Representatives from the LCMS and its partner church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti, were among dozens of people who spoke at the funeral of the man known as “the father of Lutheranism in Haiti,” Dr. Doris Jean Louis. Dr.…
NBC’s “Dateline” program scheduled to air at 6 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, March 28, may feature members of First Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cedarburg, Wis.; St. Paul Lutheran Church in Grafton, Wis.; and students at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon.…
MARTIN E. BERGSTROM, Bentonville, Ark.; and BARRY R. SOMMERFIELD, Sturgis, Mich., have applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. AMY CARRIER, Warren, Mich.; and PAUL LINDBLAD, Des Plaines, Ill., have applied for reinstatement…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung This month’s “Pressure Points” has to do with comments (in bold) of a veteran pastor, along with my “answer” to him, as follows: “Over my many years as an LCMS pastor, I’ve been involved with the…
The following institutions of the Concordia University System are seeking candidates for positions: Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., seeks to fill faculty positions in business; accounting and finance. Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, seeks to fill faculty positions in history;…
Key to abbreviations C = Chairman SVP = Synod Vice PresidentDP = District President VOM = Voting Ordained MinisterVL = Voting Layperson AOM = Advisory Ordained Minister ACM = Advisory Commissioned Minister DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS:AT = Atlantic CI = Central Illinois…
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By Linda C. Hoops Convention delegates who attended the regional gatherings hosted last winter by the Office of the President generally gave a “thumbs up” to all but one of the 70 recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on…
A new 96-page book compiled by the LCMS president’s staff summarizes the Synod’s position on 50 alphabetized topics — from “abortion” to “worship practices.” Titled This We Believe: Selected Topics of Faith and Practice in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, the 8…
By Sarah Schafer “This event in Chile is far worse than ever imagined,” said Rev. Glenn Merritt, director of Disaster Response with LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC), who arrived in Chile March 19 with WR-HC’s Rev. Carlos Hernandez…
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod has issued a statement in response to the health-care reform legislation signed into law March 23. The statement follows. ST. LOUIS, March 23, 2010–As most are aware, Sunday night the U.S. House of Representatives passed the…
By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — If this year’s LCMS convention adopts an overture that the Synod Board of Directors approved for submitting to the convention at its Feb. 24-26 meeting here, the Missouri Synod will join the Lutheran Malaria…
‘Educated’ response to loss The March commentary by Mark Blanke titled “An ‘educated’ response to membership loss” was a welcomed read. I have thought for a long time now that it is the hours spent in fellowship and Sunday adult…
Dr. Richard C. Dickinson is the recipient of the first “Lifetime Achievement Award” given by the Synod’s Black Clergy Caucus. The award was presented by caucus members Feb. 4 at Dickinson’s home in St. Louis. Dickinson, 85, served the Synod…
Concordia Publishing House is offering a Starter Kit and a “Super Duper” Starter Kit for Planet Zoom, its 2010 vacation Bible school program. In the weeklong program, children are introduced to “Scout,” a bee in the Planet Zoom hive, and…
Church organists of all abilities will have opportunities to improve their skills during workshops offered this summer at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. The workshops are designed for organists who are already playing, whether they have years of experience…
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