(RNS) — Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said Nov. 15 that the Diocese of South Carolina can’t unilaterally secede from the national church, and urged conservatives to stay despite sharp disputes over theology and homosexuality. “The Episcopal Diocese of South…

The Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) — a partner church with the LCMS — is reunited, after being separated into two distinct factions for more than two decades. Reunification came Oct. 26 in a vote of delegates from both…

By Sarah Schafer Even as the remnant of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and strong wind to the East Coast late Tuesday, Sept. 4, the LCMS continued to take stock of its damages and reach out with mercy to those affected.  At…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Twenty-nine new missionaries will soon be starting work in more than a dozen countries on behalf of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. The missionaries — who range in age and experience from recent college graduates to mid-career couples —…

Addressing the Papua New Guinea Mission Society at its biennial meeting, Governor Peter Ipatas of the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea noted the contributions of LCMS missionaries to his homeland — particularly in education and health care — and…

Darin Storkson and the Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill began serving July 1 in new positions with the Synod’s Office of International Mission. Storkson, 45, who has served since 2005 with LCMS World Relief and Human Care — most recently as…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Benedict XVI denounced the “vile and murderous” New Year’s Day killing of 21 Egyptian Christians, and was rebuked by Egypt’s top Muslim cleric for an “unacceptable interference in Egypt’s affairs.” Benedict made his remarks on…

Here’s a list of just a few of the service opportunities currently offered by LCMS World Mission.  For a complete list of opportunities available to individuals and teams, visit www.lcmsworldmission.org/service. Country                                 Position                            Term  Kyrgyzstan                       home-school teacher      10 months Kyrgyzstan                      …

The same week Americans gathered at Thanksgiving dinner tables across the country, LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) continued distributing emergency food supplies to families in Andhra Pradesh, India, still reeling from devastating floods. Some 1,000 families are receiving…

By Kim Plummer Krull The Synod’s mercy arm is working with ministry partners to reach out to suffering Asians after what may have been an unprecedented string of deadly disasters. Although the typhoons, earthquake, and record floods have largely faded…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. The International Lutheran Council (ILC), an association of 34 confessional Lutheran church bodies (including the LCMS) from six continents, has unanimously adopted a statement emphasizing commitment to the Bible’s position on homosexual behavior. The action was…

With discussion of “Church in a Post-church Culture,” to a historical perspective on structure, to proposals for restructure, the Feb. 21-24 meeting of the LCMS Council of Presidents looked at several facets of how the Synod assists congregations in effective…

By Linda C. Hoops Jesus Is Lord Mission (JILM), an independent mission society whose membership is composed mostly of retired church workers, reached the $1 million mark in donations at the end of 2008. “It took longer than we thought…

Two upcoming conferences that focus on outreach on U.S. college and university campuses are scheduled for St. Louis in May. The fifth annual LCMS Campus Mission Confabulation, May 22-25 at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis Airport Hotel, is designed for…