This year’s Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) Fall Leadership Conference, Nov. 16–18 in San Diego, continued its decades-long tradition of present…
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LCMS presidential voter registration proceeds under new bylaws
Receipt of presidential election voter registration forms began on Oct. 25 and will continue until March 24, 2019.…
Concordia University System schools develop new programs, partnerships
Several CUS schools are also reporting upturns in fall enrollment.…
Movie review: ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” the second Harry Potter prequel in the Fantastic Beasts series, attempts but ultimately fails to conjur…
December ‘Lutheran Witness’ celebrates — and possibly ruins? — Christmas
Among other topics, the issue considers how Christians’ observance of Christmas may sometimes serve to distract rather than enrich their celebra…
Volunteers needed to decorate Rose Parade float
Volunteer “Petal Pushers” will decorate the Lutheran Hour Ministries float and eight others in the annual New Year’s Day parade.…
New wellness webpage offers resources for church workers
One of the seven mission priorities of the LCMS Board for National Mission is to “promote and nurture the spiritual, emotional, and physical well-bein…
Oldenettel named ‘National Distinguished Principal’
Dawn Oldenettel, principal of St. John’s Lutheran School in West Bend, Wis., received the award in October in Washington, D.C.…
At 150 years old, CPH ‘very much alive’
On Sept. 11, Concordia Publishing House kicked off a yearlong celebration of its founding in 1869 by C.F.W. Walther.…
Share it! – Ideas for observing Thanksgiving
Answers to the question, “Does your church or school do anything special to observe Thanksgiving?”…
Campus Clips – Butterflies, health and honors
News from the Concordia University System.…
LCMS church lost to fast-moving California wildfire
The fast-moving “Camp Fire” in Northern California has engulfed some 90,000 acres, causing at least nine confirmed fatalities and the destruction of 6…
Boards and Business – COP, BIM, BNM hold fall meetings
Meeting in St. Louis, the groups addressed pertinent topics, heard reports and reviewed policies.…
Lutherans For Life celebrates 40th anniversary at annual conference
The theme of the conference, held Oct. 12-13 in St. Louis, was “From Age to Age the Same,” a paraphrase of Is. 46:4.…
Stohs receives first Henry F. Wind Award for work in Specialized Pastoral Ministry
The award recognizes outstanding leadership in the areas of advocating and promoting chaplaincy, pastoral counseling and/or clinical pastoral educatio…
CPH ‘Fall Warehouse Sale’ set for Nov. 2–5; ‘Music Presale’ begins Oct. 31
Shop online or in person for special savings on more than 2,100 books, gifts, church supplies and education and music resources from Concordia Publish…