National offering tops $227,000 before convention

More than $227,000 already has been received for the “One Mission Ablaze! National Offering,” in…

Below says initiatives put church, government `on same page`

“The government is on the same page as the churches when it offers initiatives for…

Lutheran Disaster Response organizes help for Nebraska

As this Reporter went to press, Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR), based in Chicago, continued to…

Web site offers sign-language worship

Live Lutheran worship services for the deaf are offered each week on www.DeafJesus.org, a Web…

Ebola-like virus threatens Lutherans in Sudan

Prayers are being requested for the people of Yambio, a community in southern Sudan that…

Seminaries, colleges give spring honorary degrees, awards

The Reporter Web site periodically lists those who have received honorary degrees and awards from…

Nominees for president address issues (Questions 3 and 4)

Question 3. For the past triennium, the participation of an LCMS district president in the…

Nominees for president address issues (Questions 1 and 2)

Reporter asked the five nominees for LCMS president to answer in writing a series of…

Convention delegates to act on 115 resolutions (Floor Committees 1-4)

Eight convention floor committees, meeting in St. Louis May 21 and over the weekend, prepared…

Convention delegates to act on 115 resolutions (Floor Committees 5-8)

Higher Education  Of 66 overtures submitted on higher education, Committee 5 has developed 25 resolutions…

Seminaries sponsor summer workshops

Registration remains open for a number of off-campus continuing-education workshops both Synod seminaries are offering…

Harvesters training event set for August

Rev. Al Tormoehlen says he would like to hear from anyone interested in attending an…

New Preus book explains `Why I Am a Lutheran`

Why I Am a Lutheran: Jesus at the Center, written by Synod First Vice President…

LEA honors outstanding teachers

Kirk Bolt of Naperville, Ill., and Carl Schiefer, Boca Raton, Fla., are co-recipients of the…

Roland Hopmann dies; former seminary professor

Rev. Roland A. Hopmann, a retired professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, died May 18…

Gathering tagged nation`s largest church-youth event

With 35,000 young people and adults from more than 20 countries set to participate, the…