Mercy: Love Throughout Life conference – 2025

The Mercy: Love Throughout Life conference, hosted by the LCMS Office of National Mission, will take place March 14–15, 2025.

Conference sessions, all of which will be livestreamed, will take place in three different locations. Participants may attend in-person at one of these locations, or they may watch online.

The three in-person locations will focus on the following subject areas:

• Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., will host sessions on marriage, life and the family at its Concordia – Spectrum Campus.

• Grace Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg, Fla., will host sessions on spiritual care.

• The LCMS International Center in St. Louis, Mo., will host sessions on advocating, teaching and caring for human life.

Featured presenters will include:

• Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, LCMS president

• Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor, LCMS Office of National Mission managing director

• Rev. Michael Salemink, executive director of Lutherans For Life

• Rev. Dr. Alfonso Espinosa, senior pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Irvine, Calif.

• Rev. Dr. Brian Heller, manager of LCMS Specialized Spiritual Care Ministry

A Spanish track will also be available. The sessions, conducted in Spanish, will be made available to watch online.

Registration

In-person early bird registration, which includes meals and snacks, is $49 per person through Feb. 14. After that, registration will be $74 per person. In-person registration closes on March 7.

Online registration (which can be used by an individual, couple, family or group) is $29 and will be open until the first day of the conference.

Both in-person and online attendees will have access to recorded sessions for 60 days after the conference.

All students at the Concordia universities and seminaries have free admission to this conference. To register, they will need a valid Concordia email address for verification. For more information, email SpecializedCare@lcms.org.

Register now