By Paula Schlueter Ross A total of 38 new missionary families are beginning work with LCMS…
Lutheran kits `well received` in Iraq
School and health kits prepared by U.S. Lutherans for children in Iraq have been so…
Hartman becomes president of Oklahoma District
Rev. Paul A. Hartman of Moore, Okla., is now president of the LCMS Oklahoma District,…
Chaplain to get Air Force award
Chaplain Matthew A. Boarts, an Illinois native who’s been in the service only five years,…
People in the News (October)
Voncile D. Stone, vice president of operations for the Synod’s Worker Benefit Plans, has earned…
CPH releases children`s `Small Catechism`
My First Catechism: An Illustrated Version of Luther’s Small Catechism for Children, is now available…
Buckman takes top post with Society for Missiology
Former LCMS World Mission executive Dr. Allan Buckman will begin serving Nov. 1 as executive…
eBay founder gives $500,000 for Sudan
A half-million-dollar grant from the founder of eBay to Lutheran World Relief, Baltimore, is being…
Items wanted, available
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
Call for Nominations (Board for Mission Services)
The Board for Mission Services (BFMS) seeks nominations for associate director for ministry to the…
Official Notice: Accreditation
The College of Education at Concordia University, Seward, Neb., is scheduled for a Spring 2005…
Requests for Reinstatement
MICHAEL A. CROON SR., Niles, Ill.; WALTER D. KREGER, Bellaire, Mich.; and WILLIAM SINGLETON, Whiting,…
New education boards choose officers, exec staff
Two new boards established by this year’s Synod convention — the Board for Pastoral Education…
Mequon to host health conference
“Ethical Conflicts in Health Care: The Christian Response” will be the focus of the 10th…
Minnesota church defiled by vandals
By Paula Schlueter Ross Vandals broke into St. John Lutheran Church in North Branch, Minn.,…
Campus-ministry group wants to link colleges, congregations
Note to outreach-minded congregations: If you’re near a college or university campus, a huge mission…
