HOUSTON—Former presidents, officers and special guests were recognized July 15 at the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. LCMS President Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick introduced Dr. Robert Kuhn, who served as LCMS president for six months following the…

HOUSTON—In three separate resolutions, convention delegates of the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, meeting this week at the George R. Brown Convention Center, voted overwhelmingly to uphold the sanctity of life, support efforts to end human trafficking/slavery…

HOUSTON—Delegates to the 64th Regular Convention of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod adopted resolutions to support at the national level various congregational ministries, to assist those in planning reduction-in-force policies and to encourage daily devotions and Bible study.  They defeated a…

HOUSTON—The convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has charged its Board of Directors to appoint a task force to research efficiencies that can be achieved through cooperative interaction between the 12  LCMS colleges, universities and seminaries.  The action, (Res. 4-04A),…

HOUSTON—Delegates to the Synod’s 64th Regular Convention here overwhelmingly adopted several resolutions of the Floor Committee on Missions (Floor Committee 1) July 14: Resolution 1-05, “to affirm and encourage our military chaplains,” gives thanks and praise to God “for sending…

HOUSTON—Delegates to the Synod’s 64th Regular Convention here heard today that Fan into Flame, the six-year-old campaign to raise $100 million to support the Ablaze! Gospel-sharing initiative, had raised $58,900,172 in gifts and pledges as of July 1.  The money…

HOUSTON—The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Convention honored three of its congregations July 14 for outstanding work to raise funds for the Synod’s Fan into Flame campaign in support of Ablaze! mission initiatives.      Honored were leaders and members of Mountainside Lutheran Church, Linville,…

HOUSTON—During voting July 14, two ordained pastors and four laypeople were elected to the LCMS Board of Directors.      The 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is meeting July 10-17 at the George R. Brown Convention Center under the…

HOUSTON—With “yes” tallies of 79.9 percent and 83.5 percent of the votes, delegates at the Missouri Synod convention encouraged the work of the Task Force on Synodical Harmony and affirmed ecclesiastical supervision in the cases of rostered church workers  following…

HOUSTON—Starting with the name “Abraham, Mark W.” and ending with “Zorn, Glen R.,” there are 490 names listed on pages 25-26 of the 2010 Convention Workbook—the names of the ordained and commissioned ministers who departed this life since the last…

HOUSTON—First Lutheran Church, El Cajon, Calif., was recognized July 14 during the national convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod for its exemplary leadership in church planting.      The 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is meeting July 10-17 at…

HOUSTON—In his daily Bible study to the convention attendees, Ted Kober, founder and president of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, asked that members work to resolve conflict within their congregations. In keeping with the convention’s theme of forgiveness, he also invited those…

HOUSTON—Utilizing the theme “One People Forgiven through Christ to Forgive in the Family,” Ted Kober, founder and president of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, presented the convention’s morning Bible study July 13 on the importance of confession and forgiveness between family members.…

HOUSTON—Through the national and international media outreach of Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), the Int’l Lutheran Laymen’s League remains committed to supporting the mission of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.      In a July 14 video message to the LCMS convention, Int’l LLL…

HOUSTON—“It’s only the future of the church,” Dr. L. Dean Hempelmann said as he reported efforts to recruit and retain church workers for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Hempelmann, the executive director of “What a Way,” spoke July 13 to the…

HOUSTON—With no debate, delegates to the Missouri Synod convention here adopted two resolutions in response to actions taken by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at its August 2009 Churchwide Assembly.  At that assembly, the ELCA resolved to recognize…