NEW YORK (RNS) — When art historian Bruce Boucher wanted to reunite the three panels of a huge 14th-century altarpiece from three different countries, the Italian lender of one of the pieces had one condition: the finished product had to…
Convention Corner (June 2012)
With Barbara A. Below The district convention season is in full swing, and important work is going on in those conventions that will lead to the 2013 national convention of the Synod. Districts and their conventions play several new roles…
Atheists are organizing high school clubs, too
(RNS) — High school kids can join the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Jewish Student Union, the Muslim Students Association and, in some schools, a Hindu or a Buddhist club. Now they can join the young atheists club, too. In another…
Registration opens for prison/jail-ministry conference
Registration is open for the second synodwide “Training and Equipping Conference for Prison and Jail Ministry,” set for Sept. 29-30 in St. Louis, at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis Airport hotel. The Rev. John Fale, interim co-executive director of the…
Convention Corner (July 2012)
With Barbara A. Below “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you…
Southeastern District provides storm update, ministry ideas
As of July 5, more than 500,000 homes and businesses remained without power from Ohio to Virginia, according to news reports, following a June 29 storm with winds as high as 80 mph. And the record heat that followed the…
Maier re-elected in Michigan District
LCMS Michigan District President Rev. Dr. David P.E. Maier, 56, of Whitmore Lake, Mich., was elected to a second term during the district’s 100th regular convention, June 24-27 at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also elected were: the Rev. Mark D.…
Indiana re-elects May, looks to 50th anniversary
Delegates to the 20th convention of the Synod’s Indiana District elected the Rev. Dr. Daniel P. May to a fourth term as president and, in resolutions, called on congregations to join in celebrating the district’s 50th anniversary in 2013. May, 69,…
Training helps strengthen tornado response in Henryville
By Kim Plummer Krull More than three months after an EF-4 tornado devastated Henryville, volunteers equipped with Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) training are among those still helping the southern Indiana community pick up the pieces. “Initially, we saw a lot…
Synod leaders take part in 'Refugee Day' Hill visits
By Joe Isenhower Jr. Missouri Synod leaders were part of a 15-person delegation organized by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) — including former refugees — that visited with members of Congress and others in Washington, D.C., June 20 to…
Couple in AP photo are LCMS members, firefighters
When the LCMS director of digital media and the editors of the July Reporter purchased an Associated Press photograph to accompany a story about the wildfires raging in the western United States, they had no idea the couple hugging on…
Stechholz re-elected in English District
The Rev. Dr. David P. Stechholz of Livonia, Mich., was elected to his third term as bishop and president of the LCMS English District during the district’s 54th convention, June 27-30 in St. Louis. Stechholz, 64, was elected on the…
Iowa East re-elects Saunders president
Delegates to the 38th convention of the LCMS Iowa District East (IDE), June 29-30 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, re-elected the Rev. Dr. Brian S. Saunders to his second three-year term as district president. They also re-elected the two district vice-presidents. The…
Pacific Southwest elects Stoterau to fifth term
Some 370 voting delegates to the LCMS Pacific Southwest (PSW) District convention, meeting July 27-29 in Irvine, Calif., re-elected the Rev. Dr. Larry A. Stoterau to his fifth three-year term as the district’s president. The convention’s theme was “Proclaiming the Mysteries…
Letters to the Editor (July 2012)
Thanks for stance Thank you so much for your support of religious freedom. While I am a member of the Catholic Church, I very much appreciate the LCMS and what it stands for … a Christian force for good in our…
Convention Corner provides updates (April 2012)
with Barbara A. Below Following is the first in a series of Reporter columns that will provide information about the next LCMS national convention. As the 65th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod approaches, this Reporter column will…
