Dr. Roy K. Holm, who served 22 years as president of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Central District, died of pneumonia Nov. 25 at a hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan.  Holm, 69, had battled cancer for the past five years. A public memorial…

Redesigning their Web site and making virtually all district information available online has “opened up a whole new world” for webmaster Pam Krog and members of the Synod’s Iowa District East. Pastors comment “all the time” about how the new site…

A statement released by the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK) — critical of the Swedish church whose missionaries helped start his own church — has drawn a letter of support from the president of The Lutheran…

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, will present its annual Symposia Series Jan. 17-20.  The series includes: the 21st Annual Symposium on Exegetical Theology, which will explore “Justification in the Scriptures: Old and New Challenges to ‘The Doctrine upon which the…

“In Life, in Death, Abide with Me” is the theme of the new “Life Sunday” materials from Lutherans For Life (LFL).  The materials are produced annually to assist congregations in observing “Life Sunday,” which marks the anniversary of the Roe…

The 2005-06 Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Handcraft Project catalog — featuring hundreds of handmade items from artisans around the world — is now available. Included in the full-color catalog are food and home-decor items, baskets, crosses, jewelry, Christmas ornaments, nativity sets,…

John Daniels, former executive director of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League, died of cancer Nov. 10 at his home in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.  He was 76. A memorial service was held Nov. 15 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Sherwood Park; a…

Scholar and journalist Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto joined the faculty of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in November as scholar in residence and director of the new Concordia Seminary Institute on Lay Vocation.  In the post, Siemon-Netto will offer seminars, lectures, and…

Vicar Paul Pal, a Sudanese ministry leader in Columbia Heights, Minn., and a student at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, died Nov. 14 in a car accident while traveling from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to his home in Columbia Heights. Pal, 37, was…