalez, associate director of the Center for Hispanic Studies in St. Louis, and chairman of the Synod’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on…

LCMS World Mission is hosting two tours this year to give participants a firsthand look at outreach being carried out by the Synod overseas. A May 22-June 4 tour of Russia and the Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania will…