The Rev. Scott C. Sailer of Sioux Falls, S.D., is elected on the first ballot to his first term as district president.
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SELC elects Dzurovcik to first term as president
The Rev. Andrew Dzurovcik of Clark, N.J., is elected president on the third ballot.
Concordia students vie in spirited LCEF competition
A team from Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., captures the top honor for the second consecutive year.
Partners celebrate ‘resurrections’ of congregation, historic church
The LCMS and partner churches in Germany and South Africa mark a joint achievement in Leipzig.
Volunteers help with Illinois tornado recovery
More than 275 cleanup volunteers respond to the EF-4 tornado that struck Northern Illinois April 9.
Lutherans aid Boston pastor after fire destroys home
Supporters embrace the Rev. Ingo Dutzmann (right) and his family with prayers, visits and emergency funds.
Raising up church workers for Tanzania
Twenty-one new pastoral candidates are ordained and seven deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshipers in Tanzania, East Africa.
Plans taking shape for 2017 Reformation celebration
Worship opportunities, outreach grants, Web resources and a documentary are some of the ways the Synod and its partners plan to mark the 500th Reformation anniversary.
Harrison shares Holy Week message
Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison notes that on Good Friday, “that day of deepest darkness, our God was loving the world, loving you and me and all who fail Him.”
MMT scholarships available for college students
To be eligible for the Mercy Medical Team scholarships, a student must be enrolled in a health-related program at a Concordia University System school.
Wanted: Feedback on updating Small Catechism Explanation
The update is needed because of “many changes in the understanding of morals, civil law and natural law in church and society,” according to the 2013 Synod convention.
In April’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
This issue of the magazine explores vocation, with stories like “Christ Works through You” and “What Is God’s Will for My Life?”
Following in steps of civil-rights ‘foot soldiers’ — 50 years later
Lutherans join the 50-year anniversary observance of the Voting Rights Movement in Selma, Ala., as Concordia College Alabama holds its 2015 Civil Rights Symposium.
NLSA names five ‘exemplary’ schools for 2015-16
The National Lutheran School Accreditation Commission selects five Lutheran schools in the United States for special recognition as “exemplary accredited schools.”
Geisler wins Disaster Response Hymn Contest
A hymn written by Dr. Carol Geisler, a former Lutheran school principal who lives in St. Louis, is the winning entry.
Seminar underscores plight of Christians facing persecution
Stephanie Hammond addresses “Global Christian Cleansing: Rising Religious Persecution and What You Should Know” March 11 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
