Missouri Synod president to address federal committee on birth control rule
Note: The hearing will be held between 9:30-11:30 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 16, and can be streamed lived at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s website here.
What: The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), will be one of several witnesses to testify during the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s hearing, “Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State. Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Conscience?”
When: 9:30-11:30 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012
Where: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Why: Harrison has issued two letters to the church about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ birth control rule. The statements can be found at www.lcms.org/hhsmandate.
About The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), is a mission-oriented, Bible-based, confessional Christian denomination headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. Founded in 1847, the LCMS has about 2.3 million baptized members in more than 6,000 congregations and more than 9,000 pastors. Two seminaries and 10 colleges and universities operate under the auspices of the LCMS, and its congregations operate the largest Protestant parochial school system in America. The church broadcasts the saving message of Jesus Christ over KFUO Radio, and it has relationships and active mission work in 89 countries around the world. In the last five years, the LCMS has awarded more than $35 million through more than 900 domestic and international grants for emergency response and disaster relief. Today, the LCMS is in full doctrinal fellowship with 33 other confessional Lutheran church bodies worldwide and is a founding partner of Lutheran Services in America, a social ministry organization serving one in every 50 Americans. For more information, visit www.lcms.org.