WILMINGTON, N.C. (RNS) — The sign outside the polling station at Devon Park United Methodist…
Supreme Court decision on religion upends campus religious groups
(RNS) — When the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian student group could only be…
Nonbelievers flex their political muscles
WASHINGTON (RNS) — One of the biggest growth areas in political activism around religion is…
Church's neighborhood-renewal role earns honor
By Kim Plummer Krull It was around 1997 when yet another family told the Rev. John…
Mueller receives honorary doctorate
LCMS First Vice-President Rev. Herbert C. Mueller Jr. received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree…
Ridley heads LCMS housing corporation
Nicole Ridley has been appointed chief executive officer of the LCMS National Housing Support Corporation,…
Rev. Robert Jackson, former Oklahoma DP, dies
The Rev. Robert L. Jackson, who served as president of the LCMS Oklahoma District from…
Rural, Small Town Conference set for Nov. 1-3 in Iowa
Registration is open for the LCMS National Rural and Small Town Mission Conference to be…
Wyoming delegates re-elect Boche president
The Rev. Richard Boche was elected on the first ballot to his third term as…
LCMS enters fellowship with church in Liberia
By Adriane Dorr LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison declared fellowship with the Evangelical…
Chilean Lutherans build 'faith foundation' in quake-prone communities
By Kim Plummer Krull A tsunami wave triggered by a powerful earthquake hit Constitucion, Chile,…
Concordia Seminary, Argentina, celebrates 70th anniversary
By Pamela Nielsen Nearly 1,000 Lutherans gathered May 1 on the campus of Concordia Seminary…
Why the United Methodist Church canceled votes on same-sex marriage and gay clergy
(RNS) — United Methodists (UMC) concluded their General Conference May 4 without voting on gay…
Methodists agree: homosexuality 'incompatible with Christian teaching'
(RNS) — Despite emotional protests and fierce lobbying from gay-rights groups, United Methodists (UMC) voted…
'The Voice': New Bible translation focuses on dialogue
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — The name Jesus Christ doesn’t appear in The Voice, a new…
'Reporter,' 'Lutheran Witness' win seven ACP awards
The Synod’s two official periodicals — Reporter and The Lutheran Witness — received a total…
