The 48 district leaders in attendance represented 31 LCMS districts.
Skovgaard appointed to Praesidium
Skovgaard serves as LCMS sixth vice-president, representing the Great Lakes Region.
Created Male and Female Task Force wraps up work
The task force will report on its work, which began in 2019, to the 2026 LCMS convention.
Campus clips: Schools wrap up 2025, look to 2026
Updates from LCMS day schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
2026 National Offering: ‘Tell the Next Generation’
Gifts to the 2026–2029 National Offering will directly benefit ongoing domestic work carried out at the local level by LCMS congregations, districts and others.
Obituary: Rev. Dr. Paul W. Devantier, former executive director of LCMS Communications
The Rev. Dr. Paul Walter Devantier died on Nov. 30 at the age of 79.
Official notice: Colloquies (Jan. 2026)
Official notice regarding applications for colloquy in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Items wanted, availalable (Jan. 2026)
Wanted this month are hymnals. Available are altar furnishings.
Official notice: LCMS districts (Jan. 2026)
Updates from districts of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Official notice: Requests for reinstatement (Jan. 2026)
Official notice regarding requests for reinstatement to the ordained or commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Boards hold last meetings of year
Updates from the LCMS Board of Directors, Council of Presidents and Boards for International Mission and National Mission.
Campus clips: Thank you, ‘Doc’
Updates from LCMS day schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
From the mission field: Theological education in the Philippines
LCMS missionary Rev. Dr. Walter Steele teaches at the Lutheran Theological Seminary and Training Center of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines.
‘True unity’: Lutheran church bodies meet in Germany
The International Church Relations Conference held its annual meeting Oct. 27–31 in Wittenberg, Germany.
Concordia Plan Services: Summer internships
Interns will work full time at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis from June 1 through July 31, 2026.
