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Synod grant assists Panama COVID-19 relief
Deaconess students, Sunday school teachers and others assisted with the food distribution effort in Loma Cove, Panama. (Griselda Aguila) Panama has rapidly become the worst-hit country in Central...
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Fleming installed as DOXOLOGY partners with Synod for COVID aftercare
Retiring DOXOLOGY Executive Director Rev. Dr. Harold Senkbeil (right) installs the Rev. David Fleming (left) as new executive director of DOXOLOGY during Vespers at Elm Grove Lutheran Church, Elm...
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Hurricane Sally brings further destruction to southern LCMS districts
The Rev. Eric C. Johnson (middle), president of the LCMS Southern District, encourages Michael Stapleton (left), director of Christian Education and camp director at Camp Dixie Lutheran Outdoor...
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‘Jesus steps in’: Two LCMS churches find one path forward
The Rev. Michael Shannon (left) and his wife, Pam (right), lead a marriage ministry breakfast for members of Faith Lutheran Church, Shreveport, La. (Photo courtesy of Faith, Shreveport) By Cheryl...
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Hurricane Sally response and recovery: A sprint becomes a marathon
Michael Stapleton, director of Christian education and camp director of Camp Dixie Lutheran Outdoor Ministry in Elberta, Ala., surveys the damage caused in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally on Monday,...
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COVID-19 impacts international mission field
Members of Light of Christ Lutheran Church and the surrounding community in Cambodia’s Prey Veng province receive food relief packages in May. (LCMS/J.P. Cima) The coronavirus is not only affecting...
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BOD adopts $59.6M budget for FY21
Socially distanced congregation members worship at Zion Lutheran Church, Pevely, Mo., on May 17 following the lifting of Missouri’s stay-at-home order. The LCMS FY21 budget, passed by the LCMS Board of...
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October ‘Lutheran Witness’ studies Galatians
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel,” St. Paul chastised the Galatian congregations. “Not that there is...
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‘Engage’ goes digital-only this fall
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) Things look a bit different for everyone these days, and that includes Lutherans Engage the World magazine. In an effort to be good stewards of the generous gifts given to The...
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Campus clips – Health at forefront as students return to class
Concordia University, St. Paul (CSP), St. Paul, Minn., kicked off its fall Welcome Weekend with Move-in Day on Sept. 2. (CSP) Interactive nursing site Concordia University Texas (CTX), Austin, Texas,...
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Meet ‘YouthLead’: Lutheran Youth Fellowship gets new name
James Wright (left) of Madison, Neb., and Cullen Flieth of Jamestown, N.D., work together at the Lutheran Youth Fellowship 2020 Leadership Development Training on March 13 at the Pallottine Renewal...
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Photo essay: Responding to Hurricane Laura in Louisiana
The walls of St. John Lutheran Church, Lake Charles, Louisiana, lay in rubble in the sanctuary on Monday, Aug., 31, 2020, following damage from Hurricane Laura. Story by Cheryl Magness | Photos by Erik...
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Plans underway for 2021 life marches
Yurledis Zielinski joins her sister Yuliza in the National March for Life on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Cheryl Magness As they have for decades, members of...
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BIM focuses on church planting and theological education
The Rev. Mintre Banganane, who graduated from the Lutheran Center for Theological Studies in Dapaong, Togo, preaches in Mire, Togo, in 2017. At its September meeting, the LCMS Board for International...
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Ferry to retire as CUW president
The Rev. Dr. Patrick D. Ferry, who recently announced his retirement as president of Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis., is pictured in 2014. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) The Rev. Dr. Patrick T....
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Pandemic communion practice focus of COP meeting
The Rev. Bryan Roberts leads worship on May 17 at Zion Lutheran Church, Pevely, Mo. At its September meeting the LCMS Council of Presidents discussed communion practice during the coronavirus pandemic....
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Obituary: Rev. Dr. David G. Schmiel, former president of CTSFW
Schmiel The Rev. Dr. David G. Schmiel, who served as the 15th president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), from 1993 to 1996, died on Nov. 3. He was 88. Schmiel was born on Dec....
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Laborers For Christ to cease operations in June
Laborers For Christ (LFC) volunteers work at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Claremore, Okla., in 2018. Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) has announced that the LFC program will discontinue operations on...
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November ‘Witness’: Medicine for the soul
In the Lord’s Supper, Jesus gives His body and blood for His people. For those who receive it in faith, He bestows forgiveness, life and salvation. However, those who deny His presence in this gift...
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Resource provides guidance for triennial emphasis
The Rev. Allan R. Buss, president of the LCMS Northern Illinois District and chair of Floor Committee 4, listens with other committee members during an open meeting at the 67th Regular Convention of...
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