ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa. (RNS) — Paul “Chubby” Chubb cranks up the engine of his big Dodge…
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Study: Religious hospitals provide better care
(RNS) — Catholic and other church-run health care systems in the U.S. are more efficient…
Church of God: women can be leaders, not bishops
(RNS) — The Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) has decided to permit women to serve…
Priest at London cathedral blasts 'glitzy' weddings
LONDON (RNS) — A top priest at London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, where Prince Charles and…
Russians pray for rain as churches collect aid
MOSCOW (RNS/ENInews) — The Russian Orthodox Church is praying for relief from the heat and…
CPH distributes 400-plus backpacks, school supplies
Undeterred by heat approaching 100 degrees, Concordia Publishing House employees handed out 433 backpacks filled…
Fort Wayne seminary achieves 10-year accreditation
By Adriane Dorr For some, the word “accreditation” brings to mind piles of paper, endless…
Open Arms offers training for child care ministry
The Open Arms Institute is offering two fall training events related to child care ministry:…
LCMS responds to Pakistan flooding through LWR
By Linda C. Hoops As monsoon rains in Pakistan continue to cause widespread flooding that…
Calif. judge permits gays to marry Aug. 18
(RNS) — Same-sex couples can begin marrying in California again on Aug. 18 after a federal…
Wanted: Mercy Medical Team volunteers for Haiti
By Kim Plummer Krull LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) is organizing a Mercy…
LCMS convention news
News from the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is still available. To read…
Closer to heaven, workers repair steeples, lives
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (RNS) — When William Thornton goes to work in the morning, all he…
Aid group 'wants to stay' in Afghanistan despite killings
(RNS/ENInews) — The International Assistance Mission (IAM) has rejected Taliban claims that 10 staffers from…
Judge: moral, religious views don't justify gay marriage ban
(RNS) — In a decision with enormous legal, political and religious implications, a federal judge…
Installation of officers, board members set for Sept. 11
The installation of those elected at the Synod’s national convention — including the president, vice-presidents,…
