Laborers For Christ, a ministry service of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund–Missouri Synod, is recruiting construction laborers to work for LCMS congregations and organizations, helping them build their own facilities. Construction experience (labor and/or project management) is preferred but not…

MELISSA F. BECKMAN, Parma, Ohio, and AARON ROHDE, Oxford, Mich., have applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  Correspondence regarding these applications should be directed to the undersigned for receipt no later than…

By Wilhelm Torgerson Is there a Lutheran congregation today in Wittenberg, the German town so closely associated with Martin Luther and the Reformation? This would seem a fairly easy question to answer, but it also seems to be a matter…

LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) seeks nominations for executive director.  The executive director reports to the CTCR and is responsible for supervising the administration of the CTCR according to Commission decisions, delegating responsibilities according to Commission policies,…

Thrivent Builds in Poland I am a Thrivent Financial for Lutherans employee at the Operations Center in Appleton. Thank you for the article on Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity in the January Reporter. My husband, Chuck, and I will…

Note:  Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase.  Items described as “Wanted” or “Available” are sought or may be obtained for shipping costs only. Wanted Hymnal Supplement ’98, 100 copies.  Pastor Theodore…

After extending the fall 2006 special introductory prices for Lutheran Service Book and its companion editions through spring 2008, Concordia Publishing House will increase the price of the pew edition of the new hymnal from $18.50 to $23 (plus shipping),…

“Open and collaborative discussions” between staff of LCMS World Mission and their counterparts in the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have dispelled myths and opened the door to mutual understanding and a realization that the two organizations can work together for…

By Joe Isenhower Jr.  Judging from comments and the level of enthusiasm of Lutherans who joined tens of thousands at this year’s “March for Life” Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C., their resolve to end abortion may be buoyed by reports of…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Rev. Jacob Harris has just one explanation for why he wasn’t killed during the civil war in his native Liberia, West Africa: “It was God’s grace.” Three times he came close to death when rebels pointed…

Most students in the Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) program have families to support, so they work full time while they are studying and serving their congregations. Rev. Larry Wong, a 2008 EIIT graduate who serves Family of Faith…

Dr. Henry E. Simon, who served as president of the Synod’s North Wisconsin District from 1974 to 1985, died of Parkinson’s disease Jan. 25 in Appleton, Wis.  He was 88.  A funeral service was held Jan. 30 at Faith Lutheran…

The Board of Directors of Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind., has selected Mark A. Heckler, 52, of Littleton, Colo., as the independent Lutheran university’s next president, succeeding Dr. Alan F. Harre, who is set to retire June 30. Heckler, 52, is provost…

The Concordia Seminary (St. Louis) Chorus, under the direction of Rev. Henry V. Gerike, has released a new CD titled “Safe in God’s Faithfulness.” Recorded in the seminary’s Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus, the CD is the 10th…

A theological convocation set for Aug. 18-20 in St. Louis will deal with principles that undergird the formation and structure of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. “Congregation — Synod — Church” will be the general theme for the convocation, sponsored by…