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April 29, 2024
Divine disruptions: Lessons learned in the Dominican Republic
While on a short-term mission trip, a seminarian experiences a widening view of the church, Christian mission work and his own life as a Christian.
May 8, 2024
Where do missionaries come from?
As a seminarian, I joined a student trip and met the seminarians studying in the Dominican Republic. I realized how similar we were and was encouraged to continue my studies.
May 24, 2024
Come to the table
God is right in the middle of the darkness with us, working through His people in Latin America to provide them with spiritual and physical care.
July 10, 2016
National Mission: planting, revitalizing LCMS churches across America
Leaders of the Synod’s Office of National Mission and district presidents discuss domestic mission efforts like Mission Field: USA and Re: Vitality – ongoing efforts to bring the Gospel to urban, rural and multiethnic communities while also revitalizing struggling congregations.
July 11, 2016
Ministry to the Armed Forces: ensuring pastoral care for our military members
LCMS chaplains serve our Lord, His church and our nation with courage and integrity, as they provide pastoral care and support to those who defend our nation. Through efforts like Operation Barnabas, the Ministry to the Armed Forces provides training and guidance to local congregations to care for and to support to our military members, their families and veterans in our local communities.
July 10, 2016
The LCMS: A legacy of mercy continues at home and abroad
From Mercy Medical Teams providing essential medical care around the globe to serving people in urban and rural settings to comforting victims of disasters here at home, mercy is at the heart of everything we do.
August 19, 2016
Help flood, fire victims - Pray. Give. Volunteer.
LCMS Disaster Response is working with district and local congregations in Louisiana and California to provide grants, aid and spiritual care to disaster victims and responders. You can help. Pray. Give. Volunteer.
November 3, 2016
Video: LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission
More than half of the Synod’s 6,000-plus congregations are considered “rural” or “small town,” and these parishes face plenty of challenges. In this video, though, see how dynamic education and training are leading to a renewed commitment to help ensure the ongoing success of churches in these settings.
February 2, 2017
Video: The LCMS at the 2017 March for Life
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s (LCMS) members were among the hundreds of thousands of participants in the 2017 March for Life on Jan. 27 in Washington, D.C.
October 20, 2015
LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission documentary: ‘We Believe in the Resurrection’
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod's Urban and Inner-City Mission presents a documentary that recounts the nearly five-year journey of a church and its community rebounding amid inner-city strife and socio-economic challenges.
June 25, 2014
Video: ‘Life Together in Community: They Are in the Image of God’
Rev. Steven Schave, director of LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission, explains how this ministry works to boost revitalization efforts and spread the Gospel.
April 10, 2017
Video: If not us, then who?
Who better to deliver the Gospel to our nation’s troops on the front lines of conflict – while also caring for their families – than an LCMS chaplain? Could that chaplain be you?
February 16, 2018
Strength in Weakness...Six Months After Hurricane Harvey
Almost six months after Hurricane Harvey devastated coastal Texas, see what LCMS congregations and volunteers are doing to help restore homes and lives there.
March 2, 2018
How disaster donations get to those who need help?
Ever wonder how your dollar gets to help the people who are affected by disasters? Watch to learn how LCMS Disaster Response ensures the money contributed reaches where aid is most beneficial.
April 20, 2018
Let Every Tongue Praise the Lord
Deaconess Sandra Rhein assists Lutheran church bodies around the world in creating a hymnal of their own.
August 22, 2024
Faith without borders: A week in Uruguay
Lauren Dawson and other students from Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb., served on an LCMS International Mission short-term team at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church and School in Montevideo, Uruguay.