Armed Forces Sunday – 2024

The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces encourages congregations to give thanks to God for our nation’s military veterans, service personnel, chaplains and families.

LCMS U Campus Ministry Staff Conference – 2024

Luther Memorial Chapel & University Student Center 3833 N. Maryland Ave., Shorewood, WI

The conference will be held at Luther Memorial Chapel & University Student Center in Shorewood, Wis. The theme is “Live Not By Lies.”

2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music

Concordia University Nebraska: Seward, Neb. 800 N. Columbia Avenue, Seward, NE

Building on the theme “Songs of Deliverance: Psalms in the Great Congregation,” participants will be able to choose from a variety of sessions and workshops that address topics of interest to pastors, church musicians, interested laypersons, and many others.

National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference – 2024

Astor Crowne Plaza - New Orleans French Quarter 739 Canal Street at Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA

At NATIONAL24, youth leaders will have an opportunity to connect with new and seasoned adult leaders while training to support their youth ministry. Attendees may also familiarize themselves with New Orleans, La., the host city for the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering.

2024 LCMS National Disaster Response and Training Conference

LCMS International Center: St. Louis 1333 S. Kirkwood Road, St Louis, MO

The 2024 LCMS Disaster Response and Training Conference will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18, through Friday, Sept. 20, at The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod's International Center in St. Louis.

Church Worker Appreciation – Pastor

The LCMS begins a year’s worth of church worker appreciation observances by thanking God for our pastors, who stand in the stead of Christ as they bring us His gifts of Word and Sacrament.

Reformation Day

On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses — the “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” — to the church door in a small city called Wittenberg, Germany. This ignited the Protestant Reformation, and thus the Lutheran church officially commemorates this important anniversary on Oct. 31.

LCMS SELC District Convention — 2025

Holy Cross Lutheran Church: Lake Mary, Fla. 960 Paul Hoyer Way, Lake Mary, FL

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s 2025 SELC District Convention is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16, to Sunday, Jan. 16, in Lake Mary, Fla., at Holy Cross Lutheran Church.

YouthLead Training

Pallottine Renewal Center: St. Louis 15270 Old Halls Ferry Road, Florissant, MO

YouthLead equips teens to develop and use their leadership skills as they serve Christ within their congregations and communities.

2025 LCMS Youth Gathering

New Orleans, La. New Orleans, LA

Held every three years since 1980, the LCMS Youth Gathering provides thousands of youth and adults the opportunity to come together as a community of God’s people to learn more about Jesus Christ, the Christian faith and their Lutheran identity.