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Concordia universities to host church work days

Set Apart to Serve is partnering with the Concordia University System on a series of campus church work days in 2024.

BOD welcomes new members, elects Preus chairman

The BOD held its first meeting of the new triennium Sept. 14–15 in St. Louis.

Youth Ministry unveils 2025 Gathering theme

The 2025 Youth Gathering is set for July 19–23, 2025, in New Orleans.

Here we stand, here we go

We cannot stand on the Gospel without going with the Gospel. 

Million Dollar Life Match adds another million

In addition to more funding, the matching grant program now has expanded eligibility.

Church Worker Appreciation Month: Thanking those set apart to serve

October is Church Worker Appreciation Month.

Synod officers, board members installed in St. Louis

The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison was re-elected to a fifth term as LCMS president during the 2023 convention in Milwaukee.

‘Connected’: Lutheran schools week resources available

National Lutheran Schools Week is set for Jan. 21–27, 2024.

Synod officers to be installed in St. Louis

The service of installation will take place in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, on Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.

Lutherans in Maui assist with fire response

Emmanuel Lutheran Church and School in Kahului, Maui, was not directly impacted by the fire, but the church is assisting with the response.

Plan to attend SAS virtual town hall

The town hall will share the latest news from Set Apart to Serve, the LCMS church work recruitment initiative.

Gard recognized for lifetime of chaplaincy service

The Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Gard was awarded the Silver St. Martin of Tours medal by LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces during the 2023 LCMS convention in Milwaukee.

Floor Committee 6 affirms seminary education and need for pastors

The Synod in convention adopted eight wide-ranging resolutions related to pastoral ministry and formation.

Floor Committee 5 watches as delegates debate recalling the committee to present Resolution 5-14 on Aug. 2 during the 68th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Milwaukee, Wis. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford)
Convention affirms closed Communion and biblical sexuality

Floor Committee 5 finished its business at the 68th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, presenting resolutions on Communion practice, Lutheran education, and marriage and sexuality.

The Rev. Serge Maschewski (center right), bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine, listens to a translator during the International Church Relations Forum on Tuesday, Aug. 1. (LCMS/Roy S. Askins)
International church leaders gather at convention for first Church Relations forum

The International Church Relations Forum offered more than 40 international church leaders the opportunity for study, discussion and fellowship during the 2023 LCMS convention.

The Rev. Dr. Jamison J. Hardy, president of the LCMS English District and vice-chairman of Floor Committee 7 on University Education, leads debate on Resolution 7-03 at the LCMS convention on Aug. 1. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford)
Delegates express desire for reconciliation with CTX, pass Res. 7-03

The resolution calls Concordia University Texas to repentance for seeking to separate itself from Synod governance.