The deadline to submit an overture for the 2026 convention is Feb. 28.
National News
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.
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.
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.
Necessary conversations: The church parsonage
Some LCMS parsonages are not maintained as well as they should be.
School and church leaders discuss tax credit potential
The roundtable was hosted in Washington, D.C., by the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty.
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.
National Lutheran Schools Week will ‘make a joyful noise’
National Lutheran Schools Week will take place Jan. 25–31, 2026.
Boards hold last meetings of year
Updates from the LCMS Board of Directors, Council of Presidents and Boards for International Mission and National Mission.
Seminarians learn about church planting
In October, students from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, gained hands-on experience in church planting by visiting the LCMS South Wisconsin District.
Campus clips: Thank you, ‘Doc’
Updates from LCMS day schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
National Offering bears translation fruit
The 2023–2026 National Offering, “We Preach Christ Crucified for All,” has supported efforts to make selected materials and resources available in other languages.