HOUSTON—The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Convention honored three of its congregations July 14 for outstanding work to raise funds for the Synod’s Fan into Flame campaign in support of Ablaze! mission initiatives.      Honored were leaders and members of Mountainside Lutheran Church, Linville,…

HOUSTON—During voting July 14, two ordained pastors and four laypeople were elected to the LCMS Board of Directors.      The 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is meeting July 10-17 at the George R. Brown Convention Center under the…

HOUSTON—With “yes” tallies of 79.9 percent and 83.5 percent of the votes, delegates at the Missouri Synod convention encouraged the work of the Task Force on Synodical Harmony and affirmed ecclesiastical supervision in the cases of rostered church workers  following…

HOUSTON—Starting with the name “Abraham, Mark W.” and ending with “Zorn, Glen R.,” there are 490 names listed on pages 25-26 of the 2010 Convention Workbook—the names of the ordained and commissioned ministers who departed this life since the last…

HOUSTON—First Lutheran Church, El Cajon, Calif., was recognized July 14 during the national convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod for its exemplary leadership in church planting.      The 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is meeting July 10-17 at…

HOUSTON—In his daily Bible study to the convention attendees, Ted Kober, founder and president of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, asked that members work to resolve conflict within their congregations. In keeping with the convention’s theme of forgiveness, he also invited those…

HOUSTON—Utilizing the theme “One People Forgiven through Christ to Forgive in the Family,” Ted Kober, founder and president of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, presented the convention’s morning Bible study July 13 on the importance of confession and forgiveness between family members.…

HOUSTON—Through the national and international media outreach of Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), the Int’l Lutheran Laymen’s League remains committed to supporting the mission of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.      In a July 14 video message to the LCMS convention, Int’l LLL…

HOUSTON—“It’s only the future of the church,” Dr. L. Dean Hempelmann said as he reported efforts to recruit and retain church workers for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Hempelmann, the executive director of “What a Way,” spoke July 13 to the…

HOUSTON—With no debate, delegates to the Missouri Synod convention here adopted two resolutions in response to actions taken by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at its August 2009 Churchwide Assembly.  At that assembly, the ELCA resolved to recognize…

HOUSTON—Rev. Dustin Lappe said he hadn’t planned to be a pastor or a church planter. Yet Lappe, lead pastor of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Aurora, Colo., addressed The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Convention about the “adventure” of the new congregation…

HOUSTON—Delegates to the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod elected the remainder of the praesidium (second-through-fifth vice-presidents) in balloting this afternoon. Eighteen candidates were presented on the first ballot; none were elected. On the second ballot (575 votes…

HOUSTON—Convention delegates today addressed the financial needs of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, including a call for a “stewardship renaissance.” In a session Tuesday morning to consider resolutions from the Floor Committee on Administration and Finance, the convention also adopted a…

HOUSTON—Delegates to the Missouri Synod convention here adopted three resolutions offered by the Floor Committee on Synod Structure and Governance (Floor Committee 8) early July 13. One specifies that some LCMS Board of Directors members are to be nominated and…

HOUSTON—Rev. Matthew C. Harrison, executive director of LCMS World Relief and Human Care since 2001, is the new president-elect of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and Rev. Herbert C. Mueller Jr. will serve as first vice-president. Harrison was elected on the…

HOUSTON—Three “target areas” underlying the service of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League were outlined by the organization’s president in greetings to the convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod here Tuesday morning. As the LWML continues to support Christian mission outreach…