Educating Our Children

LCMS School Ministry assists, equips and uplifts school educators, district staff, and especially education executives and congregational leaders, so that through them children may be equipped as disciples of Jesus Christ.

Why Send Your Child to a Lutheran School?

Here is a summary of reasons why you should send your child to a Lutheran elementary school. Lutheran schools:

• are  driven by a commitment to the Gospel
  and focused on a mission of bringing hope and healing to students and their families.

• are governed by board members who clearly understand their roles
  and focus on the vision and board policies that effectively govern the operation of the school.
• meet or exceed state and national academic standards
  at all grade levels.
• help to develop a minimum of 30 developmental assets in children.
• have educators who model visionary leadership.
  They practice stewardship of resources, build up others and empathize with others.
• have educators who model servant leadership.
  Do those served grow as persons; do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? (Robert Greenleaf)
• have educators who model spiritual leadership.
  They study God’s Word, share their personal faith story, apply Law and Gospel appropriately, exhibit a passion for ministry, act courageously, equip God’s people for service, care for others, demonstrate integrity, and pray.

Lutheran Early Childhood Centers and Elementary Schools

More than 2,300 early childhood centers and preschools are operated by congregations and christian day schools within The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. More than 129,000 children, ranging in age from infant/toddler to five years of age, are involved in these programs. Additionally, our congregations operate 945 elementary schools which serve 107,000 students.

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Lutheran High Schools

Information for more than 130 domestic and international Lutheran high schools can be found on this page, maintained by The Office of Church Relations at Valparaiso University.

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International Schools

Today, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod operates three international schools and there are nearly 200 Lutheran schools operated by our partner churches worldwide.

International Schools

Lutheran School Portal

The Lutheran School Portal is now benefiting more than 900 schools, high schools and early childhood centers.

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Protect My Ministry

Protect My Ministry is an employment and volunteer background screening company established to assist churches, schools and other faith-based organizations in implementing and maintaining a thorough background screening process.

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