The main impetus for the tower’s removal is the launch of a major, multi-year update and expansion on the Concordia Seminary campus.
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Training prepares youth for congregational leadership
This year’s YouthLead training focused on apologetics.
May ‘Witness’: All about convention
The May issue of ‘The Lutheran Witness’ provides a sneak peek at this summer’s Synod convention.
Campus clips: Collaboration on and off campus
Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
Spring ‘Engage’: Connecting people to Christ’s church
The Spring 2026 issue of ‘Lutherans Engage the World’ includes an article about University Lutheran Chapel in College Station, Texas, which is helping students stay connected to God’s Word while they are in school.
Pastoral formation listening sessions held in Maryland, Florida
As part of its work, the Pastoral Formation Committee has regularly sought input from LCMS laity, pastors and church leaders.
Task force report on electoral circuit parameters now available
The task force was created by the 2023 LCMS convention’s adoption of Resolution 9-06A.
Road to convention: Topics to watch
Each of these topics — from pastoral formation to artificial intelligence to the structure and authority of the Synod’s mission boards — has gathered a number of overtures to watch, discuss and weigh in on.
Campus clips: Featuring future church workers
Updates from LCMS schools, universities and seminaries.
Family Ministry holds summit on men in the church
Participants discussed the challenges men face and the opportunities they have to be leaders in their congregations, homes and communities.
Stewardship Ministry offers free workshops
The workshops are taught by LCMS pastors with experience in a variety of ministry contexts.
Finnish Lutherans convicted of ‘hate speech’ by Finland Supreme Court
The Rev. Dr. Juhana Pohjola, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, and Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish Parliament, were previously acquitted by the Helsinki Court of Appeal.
COP, BOD hold winter meetings
The LCMS Council of Presidents and the LCMS Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled meetings Feb. 9–11 and Feb. 19–21, respectively.
LCMS U: A home away from home
In February, University Lutheran Chapel in College Station, Texas, held its annual retreat at Camp Lone Star.
DCEs hold biennial gathering
An award ceremony honoring DCEs for outstanding service was held during the conference.
‘We will get up’: St. Paul, Dallas, damaged by fire
St. Paul’s sanctuary and furnishings were completely destroyed by a fire the evening of Jan. 29.
