An Oct. 7 letter from LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison to church workers advises congregations to make their own decisions on whether or not they will sponsor troops with the Boy Scouts of America.
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Lutheran Housing Support awarded $78,179 treasury grant
The grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury will help the LCMS housing ministry expand its ability to provide loans in low-income and economically distressed communities.
COP delves into range of topics, biblical studies
On the first full day of its Sept. 20-24 meeting, the Synod’s Council of Presidents spends the heart of the morning continuing to refine a paper on the Office of the Public Ministry.
Board of Directors gets ready for new triennium
The Synod’s Board of Directors elects officers for the 2013-16 triennium and takes a number of other actions.
Coalition forms to set ‘action plans’ for church-worker wellness
Members of a new “Ministerial Care Coalition” to improve the health and care of LCMS church workers are developing action plans toward that goal.
Adidas donates new equipment to Selma football team
Less than a week after losing more than $70,000 of equipment in a bus fire, the Concordia College Alabama Hornets are sporting brand-new football gear, courtesy of Adidas.
Disaster conference equips Latin Americans for mercy work
Lutherans from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Venezuela, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay gather to learn about how the church can and does bear mercy in times of disaster.
Concordia, Selma, football team escapes burning bus
All 62 people on the bus escape safely and without injury, but all of their equipment is lost.
Pittsburgh Lutherans restore LCMS historic cemetery
“We needed the cemetery in pristine condition for the sake of the people there and as a witness to the community,” says a lead organizer of the restoration.
Fort Collins, Colo., congregation helps 1,200 evacuees
Members of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Collins, Colo., are staffing a local shelter — providing food, clothing and other necessities to weary flood victims.
National, international mission boards examine missiology
The Synod’s two mission boards review a draft of “A Theological Statement for Mission in the 21st Century,” a document mandated by the 2013 Synod convention.
National Mission board clarifies purpose, OKs SPM call process
At the most recent meeting, board members also tweak policies, elect officers and hear staff reports.
Boards gather for President’s Leadership Meeting
Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison speaks about challenges and blessings in the Synod today and Dr. Leo S. Mackay Jr. addresses “Excellence into the Future.”
LCMS president, officers and board, commission members installed
The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, 13th president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, is installed to his second three-year term during a two-hour Service of Installation Sept. 14 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
At least one LCMS church hit by Colorado floods
Hope Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colo., had about an inch of standing water in its basement, damaging carpeting, drywall and furniture in its main conference room and kitchen.
African-immigrant Lutherans choose ministry name, officers
More than 100 people attend a first-of-its-kind conference, which launches the new “African Lutheran Mission in the Americas” organization.
