By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — The Synod Board of Directors, at its May…
Joplin a year later: 'thankful,' but needs remain
By Kim Plummer Krull Many special events commemorated the May 22 one-year anniversary of the…
Pressure Points (June 2012)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Our congregation has called a new director of Christian education…
Items wanted, available (June 2012)
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
Official notice: Requests for reinstatement (June 2012)
JOHN KIRCHHOFF, Sterling, Ill., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Commissioned roster of…
Price of hymnal to increase Jan. 1
Concordia Publishing House says it will increase the price of Lutheran Service Book from $23…
Boards continue policy work; 16 calls, appointments made
By Joe Isenhower Jr. and Elizabeth M. Truong ST. LOUIS — At their May 10-11…
Paul Heerboth, former LCMS World Mission exec, dies
The Rev. Dr. Paul M. Heerboth, a longtime missionary and LCMS World Mission executive, died…
Syrian Christians live in uneasy alliance with Bashar Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria (RNS) — Hani Sarhan is a Christian who says none of his relatives…
Archaeologists: Israeli artifacts support Solomon's Temple
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of artifacts dating back to the time…
North Carolina approves ban on same-sex marriage
WILMINGTON, N.C. (RNS) — The sign outside the polling station at Devon Park United Methodist…
Supreme Court decision on religion upends campus religious groups
(RNS) — When the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian student group could only be…
Nonbelievers flex their political muscles
WASHINGTON (RNS) — One of the biggest growth areas in political activism around religion is…
Rural, Small Town Conference set for Nov. 1-3 in Iowa
Registration is open for the LCMS National Rural and Small Town Mission Conference to be…
Church's neighborhood-renewal role earns honor
By Kim Plummer Krull It was around 1997 when yet another family told the Rev. John…
Mueller receives honorary doctorate
LCMS First Vice-President Rev. Herbert C. Mueller Jr. received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree…
