(RNS) As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, churches and religious organizations along the Louisiana coast are providing food, money and support to parishioners whose livelihoods hang in the balance. More than 7 million gallons of oil…

Dr. Herman R. Frincke of Pittsford, N.Y., president of the LCMS Eastern District from 1966 to 1976, died May 23.  He was 97. A memorial service was held May 29 at Faith Lutheran Church, Rochester. A 1936 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St.…

Concordia Publishing House has released a book developed by college students that is designed to help Christian high school students make the transition to college life. Titled College 101: Campus Life for Christians, the resource includes a book and Bible…

Eight floor committees that met in St. Louis the weekend starting May 21 drafted 104 proposed resolutions for some 1,200 delegates to consider at the Synod’s 64th Regular Convention, set for July 10-17 in Houston. The work of one of…

6. Human Care Floor Committee 6 is proposing seven resolutions that: thank God for the Synod’s disaster-relief work — particularly in Haiti — through LCMS World Relief and Human Care, LCMS World Mission, Orphan Grain Train, districts and congregations, Haitian…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. After more than four hours of often passionate and painful discussion about how to eliminate more from proposed spending projections than unit executives had already pared, the Synod’s Board of Directors adopted a national-Synod operating budget…

By Roland Lovstad Meeting in St. Louis and Fort Wayne in late April, the LCMS Council of Presidents (COP) placed 156 seminary candidates and colloquy candidates into ministries in the church. The council participated in placement services at Concordia Seminary,…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in April approved the use of the trademarked logo cross of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod on government headstones and markers at graves of U.S. veterans. The LCMS cross is no. 38 on the list…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A slight majority of Americans continue to oppose same-sex marriage, but their opposition has decreased slightly in recent years, according to a new Gallup Poll. Fifty-three percent of Americans polled oppose legalizing same-sex marriage, compared to 44…

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Like a scene out of a Hollywood action thriller, Shmulile Yedveb jumped out of the truck, package in hand, and ran into the building, the dirty door slamming shut behind him. In loud, rapid-fire Hebrew, he shouted…

By Lauren E. Bohn WASHINGTON (RNS) — More than a decade after it was first introduced, an on-again off-again bill to protect employees’ religious expression in the workplace is attracting renewed attention that could lead to action on Capitol Hill…

Whether you are a new Christian or a seasoned “prayer warrior,” Journey into Prayer is designed to help you focus on your prayer life and find new ways to communicate with God. The new book from Concordia Publishing House provides:…

Dr. Quentin F. Wesselschmidt, former professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and chairman of the editorial committee for Concordia Journal for 25 years, died May 12 “peacefully in his sleep,” according to his family. A memorial service for Dr. Wesselschmidt,…

By Kim Plummer Krull LCMS members hit hard by flooding in the Nashville, Tenn., area were “surprised but grateful” when LCMS World Relief and Human Care’s Rev. Carlos Hernandez and local pastors visited their damaged homes to offer words of…

A partnership agreement between their two churches was among items discussed when the president of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) met with Synod President Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick and other LCMS leaders in St. Louis May 11-12. Dr. Wakseyoum…