PARIS (RNS) — A decade ago, Rene Lebouvier requested that his local Catholic church erase…
Harrison addresses first district convention
Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison was guest preacher at the opening worship service…
LCMS to provide live coverage of 'March for Life'
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod will provide — at www.lcms.org/marchforlife — same-day, online Lutheran coverage of…
Evangelism conference set for Feb. 11 in St. Louis
The fourth annual “Reaching Out Together” evangelism conference is planned for Feb. 11 on the…
Bethesda Lutheran Communities offers scholarships
Bethesda Lutheran Communities scholarship applications for the 2012-13 academic year are now available for Lutheran…
Lutheran village dedications mark progress in Haiti
By Kim Plummer Krull With hundreds of thousands of people still living in squalid, makeshift camps,…
Harrison signs letter supporting traditional marriage
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison joined 38 leaders of some of the largest…
Guido Merkens, former LCMS vice-president, dies
The Rev. Dr. Guido Merkens, a former LCMS vice-president and founding pastor of one of…
Liberian church requests altar, pulpit fellowship
By Joe Isenhower Jr. “The entire room broke into applause” after Bishop Amos Bolay of…
Va. judge rules against breakaway Episcopal parishes
(RNS) — Seven congregations that broke with the Episcopal Church in 2006 over its liberal…
Traveling repairmen help rebuild churches
MEMPHIS, N.Y. (RNS) — Brent Howard left his job as a home remodeler in Ohio…
Supreme Court sides with churches in employment fights
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11 unanimously threw its support behind…
Beloved hymns carried King through troubled times
(RNS) — At 87, the Rev. C.T. Vivian can still recall the moment, decades after…
Appeals court: Oklahoma Shariah ban unconstitutional
(RNS) — Oklahoma’s referendum against state judges considering Islamic law is unconstitutional, the 10th U.S. Circuit…
New White House staffers have Catholic, Jewish ties
(RNS) — President Obama on Jan. 10 named an immigration expert with longstanding ties to…
Unanimous Supreme Court ruling supports Hosanna-Tabor
By Paula Schlueter Ross The United States Supreme Court Jan. 11 issued an historic 9-0 decision…
