The LCMS Board for International Mission calls six rostered church workers and appoints a layperson for service in Eurasia, East Africa and Latin America.
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Harrison: Is Scalia’s death ‘harbinger of worse things to come’?
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison issues a statement on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Discussions encourage Lutheran, Anglican leaders
Leaders of the Anglican Church in North America, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church—Canada meet Feb. 8-9 in St. Louis.
KFUO to host litigator in crucial religious-liberty cases
On Feb. 17, Alliance Defending Freedom’s Gregory Baylor talks about key religious liberty cases to be decided in 2016.
Synod supports districts, congregations after storms
The Synod responds to disasters in four states: flooding in Illinois and Missouri, and tornadoes in Mississippi and Texas.
Goeglein discusses life march, pending legal cases
Focus on the Family’s Timothy Goeglein is featured in a Jan. 20 Worldwide KFUO interview.
Harrison seeks more input from church workers without calls
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison is calling for the Synod to “up its game” in giving attention to professional church workers on both candidate and non-candidate status without a call.
Synod offers missionaries options amid fears of Zika Virus
Those who are pregnant and serving in the Latin America region may relocate with their families to another country or return to the United States for the duration of their pregnancy.
2016 youth-ministry symposium explores confirmation
Presenters at the Jan. 14-16 event cover a range of aspects — including the involvement of parents and the Church in faith formation.
Lutherans lead life march with joyful hymns despite snowstorm, protests
LCMS participants leading the March for Life include students from Synod universities and its St. Louis seminary as well as pastors and congregation members.
Nordic Lutheran churches seek ILC membership
The Communion of Nordic Dioceses has approached the International Lutheran Council about its three member churches joining the council.
Leaders term new fellowship with Uruguay church ‘a gift’
The Synod’s burgeoning partnership with the Lutheran Church of Uruguay includes the prospect of the first-ever Lutheran university in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Lutherans among those defending life in marches
Marchers hit the streets of Washington, D.C., and San Francisco to show their support for the unborn and for the sanctity of life at all stages.
LCMS Disaster Response trains district, church responders year-round
Relief efforts following the late-December tornadoes in North Texas and flooding in the Midwest underscore the importance of training local responders ahead of time.
Supreme Court to hear ‘hostility’ case involving church playground
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys are preparing to defend the rights of an LCMS church — Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Mo.
KFUO to host Goeglein on life issues Jan. 20
Focus on the Family’s Timothy Goeglein will field questions on revitalization of the pro-life movement and life-related legal cases during the “Worldwide KFUO” interview.
