The Lutheran Malaria Initiative (LMI) publicly launches Sept. 18-20 with several Lutheran congregations and schools hosting special offerings, awareness events and other activities. LMI is an unprecedented campaign of the Synod and Lutheran World Relief to mobilize U.S. Lutherans in…
By Adriane Dorr “It is a great joy to look forward to the future,” said the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr., following his installation as the 16th president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., on Sept. 11. The…
By Elizabeth M. Truong With 90 percent of the debris from the May 22 tornado now cleared from residential areas in Joplin, Mo., representatives of Immanuel Lutheran Church and Martin Luther School in Joplin, the LCMS Missouri District, and LCMS…
A record number of 115 Lutheran schools were accredited by the National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA) commission at its Aug. 5-6 annual meeting in St. Louis. Commission members representing 26 LCMS districts participated in the meeting. A complete list of…
The LCMS Concordia Deaconess Conference (CDC) announces four new officers and a spiritual counselor: Deaconess Sara Lemon, who serves at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot, Pa., is new vice-president. Deaconess Kimberly Schave, director of Human Care with the LCMS Ohio District…
By Kim Plummer Krull At least 24 LCMS member families are among the Texans who have lost homes in massive wildfires that continue to blaze in the Lone Star state, according to the Rev. Steven Misch, mission and ministry facilitator…
By Linda C. Hoops More than 220 LCMS families lost their homes in June due to historic flooding in Minot, N.D. –- a disaster that has so far affected more LCMS members than Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Lee and the tornadoes…
On Sunday, September 11th, 2011, the world will stand still as the first post-9/11 decade comes to a close. As I pause to pen this note to the church, I’m flooded with a swirl of disparate and even conflicting thoughts and feelings.
Observing in a written statement that “the world will stand still as the first post-9/11 decade comes to a close” on Sept. 11, 2011, Missouri Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison recalls the events of that day of the…
Registration is open for the Lutheran Services in America Disability Network’s (LSA-DN) biennial conference, set for Oct. 4-6 in Philadelphia at the Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel. See below about a special conference group rate for lodging reserved at that…
LutherHostel 2011 planned for Oct. 1-4 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, has been cancelled. The event was to focus on “Public Service and My Lutheran Faith” and feature Congressman John M. Shimkus (R-Ill.). The seminary is planning another LutherHostel Oct.…
Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison says a vicar at his home congregation who “loved the work of the ministry for which he was training” strongly influenced his decision to study for the pastoral ministry. He recalls that vicar’s…
By Kim Plummer Krull “You saved my life and the lives of my children.” That’s what a Haitian mother living in a home at the new Lutheran Village in Jacmel said to the Rev. Glenn F. Merritt during his latest…
By Kim Plummer Krull When Hurricane Ike ravaged Texas three years ago, Dr. Lou Jander worked to help people whose lives were turned upside down by that storm. Today, the retired LCMS Texas District disaster-response coordinator and mission and ministry…
By Sarah Schafer and James Heine According to media reports, a series of central Texas wildfires this weekend has destroyed hundreds of homes in the Lone Star State. Among the most serious is a fire that forced the evacuation of…
By Sarah Schafer A 150-year-old LCMS church and parish house located less than a mile from the White House were damaged in the 5.8-magnitude East Coast earthquake of Aug. 23. But the church, Mount Olivet in Washington, D.C. — which…
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