The International Church Relations Conference held its annual meeting Oct. 27–31 in Wittenberg, Germany.
Third missionary cohort of 2025 completes orientation
The missionaries are scheduled to deploy in early 2026.
National Offering bears translation fruit
The 2023–2026 National Offering, “We Preach Christ Crucified for All,” has supported efforts to make selected materials and resources available in other languages.
Concordia Plan Services: Summer internships
Interns will work full time at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis from June 1 through July 31, 2026.
‘Set Apart to Serve’: With thanksgiving for our church workers
St. Paul teaches all of us, both those who serve and those who are being served, to be thankful in all things.
Items wanted, available (Dec. 2025)
Available this month are a variety of church furnishings and music.
Official notice: LCMS districts (Dec. 2025)
Updates from districts of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Official notice: Requests for reinstatement (Dec. 2025)
Official notice regarding requests for reinstatement to the ordained or commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Official notice: Colloquies (Dec. 2025)
Official notice regarding applications for colloquy in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
All Nations Council gathers in St. Louis
The gathering brought together 13 representatives from 10 different ethnic mission societies and ministries around the country.
‘Together as Synod’ gifts support areas of greatest opportunity
Every undesignated gift to the LCMS bolsters domestic and international efforts to give a bold witness, show mercy and live life together as children of God.
Congregational Anniversaries (December 2025)
Announcements featuring special church anniversaries.
November ‘LW’: Witnessing to Christ
The November issue of The Lutheran Witness is all about mission.
LEA bids farewell to Laabs, welcomes Wrege
Dr. Thomas Wrege, who succeeds Dr. Jonathan C. Laabs, will begin serving Jan. 1, 2026.

