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Anniversaries

Congregational Anniversaries (May 2026)

Announcements featuring special church anniversaries.

News

Teacher appreciation is May 4–8

During the month of May, or anytime, let those who teach know how appreciated they are.

Reading & Study

May ‘Witness’: All about convention

The May issue of ‘The Lutheran Witness’ provides a sneak peek at this summer’s Synod convention.

National News

Campus clips: Collaboration on and off campus

Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.

International News

From the mission field: Sharing God’s Word through music

In her role as a sacred music educator, LCMS missionary Becky Bartelt assists LCMS church partners and services congregations in the Asia region through God’s gift of music.

Young adults, including students from University Lutheran Chapel in College Station, Texas, arrive for a winter retreat held in February at Camp Lone Star in La Grange, Texas. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford)

Reading & Study

Spring ‘Engage’: Connecting people to Christ’s church

The Spring 2026 issue of ‘Lutherans Engage the World’ includes an article about University Lutheran Chapel in College Station, Texas, which is helping students stay connected to God’s Word while they are in school.

The April 2026 issue of ‘The Lutheran Witness’ invites readers to reﬂect upon our risen Lord Jesus Christ, the light and life of the world.

Reading & Study

True life in Christ: April ‘Lutheran Witness’

The April issue invites readers to reﬂect upon our risen Lord Jesus Christ, the light and life of the world.

Positions

Position: Hong Kong International head of school

The head of school leads Hong Kong International School in communicating and advancing its mission and vision through strategic, educational, operational and spiritual leadership.

News

Pastoral formation listening sessions held in Maryland, Florida

As part of its work, the Pastoral Formation Committee has regularly sought input from LCMS laity, pastors and church leaders.

Convention

Task force report on electoral circuit parameters now available

The task force was created by the 2023 LCMS convention’s adoption of Resolution 9-06A.

Convention

Road to convention: Topics to watch

Each of these topics — from pastoral formation to artificial intelligence to the structure and authority of the Synod’s mission boards — has gathered a number of overtures to watch, discuss and weigh in on.

News

Our preaching is not in vain

Our risen Lord established the Office of the Holy Ministry to proclaim the crucified and risen Christ into the ears of the hearer.

Events

Celebrate church musicians on April 26

This month, LCMS congregations and schools are invited to observe Director of Parish Music Appreciation.

The Rev. G. Nadaraja, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Westward Ho, Sri Lanka, presents a child with a school packet in January. (M. Anton)

International News

From the mission field: Mercy in Sri Lanka

LCMS missionaries Rev. Steven and Martha Mahlburg serve in Sri Lanka with the pastors, evangelists and laypeople of the Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church.