A $25,000 grant from the Synod’s Office of National Mission will be used by leaders of five LCMS congregations to bring hope and healing to the community.
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Guatemalan church president writes of shootings
The letter was received by LCMS leaders on Nov. 22 from the Rev. Cornelio Midence, president of the Lutheran Church in Guatemala, an LCMS partner church body.
LMI partnerships ease Ebola response in West Africa
Partnerships that began with the Lutheran Malaria Initiative in January are now making the response to West Africa’s Ebola crisis easier.
Latest Ebola aid: travel scholarships for medical professionals
The Africa travel funds of up to $2,500 each — for airfare, lodging and food — are available to the first 20 applicants.
St. Louis seminary receives science grant
The $93,600 grant is to help Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, “prepare pastors and other church leaders for well-informed thinking and conversations about science.”
Pastors visit Ferguson to bring peace, offer solutions
The six pastors and a vicar — four white, three black — visit Ferguson, Mo., to help bring calm after the grand jury announcement.
Wittenberg, Germany, education center to open in May
The new International Lutheran Center includes a chapel and lecture hall, classroom and fellowship space, a bookstore, guest rooms, a small library and two offices.
Symposium addresses ‘challenging’ world of infertility ethics
The question of what is God-pleasing in the field of infertility medicine lies at the center of the Infertility Ethics Symposium, held Nov. 8 in St. Louis.
Historical Institute presents 21 awards to historians
Concordia Historical Institute honors historians for exemplary accomplishment in Lutheran history.
International Lutheran roundtable discusses immigration issues
The meeting brings together Lutheran leaders from the U.S., Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Nicaragua.
Comfort dogs: ‘God’s gifts’ in times of turmoil
Three of the specially trained golden retrievers visit numerous sites in Marysville, Wash., after the high-school shooting there to help the town feel safe and happy again.
LCMS disaster-relief funds can cover insurance ‘gaps’
When disaster strikes — delivering a devastating financial blow to an already-struggling congregation or school — LCMS Disaster Response is available to help in whatever ways it can.
Board of Directors marks progress on Wittenberg Project
Work is expected to be complete in time for the building’s dedication planned for May.
EECMY, LCMS leaders sign revised working-partnership agreement
Representatives of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the LCMS sign the agreement at the end of discussions Nov. 10-13 in Addis Ababa.
Harrison encourages LCMS to ‘not grow weary’ in public square
“We can’t step back. We must participate,” LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison says during a Nov. 13 “Free to Be Faithful” webinar.
RSTM conference discusses ‘backbone of Church in America’
Conversations center on farming, faith and finances at the LCMS Rural and Small-Town Mission conference, Nov. 6-8 in Kansas City, Mo.
