LCMS Disaster Response is walking alongside the Pacific Southwest District and its congregations to assist with the response.
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CUW ‘Hesed’ program serves adults with disabilities
The program is intentionally faithful to CUW’s Lutheran mission.
California fires threaten churches, displace members
The fires broke out on Jan. 7, resulting in widespread damage and evacuations.
Youth Ministry receives Lilly grant
The grant will support a new program called “Practicing Healthy Youth Ministry,” which will begin by creating a network of 35–40 facilitators across the LCMS.
Historic Trinity Milwaukee goes ‘home’ for Reformation
On Oct. 31, 2024, the congregation of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, worshiped in the church sanctuary for the first time since a devastating four-alarm fire in May 2018.
Campus clips: All about community
Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
December ‘Witness’: A family community
The December issue takes one final look at this year’s theme of community.
‘Partners in ministry’: LCEF holds annual meeting
The meeting was the first under a streamlined representational structure.
‘Christ is our foundation’: Hurricane recovery continues in North Carolina
Hurricane Helene came ashore in September 2024, leaving widespread damage across the southeastern United States.
KFUO Radio celebrates 100 years of sharing the Gospel
Around 200 people gathered in St. Louis on Oct. 12 to mark the anniversary.
CUS meets, visits Concordia University Chicago
The Concordia University System conducted an informal visit to the campus of Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., Sept. 16–17.
Debt relief for the church’s workers
MinistryFOCUS offers grants to pastors, teachers, directors of Christian education and other rostered LCMS church workers.
Campus clips: Concordias receive honors, launch new programs
Updates from LCMS universities, seminaries and campus ministries.
Synod boards hold fall meetings
The LCMS Board of Directors, Council of Presidents, Board for International Mission and Board for National Mission held their regularly scheduled meetings in August and September.
