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December 21, 2022

In Memoriam (January 2023)

Obituaries for ordained and commissioned ministers.

December 21, 2022

Congregational Anniversaries (January 2023)

Announcements featuring special church anniversaries.

December 21, 2022

Why December 25?

What if I told you that December 25 probably was the day on which the Lord Jesus was born? What if I told you that the evidence actually does point to December 25?

December 19, 2022

Martin Luther’s ‘Joy to the World’

Martin Luther never sang “Joy to the World.” But Luther’s hymn “From Heaven Above to Earth I Come” explodes with Christmas joy.

December 15, 2022

Life Together with President Harrison – December 2022

The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, reflects on the Advent season through the words of Matthew 21: "Behold, your king is coming, meek and sitting on a donkey."

December 15, 2022

Call for nominations: Director of vicarage/internship, Concordia Seminary

Nominations are requested by Jan. 19, 2023.

December 14, 2022

LCMS Worship — December 2022-January 2023 resources

Worship resources include Three-Year Series prayers, One-Year Series prayers and lectionary summaries for the 2022-23 Church Year.

December 14, 2022

Respect for Marriage Act: Misnamed law threatens religious liberty

On Dec. 13, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law.

December 12, 2022

Thy People’s Everlasting Light

What a loving and beautiful reflection on Christ’s faithfulness and care for us we gain from our brothers and sisters of centuries ago …

December 12, 2022

Lutherans Engage – Winter 2023

From Uruguay to Peru to Florida’s hurricane-ravaged coast, Lutherans find comfort and strength to reach out to their neighbors with Christ’s mercy.

December 12, 2022

‘Behold the Man’: December LW

The December issue of The Lutheran Witness explores how Lutheran anthropology informs and directs our lives here and in the life to come.

December 12, 2022

From the mission field: Living voices of the Gospel in Papua New Guinea

Updates about LCMS mission work around the world.

December 12, 2022

Campus clips: LCMS schools wrap up busy year

The December edition of ‘Campus Clips.’

December 9, 2022

LCMS and LCC Joint Statement on Mission and Ministry in Canada

On November 21–22, 2022, representatives from The Lutheran Church—Canada (LCC) and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) met in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to discuss the work and scope of the LCMS English and SELC Districts in Canada.

December 9, 2022

More Million Dollar Life Match grants awarded during Phase 2

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has awarded 48 grants during Phase 2 of the 1 John 3 Initiative Million Dollar Life Match. The program, which offers a total of $1 million in matching grants, seeks to support LCMS congregations involved in providing beginning-of-life care in their local communities.

December 8, 2022

‘There in the Name of Jesus Christ’

After Hurricane Ian hit Florida in September, LCMS Disaster Response and its volunteers and partners were quick to provide helping hands and the Gospel to those in need.

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In Memoriam (January 2023)

Congregational Anniversaries (January 2023)

Why December 25?

Martin Luther’s ‘Joy to the World’

Life Together with President Harrison – December 2022

Call for nominations: Director of vicarage/internship, Concordia Seminary

LCMS Worship — December 2022-January 2023 resources

Respect for Marriage Act: Misnamed law threatens religious liberty

Thy People’s Everlasting Light

Lutherans Engage – Winter 2023

‘Behold the Man’: December LW

From the mission field: Living voices of the Gospel in Papua New Guinea

Campus clips: LCMS schools wrap up busy year

LCMS and LCC Joint Statement on Mission and Ministry in Canada

More Million Dollar Life Match grants awarded during Phase 2

‘There in the Name of Jesus Christ’