Higher education in the LCMS: Part 2

This installment in the series considers mission fidelity and Lutheran identity.

Giving thanks for our teachers

As part of a year of church worker appreciation, the church gives thanks for its teachers.

March on the Arch: St. Louis area Lutherans turn out for life

The need to rally for the pro-life cause has increased in Missouri since Amendment 3 was passed in November 2024.

Items wanted, available (May 2025)

Wanted this month is a van. Available are communion trays.

Official notice: LCMS districts

Updates from LCMS districts.

Official notice: Requests for reinstatement

Official notice regarding requests for reinstatement to the ordained or commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Official notice: Colloquies (May 2025)

Official notice regarding applications for colloquy in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Positions (May 2025)

Positions are available at Concordia University Chicago.

Connection points: Forming youth in the faith

There are several organizations that walk beside LCMS congregations, families and schools to to help form youth in the Christian faith.

LEA honors top educators

Dr. Mary Scott, executive director and CEO at Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif., was selected to receive the Christus Magister award, LEA’s highest honor.

In Memoriam (May 2025)

Obituaries for ordained and commissioned ministers.

Congregational Anniversaries (May 2025)

ANNIVERSARIES The Lutheran Witness welcomes notices 50 words or fewer from LCMS congre­gations about their upcoming “milestone” anniversaries. Send notices at least three months in advance to notices@lcms.org. — Ed. ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Havana, Ill., is celebrating its 175th…

From the mission field: Church planting in Tanzania

Updates about LCMS mission work around the world.

Campus clips: Preparing future leaders

Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.

Spring ‘Engage’: Clinging to Christ’s promises

The Spring issue of ‘Lutherans Engage the World’ shows God’s care for His people through times good and bad.

YouthLead: Equipped and eager to share Christ

YouthLead (formerly Lutheran Youth Fellowship) helps teens develop leadership skills that they can use within their congregations and communities.