As immigrants poured into New York in the 1800s, LCMS immigrant missions proclaimed God’s Word, provided aid and connected them with LCMS churches.
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January 4, 2024
National Mission hosts districts for sharing, collaboration
The gathering was intended to strengthen the partnership among the Synod and its districts.
January 2, 2024
Held fast by God’s Word: A resolution for 2024
A New Year column from LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison.
December 13, 2023
Church Planting in the Salt Lake Valley
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Riverton, Utah, preaches the Word in the suburbs of Salt Lake City.
September 1, 2023
Jesus and Apologetics
Attacks on the historicity of Scripture’s account of Jesus are quickly answered with a discussion on the sources of the life of Christ, the New Testament and the commentaries of the Early Church fathers.
May 4, 2023
New evangelism module addresses witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses
‘Every One His Witness’ is The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod resource for equipping Lutherans to share the Gospel with the people they encounter in their everyday lives.
March 28, 2023
COP, BOD meet in St. Louis
Among other items, the COP discussed the Concordia University System, and the BOD reviewed the Synod’s financial position.
March 10, 2023
March ‘Lutheran Witness’: Reaching the ‘Nones’
The fastest-growing religious group in the United States is those who, when asked about their religious preference, mark “none.”
March 2, 2023
Mission boards look to convention
The LCMS Boards for International and National Mission met in January and February in St. Louis.
March 1, 2023
Lutheran Witness: March 2023
The March issue of The Lutheran Witness seeks to understand the religiously unaffiliated (the “Nones”) and how they think.
March 1, 2023
Understanding the Nones
How do we speak to the religiously unaffiliated about the love of God in Christ?
June 2, 2022
Every One His Witness expands online access
Every One His Witness (E1HW) is now available at no cost to anyone who registers at the E1HW website.
April 5, 2022
Evangelizing the lost through life ministry
An upcoming seminar will explore ways for those involved in life ministry or advocacy to reach the unchurched with the Gospel.
February 1, 2022
Nones: The Spirituality of the Unaffiliated
Despite the dramatic efforts of many churches to reach seekers, the Nones are simply not seeking.
February 1, 2022
Lutheran Witness: February 2022
The February issue of The Lutheran Witness provides an overview of nine non-Christian religions and schools of thought, and responds to each with God’s truth.
February 1, 2022
The Truth Will Set You Free
The world’s religions are not all different paths to the same God.