St. Peter, Arlington Heights, Gains ‘Service Enterprise’ Designation
St. Peter Lutheran Church and School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is pleased to announce they have been certified by Points of Light as a Service Enterprise.
Free ‘Heartland’ Conference for Ministries
The Best Practices Heartland Conference is for pastors, other called workers, and for lay volunteers. Save the dates now (October 11-13, 2017) for this free event at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Columbus, Indiana.
Registration Open for 6th Annual Father-Son Retreat
“Saved to Serve” is the theme of the sixth annual men’s retreat for fathers and sons hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church of Belvidere, Illinois. Sons must be at least 11 years old to attend.
Need Money for New Ministry?
LCEF urges churches to “pray big, think big, do big.’ Their Kaleidoscope Fund offers opportunities for Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod ministries nationwide to access larger grants to begin something new.
District Circuits Up for Realignment
It takes a convention. When a district’s circuit structure no longer complies with Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod requirements, the circuit lines need to be redrawn.
Light of God’s Grace at Stateville
In the family visitation room at Stateville Prison (Crest Hill, Illinois) now one often sees fathers reading books to their children, thanks to an assistant warden’s request and the quick response of Deaconess Lori Wilbert,
On Mission to Increase Sensitivity
Rev. Paul Klopke is hard at work in the Northern Illinois District, raising disability awareness among Northern Illinois District congregations.
Reach Teens with a Message
A blacklight dodgeball tournament on January 29 was held in a warehouse owned by St. Paul Lutheran Church of Aurora, Illinois. Invitations went out. But the main target was not on the youth of St. Paul.
CUC Offers Reformation 500 Symposium in March
Concordia University Chicago will host a panel of experts to discuss the Reformation’s impact and ongoing legacy, on campus in River Forest, Illinois, Monday, March 20, at 7 p.m.
Life: Hope-Filled in Washington D.C.
Several hundred Lutherans from the LCMS Life 360 Conference being held in Alexandria, Virginia, joined others from across the nation at the March for Life on January 27 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.