The presidents of three American Lutheran synods offered papers at the Fifth Annual Emmaus Conference Feb. 9-10 at Parkland Lutheran Church and School in Tacoma, Wash. Parkland Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. LCMS President Rev. Dr.…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. “The entire room broke into applause” after Bishop Amos Bolay of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Liberia (ELCL) requested altar and pulpit fellowship between the Missouri Synod and his church body during Dec. 31 discussions in…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. RALEIGH, N.C. — The Synod’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution at its Nov. 17-18 meeting here stating that it “intends to encourage, support and facilitate continued discussions between” Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Concordia University…

By Linda C. Hoops The third dialogue between The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), held Oct. 27-28 on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary (CTS), Fort Wayne, Ind., addressed “Contemporary Issues Facing the Church in…

By Adriane Dorr LCMS leaders met with representatives on Capitol Hill Oct. 27 and took part in the first-ever Lutheran Services in America Day at the White House Oct. 28. On the first day of their visit to Washington, D.C., the group…

Concordia Historical Institute (CHI) opened an exhibit Oct. 24 on the Synod’s first president. “To God Alone the Glory: The Life of C.F.W. Walther” will remain on display through 2012. The new exhibit highlights the life and ministry of Carl Ferdinand…

By Kim Plummer Krull After seeing firsthand the suffering as starving Somalis pour into the Dadaab refugee camps, the Rev. Dr. Walter Obare, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK), is requesting additional financial support to meet urgent…

(RNS) — Leaders of the Episcopal, Methodist and Roman Catholic churches in Alabama filed a federal lawsuit on Aug. 1 to stop enforcement of the state’s new immigration law, which they say could strike at the core of their ability…

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Communications announces an opening for the position of managing editor: Witness, Mercy, Life Together. The position is accountable to the director of News and Information and will be responsible for gathering, editing and supervising the production of…

By Linda C. Hoops Preparations for the 2017 celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation were among topics discussed at the Feb. 17-19 meeting of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR).  A 2007 convention resolution (Res. 3-02)…

By Roland Lovstad Since retiring in 1998 as principal of Zion Lutheran School in Harvester, Mo., James Brackman has volunteered his time to build an endowment fund to assist school families with tuition. “I worked with it, but was not…

(RNS) — The Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) has decided to permit women to serve on local church councils but has maintained its rule that they cannot be ordained as bishops. By a narrow vote during its recent General Assembly,…

As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter and The Lutheran Witness asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing four questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will be addressed during…

“ONE People — Sharing Christ’s Love” is the theme for the LCMS 2010 National Offering that will provide funding where needed most for the mission and ministry of the Synod to support local congregations and international ministries. Monetary gifts for…

By Linda C. Hoops The man known as “the father of Lutheranism in Haiti,” Dr. Doris Jean Louis, was murdered March 12 at his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during an attempted robbery. Dr.  Louis, who received his M.Div. through colloquy…