Lutheran Church News

Rev. Mark Ruppert has been at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg for 3 1/2 years.

Glen Eden Lutheran Memorial Park in Livonia and Macomb Township are contributing $30,000 to 11 Lutheran human service organizations, continuing an annual tradition begun in 1995 that has awarded more than $630,000. "We consider it a privilege to be able to faithfully support valuable organizations that serve the people of the Lutheran community," ...

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , led a Bible study at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada's Biennial National Convention June 27.

St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church of Grant Park will celebrate its 140th anniversary on Sunday July 12.

For years Immanuel Lutheran Church of New Wells has held an Independence Day celebration leading up the Fourth of July holiday, but recently the church invited the community to "tie the appreciation of the veterans to the appreciation of our country's independence." Len Fiedler started the Armed Forces Appreciation Event, and the church has ...

Title: Kansas Lutherans Say Home is Where God's Heart is Visible ELCA NEWS SERVICE >June 26, 2009 Kansas Lutherans Say Home is Where God's Heart is Visible 09-139-SH HOME, Kan.

To say ministry runs in the family of the Rev. A.J. Wollenburg, pastor at Concordia Lutheran Church in Sikeston, may be putting it a bit lightly.

Title: Lutherans Open Their Church Doors To Immigrant Families ELCA NEWS SERVICE >June 23, 2009 Lutherans Open Their Church Doors To Immigrant Families 09-136-MRC CHICAGO -- For Howard Lamont being welcoming to the immigrant population is "simply part of the Christian message." "Congregations must develop a passion to reach out to strangers," said ...

Roger Walker always knew he would become a Lutheran educator, but retirement was a little less certain.

A Karelian court sentenced a Lutheran pastor to three years in prison Monday for illegally selling steroids to bodybuilders, Interfax reported.

Doris Swink, 83, of La Canada, shows Friday, June 12, 2009 her aunt Anna Juve's 1919 silk wedding dress that will be on display during Hill Avenue Grace Lutheran Church's fashion show Saturday as the church celebrates 90 years, the same age as the dress.

Jack Bartels and his wife, Darlene Bartels, are retiring from Ascension Lutheran School in Landover Hills after a combined 70 years of service at the school.

Three ministers are about a third of the way toward their goal of riding 13,000 miles on a bicycle in 100 days, seeking to raise $5 million for hunger relief - one dollar for each pedal stroke.

God offers five simple keys to turning this nation back to God and regaining His blessing upon the land.

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson wrote letters to 14 Jewish leaders in the United States, expressing his "sadness and concern" at the shooting incident June 10 at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Hanson is presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , the nation's largest Lutheran denomination.

Peace Lutheran Church will celebrate its 125th anniversary this weekend by revisiting and honoring friends who have served the congregaton through the decades.

The sweet sounds echoing through Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in several weeks will contain more depth than for the past 50 years.

This photo of the exterior of Solomon's Lutheran Church was taken sometime in the late 1890s and shows the building that stands today.

Twenty-three days, 17 synods down. Seventy-eight days, 48 synods and thousands of miles yet to go.

ST. LOUIS, June 1, 2009 - In response to the shooting of George Tiller, Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick, president of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, issues this statement: "The national news today carries the story of Dr.