Category: International News
St. John’s bones—again?
BULGARIA – Various news reports claim the bones of John the Baptist have been found on an island in the Black Sea in Bulgaria. Archeologists discovered a stone urn under the altar of a ruined monastery inscribed with a reference to June 24, the festival…
New LCMS structure emphasizes congregations
HOUSTON, TX – The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod streamlined its structure at its 64th Convention held in Houston, July 10-17. The restructuring comes at a time when the LCMS is facing what Vice-president Finance/treasurer Dr. Thomas Kuchta called a “financial crisis.” The major change came in…
LCMS elects new president
HOUSTON, TX – Delegates to the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) elected Rev. Matthew Harrison the church body’s thirteenth president. Rev. Harrison succeeds Rev. Dr. Gerald Kieschnick who was standing for election to his fourth term. The 48-year-old president-elect currently serves…
Lutheran Federation apologizes to Anabaptists
STUTTGART, Germany – At the eleventh assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in August, delegates unanimously approved a statement asking forgiveness from Anabaptists (Mennonites) for “the harm that our forbears in the sixteenth century committed” in persecuting Anabaptists. Since the Geneva-based LWF does not…
World seminaries conference discusses Lutheran identity
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Some 65 seminary professors and representatives from 24 countries gathered on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary (CTS), Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 3–6, 2010, as part of a world seminaries conference. Representing Lutheran Church–Canada were Dr. William Mundt and Dr. John…
Canadian aid agency to provide first-hand update on Haiti relief
WINNIPEG – Almost nine months after an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale devastated Haiti’s capital, Port-Au-Prince, Canadian Lutheran World Relief executive director, Robert Granke, will lead a Canadian group to examine and report on the progress of rehabilitation and rebuilding. Joining Mr. Granke on September 28…
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