Fire damages Richmond, Va., church
A two-alarm fire that broke out about 5:15 p.m. Easter day (April 20) at Trinity Lutheran Church, Richmond, Va., caused limited destruction but significant smoke and water damage. No injuries were...
View ArticleFirst Hispanic congregation chartered in Southeastern District
By Megan K. Mertz Despite the snow, ice and below-zero wind chill, about 150 people gathered at a middle school in Woodbridge, Va., for the Feb. 15 chartering service of Iglesia Luterana Nueva Vida....
View ArticleIn Baltimore: ‘sharing Gospel in middle of pain’
By Paula Schlueter Ross (paula.ross@lcms.org) Seven LCMS pastors — all wearing their clergy collars — joined 10 fellow members of the Synod’s Southeastern District and some 5,000 Baltimore residents...
View ArticleSoutheastern District re-elects Denninger president
The Rev. Dr. John R. Denninger of Springfield, Va., was elected to his second term as president of the LCMS Southeastern District (SED) on the first ballot by delegates to the district’s 37th Regular...
View ArticleSynod pastors call for prayer after Charleston killings
Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, Southeastern District President Rev. Dr. John R. Denninger and an LCMS pastor in Charleston, S.C., called for prayers after the June 17 killings of nine...
View ArticleLCMS Disaster Response helps amid Southeastern after-flood
By Roger Drinnon As a surge of after-flood waters from the recent deluge in South Carolina comes down the mountains and moves out to sea, LCMS Disaster Response is helping the LCMS Southeastern...
View ArticleLCMS disaster assessment begins
The massive amount of rain has burst dams and blocked roads. Pastors Denninger and Meyer discuss the differences between this disaster and Hurricane Hugo as they determine how to best serve the needs...
View ArticleKFUO Audio: Interview recap of March for Life, Walk for Life West Coast
KFUO Radio host Andy Bates talks with Katie Schuermann, Tracy Quaethem, Peter Slayton and Rev. Marcus Zill to discuss the recent March for Life in Washington, D.C., and the Walk for Life West Coast...
View ArticleDisaster responders visit areas hit hardest by hurricane to further aid efforts
On Oct. 7, a woman carries her daughter as she walks through wreckage caused by Hurricane Matthew in Jeremie, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) By Roger Drinnon Synod disaster responders have deployed...
View ArticleVideo: Hurricane Matthew Update
LCMS disaster-relief responders and Southeastern District leaders assess the flooding damage and danger in the Carolinas. You can help: Give — Support disaster relief and recovery Learn more: Reporter...
View ArticleVideo: Harrison gives overview of hurricane response
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison pauses during the International Lutheran Council’s World Seminaries Conference in Germany to give an overview of the Synod’s response to Hurricane Matthew,...
View ArticleVisits help disaster responders plan further aid for Hurricane Matthew victims
A young woman walks to the water well amid fallen debris from Hurricane Matthew in the entranceway to First Lutheran Church of Les Cayes in Haiti, Oct. 11. LCMS Disaster Response is working to provide...
View ArticlePhoto essay: Devastation of Hurricane Matthew from the Caribbean to the...
Many homes on Haiti’s southern peninsula are without roofs while others are in shambles in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. LCMS Disaster Response is working to provide tin roofs for some 50 area pastors...
View ArticleSmith joins Mission Central staff
Gary Thies, left, and the Rev. Dr. Brent Smith The Rev. Dr. Brent Smith of Alexandria, Va., started serving Nov. 1 as mission development counselor at Mission Central in Mapleton, Iowa. Smith will be...
View ArticleCaring Lutherans bring Christ’s mercy in year of distressing disasters
A home affected by August flooding is shrouded behind a curb full of debris Sept. 13 in Baton Rouge, La. More than 600 volunteers at Camp Restore—Baton Rouge, a ministry established with a grant from...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Liberty Conference and the Great Mustache Shave-Off
The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, joins a group photograph during the 2017 National LCMS Campus Ministry Conference on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at the...
View ArticleLongtime Lutheran educator Rev. Dr. Alan H. Steinbach dies
Steinbach The Rev. Dr. Alan H. Steinbach — who served on the LCMS Board for Higher Education Services (BHES) from 1985 until his retirement in 1998 — died April 7 in Richmond, Va. He was 87. The...
View ArticleDenninger re-elected president of LCMS Southeastern District
The Rev. Dr. John R. Denninger of Springfield, Va., was elected on the first ballot to his third term as president of the Southeastern District during the district’s 38th convention on May 10-12 in...
View ArticleObituary: Rev. Dr. Richard T. Hinz, former Southeastern District president
The Rev. Dr. Richard T. Hinz, president emeritus of the LCMS Southeastern District (SED), died Aug. 21 at his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He was 83. His funeral service is set for 11 a.m. on Friday,...
View ArticleLCMS congregations prepare response to Hurricane Florence
By Stacey Egger As Hurricane Florence approached the Carolina coast this week, LCMS churches in its projected path prepared for the impact. “The storm keeps changing a little bit here and a little bit...
View ArticleAs the waters rise in North Carolina, neighbors arrive to help
Volunteers from Hope Lutheran Church, Wake Forest, N.C., unload a trailer filled with Hurricane Florence relief supplies from LCMS Disaster Response on Sept. 18. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Kevin...
View ArticleObituary: Rev. Dr. Charles S. Mueller Sr., former Southeastern District...
Mueller The Rev. Dr. Charles S. Mueller Sr., president emeritus of the LCMS Southeastern District (SED), died Oct. 30. He was 90. Mueller was born on April 6, 1929, in Springfield, Ill. He attended...
View ArticleObituary: Rev. Dr. Arthur W. Scherer, president emeritus of the Southeastern...
Scherer The Rev. Dr. Arthur W. Scherer, who served as president of the LCMS Southeastern District from 1997 to 2003, died on Jan. 10, 2020. He was 80. Scherer was born in Staten Island, N.Y., on Sept....
View Article‘Mission Field: USA’ partners with the LCMS Southeastern District to bring...
The Rev. Martin Schultheis, LCMS national missionary to Baltimore, talks to a young man during a hot meal event in the Sandtown-Winchester area of Baltimore. During the meal, provided monthly by area...
View ArticleSoldiers of the Cross—Amplified grants aid rostered and non-rostered church...
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Cheryl Magness The coronavirus pandemic and its associated shutdown have led to unexpected and serious challenges for people around the world. Church workers are no...
View ArticleSoutheastern District elects Harmon
Harmon The Rev. Dr. William Harmon of Williamsburg, Va., was elected to his first term as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Southeastern District (SED) during the district’s 39th...
View ArticleLCMS Disaster Response: Proclaiming the Gospel at all times
By Cheryl Magness On Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm — one of the strongest recorded hurricanes ever to hit the contiguous United States. On the same...
View ArticleDenninger joins Foundation
The Rev. Dr. John Denninger speaks during The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) convention in 2016 in Milwaukee. (LCMS/Michael Schuermann) The Rev. Dr. John Denninger, former president of the LCMS...
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