By Linda C. Hoops About 80 percent of the youth who took part in the Lutheran Youth Fellowship Youth Poll at this summer’s National LCMS Youth Gathering have either an “excellent or good relationship with their parents,” according to the…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) — Doug De Vries describes Sunday evening worship as “a lot less formal” than the morning service at Plymouth Heights Christian Reformed Church. It’s also a lot less crowded. Plymouth Heights is in step with a…

By Kim Plummer Krull Earthquake survivors in Haiti and Tennessee families with flood damage are among the many people who will be assisted by a number of disaster grants awarded in August by LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC).…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (RNS) — When William Thornton goes to work in the morning, all he can see is a cross lifted against the sky as he swings around the steeple of First Methodist Church 100 feet above the petty concerns…

By James H. Heine HOUSTON — On Tuesday, July 13, Rev. Matthew C. Harrison was elected president of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. On Friday, July 16, Reporter sat down with Harrison to talk about his election and his vision for the…

Outgoing Synod President Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick says that, although at age 67 he is “old enough to retire” when he leaves office Sept. 1, retiring “is the farthest thing from my mind.” He and his wife, Terry, plan to…

By Paula Schlueter Ross HOUSTON — Lutherans attending the Black Ministry Family Convocation, held here July 8-11, adopted resolutions and endorsed recommendations of the LCMS Black Clergy Caucus with an eye toward making sure their concerns are represented in the years…

(RNS) — Southern Baptists issued a veiled but sharp critique of the nation’s oil companies on June 16 saying “all industries are … accountable to higher standards than to profit alone.” Members of the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in Orlando,…

By Roland Lovstad “Confessional Lutheran Identity in the Light of Changing Christian Demographics” was the theme as 65 seminary professors and representatives from 24 countries met June 3-6 at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, for the fourth World Seminaries Conference…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Facing a reduced budget and a third round of layoffs, officials at Washington National Cathedral are considering disposing of priceless treasures — including a trove of rare books — that are no longer considered part of its…

(RNS) As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, churches and religious organizations along the Louisiana coast are providing food, money and support to parishioners whose livelihoods hang in the balance. More than 7 million gallons of oil…