Statements & Letters
Mohr indicted by federal grand jury

A federal grand jury found reasonable cause to indict Michael Mohr.

Statements & Letters
Update on Mohr roster status

A pastoral letter from President Harrison regarding the suspension and resignation of Michael Mohr from the ordained roster of the LCMS.

Statements & Letters
False report in St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has released a false story about the LCMS president.

Lutheran Academic Standards near completion

The standards, which were called for by the 2023 LCMS convention, offer guidance for integrating Lutheran identity into the teaching of history, English/language arts, science, mathematics and fine arts.

Read ‘Book of Concord’ online for free

The new website makes the foundational writings of the Lutheran confessors available to all on a user-friendly, digital platform.

Family Ministry releases new resources

The resources include materials for family devotions and Bible study.

‘Gospel at the center’: LCMS Disaster Response update

Over the last three years, LCMS Disaster Response has awarded almost $3.5 million in domestic grants and more than $1 million in grants to assist global partner churches.

Youth Gathering survey reflects teens’ faith, concerns

The survey has been conducted at every Gathering since the first one in 1980.

Road to convention: Overtures and reports

The deadline to submit an overture for the 2026 convention is Feb. 28.

Third annual district forum held in St. Louis

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.

Winter ‘Engage’: God’s mission everywhere

This issue features stories about engaging youth in the faith, caring for refugees and forming deaconesses for service to the church.

The Lutheran Witness — January 2026 issue — Leisure
January ‘LW’: True leisure

This issue focuses on leisure, the Third Commandment and Sabbath rest, including the recent trend of “digital Sabbaths.”

The Rev. Dr. John W. Sias was elected to his third term as LCMS secretary on July 31 in Milwaukee. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford)
Road to convention: Officer nominations and elector registration

For the 2026 LCMS convention, officer nominations are due Feb. 18, and presidential electors must be registered by March 8.

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.

Students at Holy Trinity Lutheran School (HTLS) in Bowling Green, Ky., participate in a “boot camp” obstacle course, “jousting” on a balance beam while trying to avoid falling into the “mud pit,” during a Veterans Day celebration at the school on Nov. 11, 2025. (HTLS)
Campus clips: Schools wrap up 2025, look to 2026

Updates from LCMS day schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.