LCMS First Vice-President Rev. Dr. Herbert Mueller Jr. is re-elected to his third consecutive term by a 65.66 percent majority on the first ballot on Sunday, July 10, during the Synod’s 66th Regular Convention.
Convention
Delegates vote to commend five mercy-based ministries
These include LCMS Disaster Response, LCMS National Housing Support Corporation, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Lutheran Services in America and Lutheran World Relief.
Delegates vote to support, increase missionary force
Two resolutions presented by Floor Committee 2 on International Witness were adopted on Sunday during the opening day of business at the 66th Regular Convention of the LCMS.
‘Be Bold!’ Harrison exhorts Church in President’s Report
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison gives his President’s Report on Sunday, July 10, during the 2016 LCMS convention in Milwaukee.
Delegates adopt two priority ‘National Witness’ resolutions
Delegates to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s 66th Regular Convention on Sunday adopted the first two resolutions presented by the “National Witness” floor committee.
Rast encourages convention participants that ‘God will sustain His Church’
The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., delivered an essay on Sunday morning, July 10, during The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s 66th Regular Convention at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.
2016 LCMS Convention Photos: Sunday, July 10
Photos from Sunday, July 10, at The 66th Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in Milwaukee.
Convention opening service unites delegates from every corner of Synod
Some 3,000 worshipers attend the July 9 opening service for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s 66th Regular Convention in Milwaukee.
2016 LCMS Convention Photos: Saturday, July 9
Photos from Saturday, July 9, at The 66th Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in Milwaukee.
2016 LCMS Convention Photos: Friday, July 8
Photos from Friday, July 8, at The 66th Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in Milwaukee.
How to follow LCMS convention
With a variety of options, staying abreast of what’s happening at the July 9-14 convention will be easy.
Harrison announces slate for LCMS first vice-president
LCMS President/President-elect Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison announces the five nominees who will stand for election at this summer’s Synod convention.
18 committees offer 135 LCMS convention resolutions
The number of floor committees for the 2016 LCMS convention is up from seven in 2013 and there are 19 more proposed resolutions than three years ago.
Harrison re-elected to third term as LCMS president
The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison is re-elected to serve a third term as Synod president with 3,507 votes, or 56.96 percent.
Nominees for president answer Facebook followers’ questions
The nine questions and answers from the three nominees for Synod president are now available online.
2016 LCMS Convention Workbook available online
The “Convention Workbook” and an accompanying biographical booklet contain material in preparation for the 66th Regular LCMS convention, July 9-14 in Milwaukee.
