By Kim Plummer Krull An LCMS World Relief and Human Care emergency Mercy Medical Team…
LCMS mercy arm receives $600,000 for Haiti
In just one week, LCMS World Relief and Human Care has received donations and pledges…
Haiti Lutheran church president provides update
In a 35-minute telephone call early Jan. 15, Rev. Marky Kessa, president of the Evangelical…
LDR shares flu information
Lutheran Disaster Response is encouraging Lutherans to heed the advice of the U.S. Department of…
Dr. Michael Stelmachowicz, former director of higher ed, dies
Dr. Michael J. Stelmachowicz, who served more than 40 years as an LCMS educator and…
Heine accepts BCS news director post
James H. Heine, editor of The Lutheran Witness magazine since 2007, is the new director…
Resources available for 'Lutheran Schools Week'
Lutheran schools and their sponsoring congregations may order a variety of resources from LCMS District…
World Relief to assist Haitians; missionary, mission teams OK
By Linda C. Hoops As estimates of the loss of life and destruction in Haiti…
Task force to address 'theological implications' of ELCA sexuality decisions
A new seven-member Task Force on Theological Implications of ELCA Human Sexuality Decisions appointed by…
CTCR adopts man-woman relationship report
“The Creator’s Tapestry: Scriptural Perspectives on Man-Woman Relationships in Marriage and the Church” is the…
Thrivent gives $1.1 million to Synod
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has given the Synod a $1.1 churchwide grant for Synod projects,…
Mission society starts work in Cuba, Cambodia
The Children’s Christian Concern Society, an LCMS mission organization, is starting new work in January…
Seminaries release educational videos
The Synod’s two seminaries — Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne —…
Sudanese mission supporters discuss work
More than 30 people representing 18 LCMS mission agencies and congregational groups that sponsor mission…
Congregation commits to family torn by tragedy
By Linda C. Hoops “We are committed to support this family, no matter what it…
Delegates offer feedback at regional gatherings
By Paula Schlueter Ross Two of the nine regional gatherings planned for LCMS convention delegates…
