Board approves $88 million operating budget

By Joe Isenhower Jr. The Synod’s Board of Directors adopted a 2006-07 operating budget for…

Students turn break into `Mercy Expedition`

By Kim Krull Mention spring break, and the poverty-stricken, AIDS-challenged African island of Madagascar may…

Letters to the Editor (June)

Military chaplaincy This is in response to the May Reporter article about LCMS and ELCA…

Commentary: Safeguarding our college students` faith

What can your congregation do? By Paul Hoemann Sending a child away to college is…

Pressure Points

with Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Is it possible to do the right thing in the…

Lutherans responding to Indonesian earthquake

By Paula Schlueter Ross LCMS World Relief/Human Care and its Baltimore-based partner, Lutheran World Relief,…

Minnesota North re-elects Fondow

Minnesota North District President Donald J. Fondow was re-elected, by unanimous voice vote, to a…

New Jersey delegates re-elect Klettke

Delegates to the LCMS New Jersey District convention unanimously re-elected Rev. William Klettke of Wrightstown…

Canada`s Central District re-elects Prachar

Rev. Thomas Prachar was re-elected to his third term as president of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC)…

International students practice sharing faith at retreat

By James Heine DITTMER, Mo. — For Hope Day, her journey to faith is even…

Deaf mission society offers free workshop

The Deaf Lutheran Mission Society, based in Janesville, Wis., is sponsoring a free workshop for…

Southeastern re-elects Diefenthaler

Delegates to the 34th convention of the LCMS Southeastern District re-elected President Dr. Jon Diefenthaler…

CNH delegates re-elect Newton

Delegates re-elected Dr. Robert Newton of San Jose, Calif., on the first ballot to a…

CTCR OKs `Left Behind` study, takes other actions

By James Heine In addition to unanimously adopting a report on the public rebuke of…

CTCR adopts statement on public rebuke of public sin

By James Heine The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) adopted a statement…

Wheat Ridge will accept grant proposals July 1-Sept. 30

Wheat Ridge Ministries, Itasca, Ill., invites LCMS congregations to submit applications beginning July 1 for…