By Linda C. Hoops Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated more than 90,000 square miles,…
Rutt joins LHM as director of International Ministries
Dr. Douglas L. Rutt of Fort Wayne, Ind., began work July 30 as director of…
Helen Morris, past LWML president, dies
Helen Morris, who served as president of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League from 1975 to…
Seminaries offer free visits to prospective students
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., have scheduled free visitation…
'Lutherans want to help' in flooded Iowa
By Kim Plummer Krull A university student living in a mold-infested mobile home and congregation…
Age-old Amish experience 21st century boom
ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa. (RNS) — Paul “Chubby” Chubb cranks up the engine of his big Dodge…
Study: Religious hospitals provide better care
(RNS) — Catholic and other church-run health care systems in the U.S. are more efficient…
Russians pray for rain as churches collect aid
MOSCOW (RNS/ENInews) — The Russian Orthodox Church is praying for relief from the heat and…
Church of God: women can be leaders, not bishops
(RNS) — The Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) has decided to permit women to serve…
Priest at London cathedral blasts 'glitzy' weddings
LONDON (RNS) — A top priest at London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, where Prince Charles and…
CPH distributes 400-plus backpacks, school supplies
Undeterred by heat approaching 100 degrees, Concordia Publishing House employees handed out 433 backpacks filled…
Fort Wayne seminary achieves 10-year accreditation
By Adriane Dorr For some, the word “accreditation” brings to mind piles of paper, endless…
Open Arms offers training for child care ministry
The Open Arms Institute is offering two fall training events related to child care ministry:…
LCMS responds to Pakistan flooding through LWR
By Linda C. Hoops As monsoon rains in Pakistan continue to cause widespread flooding that…
Calif. judge permits gays to marry Aug. 18
(RNS) — Same-sex couples can begin marrying in California again on Aug. 18 after a federal…
Wanted: Mercy Medical Team volunteers for Haiti
By Kim Plummer Krull LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) is organizing a Mercy…
