The Milwaukee Business Journal has named Dr. Patrick T. Ferry, president of Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, one of the Milwaukee area’s “most influential people” in the field of education. The distinction was profiled in the Journal’s first Power Book issue,…
German church offers camp for teens, young adults
The Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church, an LCMS partner church known by its German acronym, SELK, is offering a weeklong camp to Lutheran teens and young adults next summer in Wittenberg, Germany. “LutherCamp,” set for July 30-Aug. 8 in a campground…
LIMM forum to discuss aged, chronically ill
“Care of the Aged and the Chronically Ill: A Medical Mission Approach” is the theme for the Sixth Annual Needs and Resources Forum, to be held March 19-20 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The forum is sponsored by Lutherans in…
Conference looks at reaching rural America with the Gospel
By Roland Lovstad Rev. Todd Kollbaum admits there were times when he prayed God would send him a call or derail the effort to build a regional ministry among three congregations in rural Cole Camp, Mo. “Time after time, God…
LWML offers medium-size 'mite box'
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League is offering its mite box in a new size. In addition to the traditional smaller box and the larger display box, a medium-size mite box (measuring 12-by-5-by-7 inches, when assembled) is now available. LWML members…
Wheat Ridge announces $251,800 in grants
Wheat Ridge Ministries of Itasca, Ill., is awarding $251,800 in grants to fund efforts of eight “health and hope” ministries, including four related to The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. “We are so grateful for the support we receive from the thousands of…
Wittenberg board gets warm reception
Members of the board that is supervising a joint U.S.-German effort toward Gospel outreach in Wittenberg, Germany, were warmly received when they met in separate meetings last month with the Synod’s Board of Directors, Council of Presidents, and Board for…
Ahlersmeyer to resign as Concordia, Ann Arbor, president
Dr. Thomas R. Ahlersmeyer, who has served as the fifth president of Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., for the past four years, has announced his resignation, effective Dec. 31. The university’s Board of Regents has asked Senior Vice President Charles…
Concordia Seminary Chorus begins Advent tour
The Concordia Seminary (St. Louis) Chorus, under the direction of Rev. Henry V. Gerike, will present choral music for the season of Advent at congregations in St. Louis and Illinois during its 2009 Advent Tour. The Concordia Seminary Chorus is…
CPH offers VBS puppets at special price
Concordia Publishing House is offering puppets from its past vacation Bible school programs at a special price. The first 200 customers to order the “Puppet Friends Four Pack” will receive four puppets for $34.99. The puppets regularly cost about $20 each.…
Concordia, Shanghai, students unearth fossil
A dinosaur fossil unearthed by students from Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS) is expected to be featured in a National Geographic television special in mid-2010. The fossil, found by the students while on an archeological dig in the Gansu Province…
Directors, COP call for study of task forces' reports
TAMPA, Fla. — On the first day of the Nov. 19-20 LCMS Board of Directors meeting here, a half-day session with the Council of Presidents resulted in both groups jointly calling for “serious prayerful study and discussion” of the reports of…
CPH offers giving opportunity
Concordia Publishing House is offering Christians an opportunity to “support outreach and literacy this Christmas season” by donating $5 to send a copy of Hear Me Read Bible Stories to a child in Appalachia. As part of its 2009 “simply…
LCMS World Relief provides $102,770 in grants
The same week Americans gathered at Thanksgiving dinner tables across the country, LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) continued distributing emergency food supplies to families in Andhra Pradesh, India, still reeling from devastating floods. Some 1,000 families are receiving…
LCC, LCMS leaders discuss church relations
Relationships with partner churches, fiscal realities, theological and ecclesiastical issues, and seminary education were among topics discussed by representatives of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and the LCMS during a Nov. 10 meeting in St. Louis. The gathering was “a good meeting,”…
Seminary's Kantorei announces Florida tour
The Kantorei of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., will perform in eight Florida cities during its winter tour of “Epiphany Lessons and Carols,” Jan. 3-10. The 16-member choir is composed of men studying to become Lutheran pastors. Kantor Richard…
