Board for National Mission – May 2026 meeting
The LCMS Board for National Mission is scheduled to meet on Thursday, May 7, and on Friday, May 8, 2026.
The LCMS Board for National Mission is scheduled to meet on Thursday, May 7, and on Friday, May 8, 2026.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on May. 14-16, 2026, in St. Louis.
LCMS missionaries and partners will discuss strategies to make disciples of all nations, address community needs, emphasize mutual listening, and encourage shared decision-making.
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.
The Day of Pentecost will be celebrated on Sunday, May 28. Exactly 50 days after Jesus rose from the dead, the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples in the form of flames of fire.
The Church continues to confess the confident truth that the Triune God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — has given himself for our salvation.
The conference is for pastors, DCEs, deaconesses and others who are leading campus ministries in the LCMS. Its purpose is to facilitate networking among campus ministry leaders; facilitate sharing of ideas; and provide theological education and discussion, including plenary presentations, breakout sessions and a panel discussion.
District staff, pastors, commissioned workers and laity are invited to attend June 13 in Scottsdale, Ariz., and on June 15 in Kingwood, Texas.
Attendees will share Christ’s love through fun and fellowship with Burmese refugees in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the event also features large- and small-group time to develop Christian leadership skills.
This weekend festival at Concordia University of Chicago will feature the world premiere of CUC music faculty member Jonathan Stahlke's "Song of All Songs," a 45-minute piece that takes the whole text of Song of Songs as its basis.
The Iowa March for Life will take place on Saturday, June 20, 2026. Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines will host a Matins prayer service at 9 a.m.
On June 26, 2026, we continue our year of church worker appreciation observances by thanking God for directors of Christian education (DCEs), one of the seven commissioned (auxiliary) offices that support the work of the Holy Ministry.