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District News

Grace Lutheran Receives Grow Grant

A GROW Grant was presented on February 2, 2025, to Grace Lutheran Church in Clarksville, TN, for enhancement of their music ministry. The GROW Grant will not only provide funds for important repairs and upgrades to key instruments (such as the sanctuary organ), but it will allow them to expand offerings that connect Grace to […]

Filed Under: District News, Grow Grant, home Tagged With: Grow Grant Recipient

New Ministry Ideas Flourish Through District GROW Grants

The Mid-South District encourages innovative and creative new ministry initiatives of its existing congregations and schools through the GROW Grants program. Since the program was introduced in 2022, over $156,000 in GROW Grants has been awarded to Mid-South congregations, helping them establish exciting new ministry programs focused on reaching new hearts for Jesus. Two of […]

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District’s First-Ever Pastors Conference Cruise Focuses on Worker Wellness

The Mid-South District was overjoyed by the enthusiastic response to its first-ever Fall Pastors Conference cruise! About 60 pastors attended the conference, which took place aboard the Carnival Valor cruise ship from October 14-19. Many of the pastors wives were also in attendance, thanks to a generous grant from Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF). The […]

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Black Clergy Caucus Gathers in the Mid-South District

Members of the Black Clergy Caucus (BCC) gathered at Grace Celebration Lutheran Church in Cordova, TN for their Fall Conference October 22-24. Under the conference theme “Empowering and Advancing the Next Generation,” members in attendance heard presentations and participated in discussions surrounding the BCC’s five-point vision through 2027, which encompasses revitalization, communication, ministry focus, ownership […]

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Ralph Weiser Excellence in Ministry Award

Three Honorees Receive the District’s Ralph Weiser Excellence in Ministry Award in 2024  In 2017, the Mid-South District introduced a very special award to recognize the dedication and ministry–build­ing work of individual lay people: The Ralph Weiser Excellence in Ministry Award. The award honors the life and work of the late Ralph Weiser, a long-time […]

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2024 Call Day at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Announces Candidates

2 Candidates for Placement in Mid-South District On April 23, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis students took part in Call Day, receiving first calls to pastoral and diaconal ministry, or assignments as vicars and deaconess interns. The Mid-South District is pleased to receive the following candidates:  Welcome to the Mid-South District!

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CARE-VAN Recap 2024

Lutheran World Relief in the Mid-South District At this year’s Lutheran World Relief CARE-VAN ingathering the Mid-South District had six drop sites where we collected handmade quilts, school kits, personal care kits, baby care kits, and fabric kits. Our drop sites included Grace, Knoxville, TN.; Cross of Christ, Chattanooga, TN.; Our Savior, Nashville, TN.; Immanuel, […]

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DISTRICT MINISTRY MONTH

Celebrate and Honor a Special Church Worker As you know, your Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) congregation is part of a regional group of LCMS ministries and church workers called the Mid-South District. You can think of the Mid-South District as your congregation’s extended LCMS family! Just like your congregation, the Mid-South District engages in ministry, […]

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Lutherans Connect to Deal with Disaster!

On July 18, Jan Simko, Mid-South District Disaster Relief Coordinator, was shocked by what she saw on a weather channel. Mayfield, Kentucky, was flooded—a community she and her Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) had served in the aftermath of a devastating tornado in December of 2021, forming lasting friendships with those they met. Jan remembered […]

Filed Under: Disaster Relief, District News Tagged With: LERT, Mayfield KY

PAWS ON THE GROUND

Covenant Presbyterian Church and School in Nashville On Monday, March 27, 2023, tragedy struck the community of Covenant Presbyterian Church and School in Nashville as six people — three children and three adults — were killed by a lone shooter. The city was in shock, as were we all. On Monday afternoon, Job Comfort Dog’s […]

Filed Under: District News Tagged With: Job Comfort Dog

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