The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod celebrates its birthday on April 26. Initial members, which included 12 pastors representing 14 congregations from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, New York and Ohio, signed the church body’s constitution on April 26, 1847, at First Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Chicago, Ill.
The 2021 Disaster Response Conference will be held Oct. 6–8 in St. Louis at the LCMS International Center.
LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission will host a free webinar titled “David’s Harp and the Parish Based Music Conservatory” from 1–2 p.m. Central time on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.
The LCMS Board for National Mission is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Oct. 14, and on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in St. Louis.
Hosted by LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission, the Rev. Roosevelt Gray will present a free webinar titled “On Mission with the Master” from 1–2 p.m. Central time on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.
Britt Odemba, missionary to Kenya, will present a free webinar titled “Using Mercy in Outreach” at 12 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.
LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission will host a free webinar titled “Stewardship” from 1–2 p.m. Central time on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will host a virtual Specialized Pastoral Ministry conference — “Getting Together Again” — from 8:45 a.m. Central time to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 12, 2021.
Hosted by LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission, the Rev. Amos Gray will present a free webinar titled “Family Structure as It Relates to Poverty and Ministry” from 1–2 p.m. Central time on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Nov. 18-19, 2021, in St. Louis.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will hold a Prayer Service for Life at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis and via livestream on Facebook.
The 2021 LCMS South Dakota District Convention is scheduled for Sunday, December 5, to Tuesday, December 7, in Sioux Falls, S.D., at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.