Two years into its five-year, $20 million “A Time to Build” campaign, Concordia College Alabama has raised nearly $13 million.
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Getting ‘chartered’ gives voice to Hispanic mission
The 75-member Iglesia Evangelica Luterana Esperanza Viva now can send delegates to district and national Synod conventions.
Synod prepares new missionaries for service
The 16 new missionaries and their spouses will serve in nine countries including Peru, Ghana, the Dominican Republic, Togo and the United Kingdom.
CPS named one of ‘healthiest workplaces’ nationwide
The national award to Concordia Plan Services recognizes employers who have incorporated effective employee-wellness programs and practices.
Survey begins process of updating ‘Explanation’
Beginning Feb. 10, a survey spread over six months asks rostered LCMS workers for their input regarding the six chief parts of “Luther’s Small Catechism.”
Symposium: Relationships key to ’emerging adults’
The Youth Ministry 2014 Symposium focuses on the life stage known as “emerging adulthood” — young people ages 18 to 34.
Seminary hosts symposia, ‘best time’ of year
Attendees from some 20 countries brave the cold to engage two themes at Concordia Theological Seminary’s theological symposia.
Sem dedication a dream come true for Ghana church leader
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana Bishop Rev. Dr. Paul Kofi Fynn and some 700 others, including LCMS leaders, gather Feb. 2 for the dedication of that church body’s new seminary building.
Synod introduces triennial ‘Stand’ theme
The new theme is based on Martin Luther’s proclamation, “Here I stand. I can do no other,” and will be reflected in special events and activities through 2016.
LCMS signs HHS-related amicus brief
The brief relates to upcoming Supreme Court cases — involving Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties — that resulted from the Affordable Care Act and its Health and Human Services’ mandate.
Lutherans join life marches on east, west coasts
The “March for Life” in Washington, D.C., takes place Jan. 22, and the “Walk for Life West Coast” is held Jan. 25 in San Francisco.
‘There is no defeat in Christ,’ ADF counsel reminds LCMS
Matt Bowman, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, talks with LCMS members in a Jan. 23 webinar on the challenges to Americans’ religious freedoms.
Ethiopian church, LCMS agree to formal discussions
Leaders of the 6 million-member Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the LCMS agree to future discussions about the relationship between the two church bodies.
Disaster staff revisit Illinois, Colorado; distribute grants
Disaster staff return to the disaster sites to assess ongoing recovery efforts and determine needs in this post-emergency, or intermediate, phase of the relief effort.
Worker-wellness groups hold first joint meeting
Discussing how to keep church workers healthy are leaders from Concordia Plan Services, DOXOLOGY, Grace Place Lutheran Wellness Ministries and Shepherd’s Canyon Retreat.
21 Nepali immigrants baptized in St. Louis
Also, more than a dozen sponsors from Ascension Lutheran Church, St. Louis, and Christian Friends of New Americans gather around the baptismal font.
