NORMAN W. SCHAEFFER, Lincoln, Neb., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LOUISE MARIE TIEMANN, Fenton, Mo., and ELLEN KAY GOTTSCHALK, Fort Wayne, Ind., have applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of…

The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions: Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., seeks to fill the position of Family Life director. Concordia College–New York, Bronxville, N.Y., seeks a director of the Nursing Resource…

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ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Lutherans and Catholics are not historically known for their theological sympathy, but in February the president of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) told the U.S. House that he will “stand with our friends in the Catholic…

NEW YORK (RNS) — Did leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) hurt their missionary cause by opting not to change the denomination’s name to something a bit more, well, marketable? Maybe, but as the advertising executives of Madison Avenue here…

LONDON (RNS) — A controversial Oxford University professor billed by many as the world’s “most famous atheist” now says he is not 100 percent sure that God doesn’t exist — but just barely. In a 100-minute debate with Archbishop of Canterbury…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — It took 83 years to build the iconic Washington National Cathedral, but a rare East Coast earthquake last summer took just seconds to send carved stone finials tumbling from the heavens to the ground below. Now, six months…

(RNS) — A federal court on Feb. 22 struck down a Washington state rule that requires pharmacists to dispense the morning-after pill even if it violates their religious beliefs. Religious liberty advocates cheered the decision. They have decried the 2007 state…

WILMINGTON, N.C. (RNS) — As the only Southern state without a constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage, North Carolina is the next battleground, with religious groups on both sides bracing for a high-stakes fight on May 8. Against a recent string of…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) — A bill in Alabama would allow churches or ministries to teach a religion class to public school students off campus, so long as parents and school boards give permission and the churches are responsible for transportation…

By Sarah Schafer A group of 17 members from St. Paul Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, gathered after worship Sunday, March 4, and traveled half an hour to help homeowners in Clermont County, Ohio, clear debris left by a March 2 tornado…

ST. LOUIS — The heads of the three Synod-owned international schools in Asia met together for the first time with the church body’s Board of Directors in an hour-and-a-half session during the Board’s Feb. 16-17 meeting here.  They are Kevin M.…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Addressing some two dozen black LCMS pastors Feb. 7 in Selma, Ala., LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison said his office is “ready to move” on a search to find a candidate to serve as a…

Tucked away in a former classroom on the campus of Concordia College, Selma, Ala., is a one-room testimony to Dr. Rosa J. Young — the LCMS teacher, missionary, lecturer and fundraiser who traveled the South in the early to mid-1900s,…

LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison has issued a proclamation announcing “National Lutheran Schools Week” March 4-10. The annual observance recognizes the contributions of Lutheran education through the Synod’s 2,400 early childhood centers, elementary schools and high schools nationwide. Synod schools…