Mission Advancement debuts new magazine in September

By Jeni Miller Next month, the LCMS is launching a new bimonthly publication to inform, inspire and involve church workers and contributors in the life of the church. Its title, Lutherans Engage the World™, conveys what this publication seeks to…

Central Illinois delegates elect Miller as new president

The Rev. Mark A. Miller, senior pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Pekin, Ill., is the new president of the LCMS Central Illinois District. Miller was elected on the third ballot at the district’s July 8-10 convention in Springfield,…

Convention Corner (June 2012)

With Barbara A. Below The district convention season is in full swing, and important work is going on in those conventions that will lead to the 2013 national convention of the Synod. Districts and their conventions play several new roles…

Maier re-elected in Michigan District

LCMS Michigan District President Rev. Dr. David P.E. Maier, 56, of Whitmore Lake, Mich., was elected to a second term during the district’s 100th regular convention, June 24-27 at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also elected were: the Rev. Mark D.…

Iowa East re-elects Saunders president

Delegates to the 38th convention of the LCMS Iowa District East (IDE), June 29-30 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, re-elected the Rev. Dr. Brian S. Saunders to his second three-year term as district president.  They also re-elected the two district vice-presidents. The…

Hispanic convention targets identity, ministry in Synod

By Pamela Nielsen ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Some 150 LCMS Hispanic ministry leaders from across the nation gathered June 19-22 at Concordia University here for the IV Convención Nacional Hispanic (Spanish for Fourth National Hispanic Lutheran Convention). They discussed concerns such…

Convention Corner provides updates (April 2012)

with Barbara A. Below Following is the first in a series of Reporter columns that will provide information about the next LCMS national convention.   As the 65th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod approaches, this Reporter column will…

Yeadon elected new president of New England District

The Rev. Timothy Yeadon, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in New Hartford, Conn., since 1985, is the new president of the LCMS New England District. Yeadon, who formerly served as first vice-president of the district, was elected on the first…

Wille re-elected in South Wisconsin

The Rev. Dr. John C. Wille of West Bend, Wis., was elected to his third term as president of the Synod’s South Wisconsin District at the district’s 53rd convention, June 10-12 in Mequon, Wis. Also re-elected were: the Rev. David B.…

Rocky Mountain elects Anderson new president

Delegates to the 2012 LCMS Rocky Mountain District convention, meeting June 7-9 in Denver, elected the Rev. Allen D. Anderson of Boulder, Colo., as the district’s new president. This was the 49th convention of the district, which covers Colorado, New Mexico…

New Jersey elects Steinbronn president

The Rev. Dr. Anthony J. Steinbronn is the new president of the LCMS New Jersey District — elected on the third ballot to his first three-year term by delegates to the district’s 16th convention, May 31-June 2 in Mount Laurel, N.J.…

Harrison's convention video available online

“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: Blessings — Challenges — Opportunities,” the 16-minute video prepared by the LCMS Office of the President for the 2012 district conventions, is available online at www.lcms.org/wmltvideo.  The video highlights the work of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod through…

Convention Corner (June 2012)

With Barbara A. Below The district convention season is in full swing, and important work is going on in those conventions that will lead to the 2013 national convention of the Synod. Districts and their conventions play several new roles…

Boards continue policy work; 16 calls, appointments made

By Joe Isenhower Jr. and Elizabeth M. Truong ST. LOUIS — At their May 10-11 meetings in St. Louis, the Synod’s two mission boards established by the 2010 LCMS convention continued their primary work of developing policy. One of them…

Boards continue policy work; 16 calls, appointments made

By Joe Isenhower Jr. and Elizabeth M. Truong ST. LOUIS — At their May 10-11 meetings in St. Louis, the Synod’s two mission boards established by the 2010 LCMS convention continued their primary work of developing policy. One of them…

Rural, Small Town Conference set for Nov. 1-3 in Iowa

Registration is open for the LCMS National Rural and Small Town Mission Conference to be held Nov. 1-3 at King’s Pointe Resort, Storm Lake, Iowa. Under the theme of “In Christ for Church and World: Witness, Mercy, Life Together,” the conference…