Committee suggests alternative to `living wills`

The Synod’s Sanctity of Human Life Committee issued a statement April 22 with the suggestion…

Board OKs $81.8 million budget for 2005-06

By Joe Isenhower Jr. NEW ORLEANS — Although the 2005-06 operating budget adopted by the…

Prison-ministry conference leads to support network

The Synod’s first-ever prison-ministry conference, April 30-May 1 in St. Louis, attracted 107 participants —…

Wheat Ridge gives $357,000 for 12 new projects

Wheat Ridge Ministries of Itasca, Ill., announced in late April that it is providing seed…

Wanted: Wood chippers to clear debris

Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) is calling for those with skills and needed equipment to help…

Leaders of `specialized ministries` share ideas

By Paula Schlueter Ross IRVING, Texas — Dr. Elwin Johnson Rethinasamy of Williston Park, N.Y., leaned…

Campbell accepts top Black ministry post

Dr. Phillip A. Campbell, who has been serving as interim executive director of the Synod’s…

Wuerffel joins armed forces ministry

Chaplain Ted Wuerffel of Shoreline, Wash., has accepted a call from the Synod’s Board for…

CD features `New Directions` presentations

Recordings of presentations from the LCMS mission conference “New Directions in Mission Leadership ’05” are…

Seminaries mail promotional materials

All LCMS congregations should have received in recent weeks promotional materials from the Synod’s two…

Concordia, Portland, to mark centennial

Concordia University, Portland, Ore., will celebrate its 100th anniversary during a “Centennial Celebration Weekend” June…

Meyer accepts call to serve as sem president

Dr. Dale A. Meyer of Collinsville, Ill., has accepted the call to serve as the…

LCMS, LCC schools confer honors

Colleges, universities, and seminaries of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church–Canada have given a…

`Reporter,` `Lutheran Witness` receive awards

Reporter and The Lutheran Witness, the Synod’s two official periodicals, picked up several awards at…

Call for nominations: university president

Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., seeks nominations for the position of president.  The president is…

CTCR offers information about religious groups

Information about religious organizations and movements — both Christian and non-Christian — is now accessible…