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.
Intentionality: In church work formation, a little word with an eternal impact
Through all of us, God is building a wonderful culture of church work formation.
April ‘LW’: Prefiguring the Resurrection
The April issue of ‘The Lutheran Witness’ features an Old Testament walk through Holy Week.
Concordia Seminary: Admissions Officer, Ministerial Formation
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, seeks an admissions officer for Ministerial Formation.
Call Day is almost here
Both LCMS seminaries are preparing for their annual assignment and call services.
New ministry leaders join IC staff
The leaders will serve in the areas of international mission, discipleship and family ministry.
Giving thanks for our church musicians
In April, LCMS congregations and schools are invited to observe Director of Parish Music (DPM) Appreciation.
LCMS pastor ministers in wake of Bourbon Street tragedy
The Rev. Kenneth DeSoto serves as a police department chaplain in New Orleans.
Missionaries invited to Latin America alumni event
The event, scheduled for Aug. 7–8 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is open to all LCMS missionaries who have served in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.
Saxon Lutheran Memorial visitor center lost in fire
The building, though not historic itself, housed many artifacts related to the early Missouri Synod, all of which are believed to have been lost.

