The Synod’s two official periodicals — Reporter and The Lutheran Witness — received a total of seven awards from the Associated Church Press (ACP) for work done in 2011. The awards were presented at the ACP’s annual convention, April 30-May…
LCMS reps, Indonesian church leaders hold talks
By Adriane Dorr The Rev. Dr. Albert B. Collver III, LCMS director of Church Relations, and Darin Storkson, LCMS regional director for Southern Asia and Oceania, recently visited with officials from the Indonesian Lutheran Christian Church (ILCC) to discuss potential…
CTCR responds to ELCA statement, plans conference
By Adriane Dorr During its April 26-27 meeting in St. Louis, the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) adopted a formal response to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) social statement, “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust” (HSGT). The…
CNH delegates re-elect Newton president
Delegates to the 69th convention of the LCMS California-Nevada-Hawaii (CNH) District re-elected by acclamation on the first ballot the Rev. Dr. Robert D. Newton of San Jose, Calif., to his fourth term as district president. Meeting April 27-29 in Burlingame, Calif., the convention…
Walther League plans 28th annual reunion
Former Walther League members from throughout the United States are invited to attend the 28th annual Walther League and Lutheran Young Adult Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 29, in Frankenmuth, Mich., as part of a “Heritage Weekend” of activities. On Friday,…
Students, LCEF call first marketing competition a win-win
By Kim Plummer KrullJose Elizondo admits he never heard of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) before he began researching the organization for its inaugural national marketing competition for Concordia University students. But the more the Concordia University Texas, Austin,…
Fire destroys church in Flat Rock, Mich.
A cigarette butt tossed into a flower cart that sat outside the front doors of Hope Lutheran Church, Flat Rock, Mich., is suspected of causing a fire that destroyed the church on April 26. No one was injured in the…
Fred E. Lietz dies — LCMS Church Extension pioneer
Fred E. Lietz, the first executive leader of Church Extension for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, died April 19 in nursing care at Lutheran Haven, a retirement community in Oviedo, Fla., where he and his wife resided. His death at age…
Harrison leads malaria prayer service at International Center
Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison led staff at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis in a 19-minute prayer service on “World Malaria Day,” April 25. The service included the “14:40 Prayer for World Malaria Day” that asks God…
New book details history of Lutheran Heritage Foundation
The Rev. Robert Rahn, founder of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), has written a 330-page book that traces the development of the organization from its beginnings in Russia to its present-day work in Africa and Southeast Asia. The book’s title, Jesus…
Mill Neck releases third Bible story book for deaf
The third of 12 Bible story books combining written language, artwork and illustrated sign language to teach hearing and deaf individuals is available from Lutheran Friends of the Deaf (LFD), a ministry of the Mill Neck Family of Organizations, which…
Official notice — Requests for reinstatement (May 2012)
ALISON M. BRAND, Springfield, Mo.; DOROTHY CAMPBELL, Lake Zurich, Ill.; WILLIAM G. FECHT, Westlake, Ohio; WENDY F. GREVE, Lansing, Mich.; JANE M. HENDERSON, Jacksonville, Ill.; THEODORE R. HOMANN, Kalispell, Mont.; DAWN C. KROOHN, Maplewood, Minn.; JENNIFER RECK, Muskegon, Mich.; DAVID…
Positions (May 2012)
Concordia Seminary: senior vice-president for Advancement Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, serves church and world by providing theological education and leadership, centered in the Gospel, to form pastors, deaconesses, missionaries and leaders in the name of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. It offers…
Final newsletter shares highlights of 'Fan into Flame'
By Paula Schlueter Ross The blessings of the Synod’s Fan into Flame campaign are many: $1.45 million to help 29 new “career” missionaries begin ministries in far-flung locations including Germany, Guinea, Hong Kong, Kenya, Macau, Peru and Slovakia. $1.22 million to…
Oklahoma District re-elects Henke, adopts handbook
Delegates to the 47th convention of the LCMS Oklahoma District re-elected the Rev. Barrie E. Henke to his second term as district president. The convention gathered April 20-21 at the National Center for Employee Development (NCED) in Norman, Okla. Henke…
Walter Kayser, former LCMS BOD member, dies
Walter William Kayser, who served as a member of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Board of Directors from 1981 to 1984, died April 21 of natural causes. Kayser, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was 94. A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m.…
