SELC delegates elect Krueger to sixth term

At the LCMS SELC District’s 16th convention, June 21-24 in Oviedo, Fla., delegates re-elected by…

New missionaries prepare for global service

Twenty-three new career and short-term missionaries and educators, along with their spouses and children, began…

Wildfires take LCMS members' homes, force evacuations

By Sarah Schafer At least three LCMS families in Montana and Colorado are known to have lost their…

Hennings re-elected in Texas

Delegates to the LCMS Texas District convention, meeting June 21-23 in Lubbock, Texas, elected the…

Iowa West returns Sieveking to office

LCMS Iowa West District President Rev. Dr. Paul G. Sieveking of Fort Dodge, Iowa, was…

Northwest delegates re-elect Linnemann president

Delegates to the June 21-23 LCMS Northwest District convention in Portland, Ore., re-elected the Rev.…

Walton re-elected by acclamation in Florida-Georgia

Delegates to the LCMS Florida-Georgia District’s 31st Regular Convention elected district President Rev. Gregory S.…

Mid-South elects Paavola as new president

The Rev. Dr. Roger C. Paavola was elected president of the LCMS Mid-South District by…

Hutterites blast 'exploitative' show on National Geographic Channel

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Hutterite bishops say a new National Geographic reality series that follows the…

Santa Monica park displays banned after atheist dispute

(RNS) — The city council of Santa Monica, Calif., has voted to halt unattended, private…

Atheists challenge tax exemption for religious groups

(RNS) — How much money does the U.S. government forgo by not taxing religious institutions?…

Church leaders release open letter on religious liberty

By Adriane Dorr In the aftermath of the recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’…

Forke re-elected president in Montana

Delegates to the June 11-14 convention of the LCMS Montana District re-elected the Rev. Terry…

LCMS missionaries make 'home-service' visits

By Linda C. Hoops The 72 career missionaries who serve The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod by sharing…

Southern Baptist membership continues decline

(RNS) — For the fifth year in a row, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has…

Evangelical group proposes code of ethics for pastors

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is urging pastors to seek a…