The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod and its entities are in agreement with the civil rights laws of this country.

We as employers are generally exempt, however, from the provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which forbids discrimination in employment based on religion; therefore, we retain the right to give preference in the hiring of persons who are Christian, and/or members in good standing of LCMS congregations.

Beyond this religion exception, however, it is our employment practice to tolerate no discrimination in hiring, compensating, promoting or terminating employees because of an individual's race, color, sex (except where ministers of religion are required), national origin or ancestry, disability or age. This policy is based on laws established under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other applicable local, state and federal guidelines.

The LCMS actively seeks qualified employees from minority groups. We encourage you to help us locate qualified individuals from minority groups for job openings at all levels.