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Presidential appointees join commissions, board
Four Synod commissions and one board with members appointed by Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick…

TV special features world's spiritual leaders
A two-hour primetime television special, “In God’s Name,” featured interviews with a dozen religious leaders…

District disaster-response reps to meet
District disaster-response coordinators will meet for first-time training Jan. 9-10 in St. Louis — a…

CPH slashes prices on 'Big Books'
Concordia Publishing House is offering its Big Books for children for $5 each through Dec.…

Resources available for 'Schools Week' in March
Promotional resources are available from LCMS District and Congregational Services — School Ministry to help…

Lutherans in England embrace 'Lutheran Service Book'
Delegates to the annual synod, or convention, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE)…

LCMS, LCC dialogue reviews relationship
Representatives of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and The Lutheran Church–-Missouri Synod met at the LCMS International…

Dr. Samuel Hoard, Black ministry pioneer, dies
Longtime Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod pastor, military chaplain, and social activist Dr. Samuel L. Hoard died…

Lutherans, Roman Catholics start report on dialogue
Participants in the U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue started work on the writing process for a…

Lumpe begins work as LHM director
Laurence E. “Larry” Lumpe of St. Louis began serving Dec. 4 as executive director of…

Offering exceeds goal's halfway point
The Synod’s National Offering that will be used to fund the training of Lutheran pastors…

World Mission sponsors tour to Russia
LCMS World Mission is sponsoring April 22-May 5 an Ablaze! tour to Russia and the…

Official Notice: LCEF, Foundation audits
The audits and summary budgets of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund and The Lutheran Church—Missouri…

Official Notice: LCMS audit
The audits for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 and the program budget…

Requests for Reinstatement (December)
LARRY OETTING, Seward, Neb., and ROBERT E. WILLIAMS, Saginaw, Mich., have applied for reinstatement to…