Movie review: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’

It may take some effort for audiences to peel away all the punches and explosions to find the film’s central story: fatherhood and the importance of who that father is.

Commissioned ministers to report info in a new way

The Church Worker Update website gets a makeover, and the new version will be available the first week of June.

In June’s ‘Lutheran Witness’

The June/July issue of “The Lutheran Witness” offers a sneak peek at what will be discussed and voted on at the 66th LCMS convention.

Young ‘Blockheads’ talk trash at White House

LCMS member Christina Yepez, 13, and four friends discover a way to turn used Styrofoam cups into glue, netting them a trip to D.C. to meet President Obama.

Disaster-response conference to focus on Christ’s mercy, peace

The annual LCMS conference is set for Oct. 18-20 at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Students learn new perspectives while studying abroad

The program is organized by a consortium made up of eight Concordia University System schools.

Commentary: Theology — the ‘breath’ of Concordia University System

“The Concordias are fountains of living water in the parched desert of higher education,” CUS President Rev. Dr. Dean O. Wenthe writes.

International Mission — Gospel-Bearing Tools: People, Policies, Protocols

The Board for International Mission — a group of pastors, church workers and laypeople elected by the Synod in convention — joyfully shoulders the responsibility of setting the policies that guide our international witness and mercy work, as it is carried out through the LCMS Office of International Mission (OIM).

Synod joins court brief for judge under fire for marriage view

The LCMS has joined in an amicus brief as Wyoming officials seek to remove Judge Ruth Neely, an LCMS Lutheran, from the bench.

‘I was in prison and you came to me’: Lutherans well-suited for ministry to incarcerated

More than 30 prison-ministry workers from across the Synod take part in the LCMS Prison Ministry Conference, April 29-30 in Belleville, Ill.

First Bethesda College class graduates in ‘opportunity of a lifetime’

Students with developmental disabilities receive Certificates of Applied Learning May 14 in Mequon, Wis.

Mission Work Today — May 2016

With missionaries on five continents, the reach of Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod mission work spans the globe. The LCMS works in unexpected places, revitalizing struggling churches and planting new churches.

Nominees for president answer Facebook followers’ questions

The nine questions and answers from the three nominees for Synod president are now available online.

LWML accepting applications for mission grants

Mission grant proposals for consideration at the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League’s 2017 convention may be submitted through Sept. 30.

Florida couple commits $3 million to Concordia Seminary

The seminary is challenged to raise an additional $2.1 million by Jan. 15, 2017.

National Offering to support ‘Witness, Mercy, Life Together’

Funds from the offering will go toward planting churches, supporting pro-life efforts, preparing church workers and more.