Christmas outreach to superstorm survivors continues into new year
While Congress and insurance companies continued to crunch numbers concerning Superstorm Sandy financial assistance, congregations in the LCMS Atlantic and New Jersey Districts made Christmas a bit...
View ArticleSecond day of LCMS Life Conference gets underway
Photo: The second day of the LCMS Life Conference, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, included a morning session led by LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison. Day two of the first-ever LCMS Life Conference...
View ArticleLCMS Life Conference complements March for Life activities
Even below-freezing temperatures and intermittent snowfall couldn't stop hundreds of thousands of people from joining the national "March for Life" in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 25. The...
View ArticleDeaconesses Grace Rao, Tiffany Manor talk on recent training events in...
Deaconess Grace Rao, director of LCMS Deaconess Ministry, and Deaconess Tiffany Manor, staff with Lutheran Church Charities, talk about what a deaconesses is and what she does. The deaconesses also...
View ArticleLCMS reaches out to Hattiesburg congregation, community after tornado
The LCMS began reaching out Monday, Feb. 11, to LCMS families and the Hattiesburg, Miss., community after a tornado struck the city Sunday, Feb. 10. The storm caused major damage. According to early...
View ArticlePhysical, spiritual outreach continues to Sandy survivors
Nearly three months after Superstorm Sandy, eight elderly, single women struggling to resume their lives along the hard-hit New Jersey Shore were among those offered a helping hand with debris and tree...
View ArticleUpdate From Hattiesburg, Miss.
UPDATE FROM HATTIESBURG: The Rev. Glenn Merritt, director, LCMS Disaster Response, reports that utility crews are still hard at work restoring power to homes and businesses affected by last weekend’s...
View ArticleLCMS president offers words of comfort on Boston tragedy
LCMS President Matthew C. Harrison offers words of comfort following the tragedy in Boston: "Like the death of our Lord Christ Himself, we pray that, even in this dark hour, the sacrifice and pain of...
View ArticleLCMS Disaster Response assesses needs in Boston
Following the Monday, April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon attacks, the LCMS is fully prepared to do one of the things she does best: show mercy to those who are suffering. LCMS Disaster Response has been...
View ArticleLCMS resources for the fourth Sunday of Easter in light of the Boston...
Resources for Sunday of Easter 4 in Light of the Boston Marathon Bombing Download in MS Word format Collect: O Savior, our Good Shepherd, You taught us that the thief comes only to steal and to kill...
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