The initiative provides scholarships for pastors from emerging and partner church bodies to obtain advanced degrees at the two LCMS seminaries.
Five installed to LCMS staff positions
They are the Rev. Marcus Zill, the Rev. Mark Wood, Matthew Bergholt, Deaconess Mireya Johnson and Ross Stroh.
New Web page offers updates on task forces
Information and actions of the four convention-mandated task forces are available at lcms.org/convention/taskforceupdates.
First Youth Corps event includes service, learning, community
The Aug. 11-17 pilot event is a prelude to more extended Lutheran Youth Corps service experiences planned for the future.
St. Louis sem to celebrate its 175th anniversary
Local congregations and other supporters are invited to a daylong celebration on the Concordia Seminary campus Friday, Oct. 10.
Lower response clouds 2013 statistics for congregations
Only 3,591 congregations — 59 percent of all those in the Synod — report their financial and statistical information for 2013.
CUW, Bethesda pioneer program for those with disabilities
Bethesda College of Applied Learning is the new program of Concordia University Wisconsin and Bethesda Lutheran Communities.
Scattering seed on fields of battle — with catechisms, LSB
LCMS members and congregations give catechisms and hymnals to deployed service members.
Lutheran housing organization receives $15,000 grant from Thrivent
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22, 2014 — The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod National Housing Support Corporation, which does business as Lutheran Housing Support, recently received a grant from the Thrivent Financial Foundation. For every dollar the organization Lutheran Housing Support raises through the end of 2015, the Thrivent Financial Foundation will match 50 cents up to $15,000 through the end of 2015.
Three CUS schools named ‘Colleges of Distinction’
Concordia University Chicago, Concordia University Wisconsin and Concordia College—New York are among 200-plus schools recognized.
Board approves matching funds to boost urban/inner-city mission
In addition to adopting several other actions at its Aug. 22 meeting, the Synod’s Board of Directors held its triennial retreat.
Photo gallery: Lutheran Youth Corps in Philadelphia
Thirteen LCMS young people, including two proctors, spent August 10-17, 2014, together in service, learning, and community during the pilot program for Lutheran Youth Corps, a project of LCMS Youth Ministry. Photographs by Erik M. Lunsford, staff photojournalist in LCMS Communications.
LCMS responders ready to assist after 6.0 quake
The Synod awaits damage assessments from a Napa, Calif., church following the Aug. 24 earthquake. Among damages are the organ, which is now unusable.
Photo gallery: Comforting the afflicted in Ferguson
The LCMS ministered to the people of Ferguson, Mo., meeting with residents and police, listening to them, praying with them and reaching out in love for those who have been hurt in the Michael Brown crisis.
Commentary: Should Lutherans take ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’?
What should Christians watch out for when donating money to this ALS cause?
Newlyweds share ‘terror’ of Ferguson riots; Synod responds with prayer, presence
Amid the racially charged protests in Ferguson, Mo., Lutherans are doing what they can to bring peace.
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