News from LCMS districts.
Items wanted, available (Nov. 2018)
Available this month are songbooks and an organ.
Global Mission Fund gifts can be doubled in November
This matching opportunity means that as much as $352,937 — received in just one month — could go toward bringing people all over the world into contact with the life-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
From the mission field – Kenya and Papua New Guinea
Project 24 opens a new boarding facility in Kenya; missionaries in Papua New Guinea publish a paper against sorcery-accusation-related violence.
Obituary: Rev. Dr. Alvin V. Kollmann, former Southern Illinois District president
Kollmann, who served as president of the LCMS Southern Illinois District from 1976 to 1994, died October 7 at the age of 88.
Official notice: Nominating Ballots and Voter Registration
Official nominating ballots for the offices of President, First Vice-President, and regional vice-presidents have been mailed, on October 1, 2018, to every member congregation of the Synod according to the list of member congregations maintained by the Synod’s Department of Rosters, Statistics, and Research.
In the Fall ‘Engage’: Crossing barriers and borders
The Fall 2018 issue of Lutherans Engage the World looks at a few of the ways God is working through Lutherans around the world.
In the October ‘Witness’: Ministry and mental health
The October issue of The Lutheran Witness examines topics relating to ministry and mental health.
Official notice: LCMS seminaries (Oct. 2018)
A notice about the nondiscrimination policy at LCMS seminaries.
Official notice: Concordia University System (Oct. 2018)
A notice about the nondiscrimination policy at LCMS colleges and universities.
Official notice: Requests for reinstatement (Oct. 2018)
A listing of those who have applied — and been approved — for reinstatement to LCMS rosters.
Official notice: Colloquies (Oct. 2018)
A listing of those who have completed — or submitted applications for — teacher or pastor colloquies in the Synod