In a new church which meets in borrowed space, everyone is a volunteer doing what is necessary: cleaning and setting up the worship space; carrying in hymnals, altar paraments, communion ware, processional cross, baptismal font and bowel, keyboard, items for the visitors’ welcome table, Good Shepherd picture, coffee fellowship supplies, and coat hangers. After each […]
District News - Congregations
Volunteer Gives Praise Lutheran a Spirit-filled Gift
Dick Mohr, an elder at Praise Lutheran Church in Maryville, TN appears with Pastor Derek Roberts on Feb 11, 2018, the day of dedication of a new, baptismal font that Mohr volunteered to build for the church. Mr. Mohr researched, designed, and built the eight-sided font. He decorated the panels with 8 Christian symbols he […]
Ordination and Installation of Rev. Jerry Stobaugh
District’s First Pastor Installation Through Specific Ministry Colloquy On Saturday, March 10, the Ordination and Installation of Rev. Jerry Stobaugh was held at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Oakland, TN. Rev. Stobaugh is the first of several men who completed the requirements for Specific Ministry Colloquy in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Congratulations to Rev. Stobaugh and […]
St. Paul Lutheran Church 125th Anniversary
Congratulation to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Gillett AR, celebrated it’s 125th Anniversary on February 4, 2018. Approximately 85 people attended the celebration along with the former and current Pastors.
Results of the LCMS Lutheran Youth Fellowship
2018 Leadership Training Search – 3 recipients The Youth and Family Ministry Board of the Mid-South District sought senior high youth to participate in a leadership development training to be held from March 15 to 18, 2018 in St. Louis, MO. The focus of this year’s training is Speaking the Truth in Love. As a […]
3rd Annual Diaper Derby
On Sunday, February 11, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sharps Chapel, TN, celebrated the completion of their third annual Diaper Derby. This year’s total of 3307 diapers far exceeds the first two years – 726 in 2016 and 1414 in 2017. Kitty Lewis who heads the Union County Food Pantry joined the […]
“Mission Moments” Video
Highlight Your Ministry in Our “Mission Moments” Video at the 2018 District Convention! If you’re unsure of what to submit, CLICK HERE to see a few examples from other Mid-South ministries. UPDATE: “Thank you” to the numerous congregations and schools across our District that have shared photos and information. The deadline has been extended to March 30, 2018, […]
Altar Paraments Dedicated
On Sunday, January 7, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel, TN dedicated the white, green, and red altar paraments and other hangings which were made in the 1960s by the Ecclesiastical Arts Group from Redeemer Lutheran Church, Westfield, NJ. Redeemer’s altar guild had new paraments and donated their “old” paraments to our […]
40 years of Baptism Banners
On Sunday, January 7, 2018, members of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Memphis, gave thanks for the work of a very special lady, Mrs. Willie Garner. For the last 40 years, Willie has been handcrafting Baptism banners for each child of God baptized at CTK’s font. About twenty years ago, Confirmation banners were added to […]
The “4-S” (Cereal, Soup, Snack, Spaghetti) Collection
Our Savior Lutheran Church, in Morristown, TN came together for it’s 4th annual Christmas outreach event for the Kingswood School (www. kingswood-school.com), a private 501(c)(3) non-profit residential agency serving the needs of neglected or abandoned children, located in neighboring Bean Station, TN. The church’s LWML chapter took some creative license and led the “4-S” (Cereal, […]
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