The Board Room at the Mid-South District office has been dedicated in Honor of Former Staff Member, Albert H. Behnke On Saturday, May 10, current and former District Staff welcomed the family of the late Albert H. Behnke to the Cordova, Tennessee office for a very special dedication ceremony. A plaque was unveiled naming the […]
Two Candidates Join The District
The Mid-South District received two candidates for ministry at the Call Service at Concordia Seminary, St Louis on April 30, 2025. Pastor-elect Benjamin Heinz has been called to serve as Pastor for Athens Lutheran Church, Athens, TN; and Michael Saxton has been assigned as a convertible vicar at Grace Lutheran Church, Knoxville. Convertible vicars are […]
Welcome Pastor Holmes
The Rite of Installation was held on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at St Paul Lutheran Church, Gillett, AR for The Rev. Jonathan Holmes. He will be serving St Paul Lutheran Church and St Luke Lutheran Church, DeWitt, AR.
10:2 Ministry Receives Grow Grant
In mid-March, Christ Lutheran Church and School in Little Rock, Arkansas was presented a $14,000 GROW Grant check for the congregation’s “10:2 Ministry.” Inspired by Luke 10:2, which says, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest,” the […]
26 New Members Welcomed!
On March 16th, 2024, after completing the required catechetical instruction, Our Savior Lutheran Church in Spring Hill, TN, is pleased to take in its inaugural class of 26 new members. Our Savior Lutheran Church in Spring Hill is a second campus that was planted out of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Nashville just under one […]
Special Cross in Prayer Garden
Our Savior Lutheran Church in Cabot Arkansas has been blessed by one of our members. Rick Talik, used his metal working talent to make a LCMS cross for our Prayer Garden. Rick donated this cross as a memorial for his son, Wyatt Christian Talik.
Expanding Faith Formation to Develop Life-long, Multiethnic Disciples
Salem Lutheran Ministries and Christo Para Todos, Springdale AR received a $6000 Grow Grant from the Mid-South District for their development of life-long catechesis and Faith formation for the next generation. The grant works directly into the Mid-South District’s initiative to bring Generation-to-Generation awareness of faith formation for generations to come. Their efforts could become […]
LCMS Disaster Response Thank You for Bobcat
Thank you to all our generous donors and a grant from LCMS Disaster Response, we received our second Bobcat MT100 mini track loader on March 4! This will greatly increase our capacity and efficiency when we respond to disasters. This mini skid steer will be in the possession of the LERT team at Grace Lutheran […]
Welcome to the District Rev. Pope
The Rite of Ordination and Installation was held on Sunday, February 9, 2025 for the Rev. Addison Pope at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Cabot, AR. He is a recent graduate from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. Participating in the Rite included (Front l-R) Rev. Kevin Conger, Regional Vice-President, Jacksonville; President Roger Paavola; Rev. Addison Pope; […]
LIME Update
February 2025 Email update from Rev. Joseph Randianasolo of Lutheran Institute of Managerial Enterprise (LIME), to President Paavola. The Lord be with you! Big thanks to Jesus Christ our Good Shepherd, the Head of the Church. Warm thanks to you, to your staff, to the Mid-South District and to your family.
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