Rita packs second blow to weary Gulf Coast

By Kim Krull As Gulf Coast residents prepared to assess damage from their second hurricane…

Districts need cleanup teams

For information on how to volunteer for hurricane cleanup and repair work in the LCMS…

Five hurricane-damaged churches may face demolition

Five LCMS congregations’ church buildings in the area hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina may have…

CTCR report addresses human embryos

“Christian Faith and Human Beginnings,” a report concluding that human embryos, beginning with conception, are…

October Letters

Discernment takes time My letter concerns the encouragement mentioned in last month’s story on the…

Outpouring of Synod love `phenomenal,` says official

By Joe Isenhower Jr. “The unprecedented outpouring of Christian love and generosity of our people…

Members of Congress thank Synod for Katrina response

The three Missouri Synod members of the United States Congress thanked Synod members for their…

COP looks at church worker concerns

Care and supervision of church workers — including hurricane relief, lay worker training, new worker…

Southern District moves office to Baton Rouge

“All that has transpired will change the face of the Southern District,” President Kurtis Schultz…

Teams help `overwhelmed` pastors after Katrina

By Joe Isenhower Jr. Rev. Philip Wottrich, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Covington, La., says…

Youth Ministry to announce if Gathering stays in New Orleans

LCMS Youth Ministry will announce no earlier than Oct. 7 if New Orleans is still…

Hoffmann put focus on Christ, say memorial speakers

Dr. Oswald C.J. Hoffmann, religious broadcasting pioneer and honorary speaker of radio’s “The Lutheran Hour,”…

Oswald Hoffmann in his own words

In his 1996 autobiography, What More Is There to Say but Amen, Dr. Oswald C.J.…

St. Louis seminary offers free `Bach at sem` concerts

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is beginning its 14th season of “Bach at the Sem” concerts…

Synod is reaching more blind people than ever

By Paula Schlueter Ross Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod congregations now sponsor 31 Outreach Centers for the Blind,…

Materials still available for `LWML Sunday`

Even though many LCMS congregations were expected to observe “Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Sunday” on…