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.
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.
OIM Audio: Rev. Ferry Discusses GKLI Convention
Pr. Ferry discusses the Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church convention that will make an important decision that could affect the LCMS.
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.
The LCMS: Continuing as a mission church body
As the number of career missionaries has nearly doubled since 2013, leaders of the Office of International Mission discuss the Synod’s coordinated approach to bringing the Gospel to the ends of the earth, caring for missionaries and what our international partners require most.
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.
‘Participating’ in the LCMS Youth Gathering from afar
Anyone not attending may follow the July 16-20 event in New Orleans through an array of resources and opportunities.
Reformation Relevance: ‘Only God rules over the soul’
This month’s column is from Luther’s writings in 1523 on church and state and the types of law that govern each.
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.
A ‘Helping Hand’ in East St. Louis and beyond
LCEF’s Laborers For Christ teams up with Lutheran Housing Support to help congregations and their communities.
