Some 200 registrants gather Oct. 24-25 in Grand Rapids, Mich., for the 2014 conference of Lutherans For Life.
Synod pastors offer prayers, resources after Washington high-school shooting
Messiah Lutheran Church, Marysville, Wash., holds a “Service of Word and Prayer” in the wake of the Oct. 24 shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
KFUO plans 90-day celebration to mark its 90th year
The celebration includes special programing, cookies, T-shirts, a Lego display, a mailing to donors, a worship service, a new hymn and a contest to choose a “Book of the Year.”
New Gathering video emphasizes ‘stand in Christ alone’
Release of the 3-minute video from LCMS Youth Ministry coincides with Reformation Day on Oct. 31.
Registration deadline extended for campus-ministry conference
The registration deadline is now Nov. 17 for the Jan. 5-7 conference in St. Louis that is geared toward college students, but open to anyone interested in campus ministry in the Synod.
Former New England District President James Keurulainen dies
The funeral service is set for 9:30 a.m. (EST) Nov. 4 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Dedham, Mass.
Memorial commemorates German immigrants’ role in massacre
About 150 people attend a dedication in Emma, Mo., for a memorial commemorating 26 German immigrants who defended their homes and families during the Civil War.
BIM calls 10 career missionaries
The LCMS Board for International Mission moves to help fill the 2013 Synod convention mandate to double the number of career missionaries by 2016.
Photos give glimpse of ‘The First Rosa’ filming
See photos from the fall filming of the documentary about Lutheran black-ministry pioneer Rosa J. Young.
2,000-plus gather for Higher Things conferences
Participants share favorable comments about the events in Gainesville, Fla.; Mequon, Wis.; and Logan, Utah.
BNM extends its first call to Sutterer
Such calls to specialized pastoral ministers are possible with adoption of Resolution 2-15B by delegates to the 2013 Synod convention.
Former Muslims baptized at LCMS partner-church congregation
Four former Muslims are baptized at a Lutheran congregation in Leipzig, Germany.
Free resources available for Veterans Day
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces provides free, downloadable resources that can be used Nov. 9 to observe Veterans Day Weekend.
Engfehr receives Red Cross award
The Rev. Bill Engfehr, an LCMS emergency-services chaplain in Collinsville, Ill., receives the Red Cross Community Preparedness and Resiliency Award.
Murray pens commentary supporting Houston pastors
In “Why I stand with the Houston Five,” LCMS Fourth Vice-President Rev. Scott Murray addresses the city’s “bullying tactics.”
International representatives spiritually prepare for disaster
The LCMS International Disaster Response Conference involves 170 pastors and lay leaders from five continents.
