By Sarah Schafer Even as the death toll in Haiti was expected to reach 300,000 and with an estimated 1.2 million Haitians living on the streets, the Synod continues its collaborative efforts to reach out in mercy to its partner…
The Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) will be welcoming a new EIIT class in September, and students are invited to apply. The EIIT is a distance-education program based at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, that’s designed to prepare immigrants as…
LCMS entities and others who would like to showcase their products and services with exhibits at the 2010 LCMS convention may submit applications through March 31. The convention is set for July 10-17 at the George R. Brown Convention Center…
Lutheran Social Services Disaster Response (LSSDR), based in Austin, Texas, announced it has been awarded a $10.7 million grant to help survivors of Hurricane Ike in Texas with their ongoing “unmet needs.” The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is funded…
Registration is now open for the Third Biennial Conference of the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI), located on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon. The conference, scheduled for April 16-18 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Milwaukee, will…
By Mark Blanke Have you ever wondered why the LCMS has been a shrinking denomination for the last 30 years? There are a lot of reasons why we shouldn’t be losing members, for instance: We have the largest Protestant parochial…
By Sandy Wood A small Lutheran school with a huge Lutheran spirit beat out more than 6,800 schools across the nation to win $100,000 from U.S. Cellular. Central Lutheran School in Newhall, Iowa, learned on Feb. 11 that it was…
By Paula Schlueter Ross It was a telling moment when Rev. Eloy Gonzalez posed a question to more than 100 mostly non-white participants at the recent multi-ethnic symposium: “How many are delegates to the next [LCMS] convention?” Only one person,…
Leaders of the Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELC) and The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod anticipate that discussions they began at a Jan. 27 meeting in St. Louis will lead to formal altar and pulpit fellowship between the two church bodies. LCMS…
(Following is the statement adopted Feb. 2 by participants at the multi-ethnic symposium.) The second multi-ethnic symposium, “Conversations of Hope,” convened at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis on Feb. 1-2, 2010. The focus of these conversations addressed concerns voiced by…
Dr. Judith Christian, director of Children’s Ministry and Family Ministry for LCMS District and Congregational Services, is the 2010 recipient of the Lutheran Education Association (LEA) Christus Magister (Christ the Master Teacher) Award. She is the 52nd person to receive…
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League is offering a free prayer service on the theme “Beautiful Feet.” It is based on Isaiah 52:7 — “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace,…
To receive free resources in time to celebrate LCMS Armed Forces Ministry Sunday on May 16, congregations are asked to place their orders by Feb. 19. Due to the use of a new ordering system that “more closely links LCMS…
Col. Jeffrey Williams, who is on a six-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station and is a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Houston, has authored a book, The Work of His Hands: A View of God’s…
The Concordia Seminary Chorus, under the direction of Rev. Henry V. Gerike, will visit Lutheran churches in Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Illinois during its 2010 Spring Tour. The Chorus will provide sacred concerts in the form…
“Connecting with your Community Through Childcare” is the focus of a conference to be held April 29-May 1 in St. Paul, Minn. Lodging and most sessions will be held at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. The conference is sponsored by…
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