The Concordia University at Austin Board of Regents has begun what it expects to be a “multi-year process” of selling the Texas school’s current property and purchasing a new one that has more room for expansion. University President Thomas E. Cedel…
Campus group offers scholarships
Lutheran Student Fellowship (LSF), the Synod’s organization for college students, is giving away four $500 cash scholarships to students who register by Aug. 15 on the new LSF Web site. The winners will be randomly selected and notified by e-mail…
Krueger accepts call to head University Education, CUS
Dr. Kurt Krueger of Irvine, Calif., has accepted a call from the Synod’s Board for University Education to serve as its executive director and as president of the Concordia University System. He plans to assume his new role no later…
St. Louis seminary to explore will of God
“It Just Doesn’t Make Sense: Wrestling with God’s Will in a Tragic World” is the title of the 16th Annual Theological Symposium to be held Sept. 20-21 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Participants in the symposium will explore the ways in…
Radio Station KFUO-FM nominated for award
Missouri Synod-owned radio station “Classic 99” KFUO-FM has been nominated by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) as a finalist for the 2005 Marconi Award as “Classical Station of the Year.” This is the third consecutive year KFUO-FM has been nominated…
Austin DCE student killed in Iraq blast
Marine Reservist Corporal Steven P. Gill, a director of Christian education (DCE) student at Concordia University in Austin, Texas, was killed July 21 in an explosion during a combat operation near Zaidon, Iraq. Funeral arrangements were pending as this Reporter…
People in the news
Bobbie Lautenschlager of St. Louis began serving July 1 as executive director of Lutherans in Medical Missions (LIMM), an association of Lutheran health-care professionals and laypeople who are “committed to the support of Christ’s healing ministry worldwide.” Lautenschlager, a registered…
Mequon to kick off 125th year with author-humorist Bimler
In honor of its 125th anniversary, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, is planning a special kick-off celebration Aug. 27 with a free dinner buffet followed by a presentation by author and humorist Dr. Richard Bimler titled “One Blessing After Another.” Bimler has…
Registration opens for mission conference for college students
“From Cowboys to City Slickers: Breaking Stereotypes!” (1 Cor. 9:22-23) is the theme for this year’s Beautiful Feet mission conference for college students. Registration is now open for the conference, to be held Nov. 3-6 at Concordia University at Austin…
Mequon to host parish nurse, health conference
Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, is sponsoring this fall an educational conference for parish nurses and congregational health workers. The four-day intensive conference, “The Concept and Practice of Parish Nursing and Congregational Health,” will be held on four consecutive Wednesdays — Sept.…
Tsunami relief continues; leaders gear up to rebuild
By Joe Isenhower Jr. Six months after the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami killed hundreds of thousands and leveled entire villages along the Indian Ocean coastline, relief and mission leaders say that the generosity of Synod donors has accomplished much…
Herman named to succeed Bimler as Wheat Ridge head
Dr. Richard Herman of Oak Park, Ill., has been named to succeed Dr. Richard Bimler as the fourth president of Wheat Ridge Ministries, effective Jan. 1, 2006. Bimler, who has served in the position since 1991, announced last year that…
New York churches share `Harvesters` teams
Three small New York congregations sponsored a simultaneous “Harvesters for Christ” event in May — the first time more than one congregation has sponsored more than one team of Harvesters trainers in the eight-year history of the outreach-equipping program that has…
`Point of Truth` now on Web via FaithStreams
The Synod’s “Point of Truth” half-hour video worship program can now been seen on the Web via “FaithStreams,” a new service from Faith and Values Media offering a library of faith-based video on the Internet. The free video-streamed “Point of Truth”…
Requests for Reinstatement
GREGG A. HEIN, Billings, Mont.; STEPHEN INGLEHART, San Antonio, Texas; and MICHAEL PICKHARDT, Ixonia, Wis., have applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. ERICH ABRAHAM, Naples, Fla.; PAULA ABRAHAM, Naples, Fla.; KIMBERLY A.…
CHI plans museum at International Center
Concordia Historical Institute (CHI) plans to construct an historical museum at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis to give visitors a perspective on the Synod’s history. The project will free much-needed space in the CHI building to store a…
