Residents in hard-hit areas need basic supplies like food and water and help with cleanup, “but most of all, they need to hear that God is with them.”
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Lutherans helping neighbors in Katy, Texas
Members of Memorial Lutheran Church go door to door, reaching out “to help anyone who has needs.”
LCMS Disaster Response assessment team heads to Texas
Their goal is to share the Gospel while helping in whatever way possible.
Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis offers matching funds for Harvey relief
Lutheran congregations in the St. Louis area now have the opportunity to double their donations for Hurricane Harvey relief, thanks to a matching fund from the Foundation.
Houston-area LCMS churches, pastors, members report flood damages
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is working alongside the Texas District to provide physical and spiritual care and comfort to all victims.
Bomb squad OKs suspicious package at Concordia Seminary
All students, faculty and staff are reported safe, and its St. Louis campus has been declared “all clear” and is operating as usual.
Judge Neely asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Wyoming court censure
Judge Ruth Neely, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Pinedale, Wyo., has been under fire since 2014 for expressing her faith-based beliefs on marriage.
LCMS Worship Institute draws 350-plus to study, pray, sing God’s Word
Attendees ponder the theme “The Just Live by Faith” at the 2017 LCMS Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music.
Exhibit of Reformation-era books coming to Concordia, Chicago
The exhibit at Concordia University Chicago featuring 35 items from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries opens Oct. 8.
Empowerment Center, including Lutheran Hope Center, opens at Ferguson’s ‘ground zero’
LCMS missionary Rev. Micah Glenn and the Lutheran Hope Center are based there, along with community partners.
Black Ministry convocation brings people together in worship, learning, fellowship
More than 540 people attend the LCMS Lutherans in Black Ministry Family Convocation, July 12-16 in Birmingham, Ala.
Bethesda: Enhancing lives, sharing Jesus
Bethesda Lutheran Communities expands beyond its beloved but outdated Watertown, Wis., campus to more than 300 locations, continuing to integrate people with developmental disabilities into their local communities.
Missionaries blessed for service in seven countries
After a two-week orientation, 10 missionaries are “sent” to serve in Germany, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Peru, Spain and Uganda.
KFUO to discuss Beltway state of affairs, religious implications
July’s “Free to be Faithful” program features Focus on the Family’s Timothy Goeglein discussing the nation’s state of affairs and what it means for Lutherans.
Klaus, Meyer returning to ‘The Lutheran Hour’ Nov. 5
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Klaus and the Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer return to the radio program after current Speaker Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz leaves for his new post in Washington, D.C.
‘A global perspective’ — linking congregations, missionaries
A story from “Lutherans Engage the World” that addresses opportunities for LCMS congregations to support LCMS mission work.
