By Kim Plummer Krull Jose Zarate decided to devote his summer break to working on a construction project for an LCMS congregation after an inspiring chapel presentation at Concordia University Chicago. “The message was about how we should make our…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Delegates to the 33rd Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, held here June 25-28, adopted a new mission goal of $1.825 million for the 2009-11 biennium.  It is the largest in the organization’s 67-year history…

By Paula Schlueter Ross In his keynote to the 26th National Conference of Lutherans For Life (LFL), July 24-25 in St. Louis, Bobby Schindler said his sister, Terri Schindler Schiavo, did not die a peaceful death, as her husband has…

In a March 19 memo to the LCMS Board of Directors, Synod Vice President-Finance/Treasurer Tom Kuchta noted that the national Synod’s “unrestricted revenues have decreased every year after June 30, 2001” — the end of the fiscal year when unrestricted revenues…

A new Web site launched by the Lutheran Society for Missiology could be dubbed “everything you always wanted to know about LCMS missionaries — and more!” The Web site, which has been “live” for about two months, profiles 54 veteran…

The LCMS Board for Communication Services (BCS), St. Louis, seeks nominations and applications for director of News and Information Services.  This position reports to the executive director of Communications and is responsible for: serving as executive editor of the Synod’s…

In mid-August, Synod congregations will receive by mail registration material for the 2010 National LCMS Youth Gathering, including step-by-step directions for the online-only registration process that starts Sept. 14, along with other Gathering-related information. The mailing includes a pre-Gathering DVD.…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. The Synod’s Board of Directors unanimously adopted a balanced national Synod operating budget of $81,185,878 for the coming year at its May 14-15 meeting and approved a number of measures to help ease what Dr. Thomas…

Collaboration between Concordia Theological Seminary and Lutheran Ministries Media (LMM), producer of a weekly “Worship for Shut-Ins” program, is resulting in a new television production center on the seminary campus in Fort Wayne. Construction began this summer on a 2,000-square-foot video…

MontanaJune 15-18Billings, Mont. Elected: Rev. Terry Forke, Billings, Mont., president, second term, first ballot. Rev. Arlo Pullmann, Laurel, Mont., first vice president. Rev. Chris Tabbert, Eureka, Mont., second vice president. Forke and other officers were installed during the district’s 31st…

MichiganJune 28-July 1Ann Arbor, Mich. Elected: Rev. David P.E. Maier, Dimondale, Mich., president, first term, first ballot. Maier, 52, is senior pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Lansing, where he has served since 1989. He has been the district’s first…

IndianaJune 25-26Fort Wayne, Ind. Elected: Dr. Daniel P. May, Fort Wayne, Ind., president, third term, first ballot. Rev. Roger Rohde, Bremen, Ind., first vice president (Northwest Region). Dr. John Fiene, Zionsville, Ind., second vice president (Central Region). Rev. David Mommens,…

MissouriJune 14-16Columbia, Mo. Elected: Dr. Ray Mirly, St. Louis, second term, first ballot. Rev. Alan Wollenburg, Sikeston, Mo., first vice president. Dr. Ken Schurb, Moberly, Mo., second vice president. Dr. Ronald Rall, St. Louis, third vice president. Rev. William Marler,…