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,…

New EnglandJune 4-6Springfield, Mass. Elected: Rev. James E. Keurulainen, Dedham, Mass., fifth term, by acclamation. Rev. Timothy Yeadon, New Hartford, Conn., first vice president. Rev. Larry Nichols, Smithfield, R.I., second vice president. Rev. Scott Schuett, Lebanon, Conn., third vice president.…

Dr. Berhanu Ofgaa, an LCMS pastor elected to be general secretary of the largest Lutheran church in Africa, says his experience with the LCMS will strengthen the relationship between the two church bodies. Ofgaa, who is currently serving among African…

By Paula Schlueter Ross As a placement counselor for LCMS World Mission, Jennifer Mustard knows the value of sending teams of U.S. Lutherans to teach weeklong English “camps” in other countries. So she wasn’t too surprised that sending five short-term…

By Linda C. Hoops From ages 1 through 91, they came to serve their community for one weekend in early August.  Through projects ranging from raising a barn to packaging almost 50,000 meals, 435 members of Carmel Lutheran Church, Carmel,…

Lutherans For Life (LFL) is now offering Spanish versions of some of its brochures.  All are listed in the LFL Life Resource Catalog, available in print or as a free download from the LFL Web site. Spanish materials include: La…

“StudentConnect” is a new service developed by LCMS Campus Ministry to help college students connect with a campus ministry. With StudentConnect, students use an online form to provide information that a campus pastor or ministry worker uses to personally contact…

By Roland Lovstad A special committee and the chief financial officer have been authorized by the LCMS Board of Directors to continue with multiple negotiations toward the possible sale of KFUO-FM. Meeting Aug. 20-21 in St. Louis the Board also…

The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions described below: Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., seeks a dean for the College of Education. Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, seeks an Education Faculty/Regional Graduate Program…

LCMS Florida-Georgia District Lutheran Church Extension Fund seeks applications and nominations for the position of vice president.  The individual selected for this position will serve on the Florida-Georgia District Executive Team and be responsible for the operation and promotion of…

ROBERT H. BELL, Gambrills, Md., and DANIEL C. MACK, Aliso Viejo, Calif., have applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  JULIA A. BURGESS, Gilbert, Ariz.; BONNIE FINKE, Winona, Minn.; FAITH MCKINNEY, Irvine, Calif.;…

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 Wall-mount unit track display with at least…

President, Concordia College, Selma Concordia College, Selma, Ala., has scheduled the election of a new president for Nov. 13, 2009. The following persons were nominated in conformity with the LCMS Handbook, and having accepted nomination, become candidates. Rev. Roosevelt Gray…

As students head back to classrooms, LCMS World Relief and Human Care Director of Disaster Response Rev. Glenn F. Merritt is fielding more questions and requests for information about the H1N1 flu virus, especially from school administrators. “As the CDC…