I have had the privilege to work with four students in Immanuel’s High School Youth Group in a Leadership Team to lead and execute various youth activities. The students that were on Immanuel’s first-ever Student Leadership Team were Ali Bartlett (Freshman), Claire McElwain (Sophomore), Taylor Peterman (Senior), and Patrick McElwain (Senior). This group of students […]
District News - Congregations
Lutheran Hour Ministries
Kurt Bucholz, CEO Lutheran Hour Ministries, speaking to the Mid-South District Lutheran Laymen’s League for it’s annual meeting. Our Savior Lutheran, Nashville.
CTSFW Sends Workers Into the Harvest Field
Join us in welcoming students from Concordia Theological Seminary (CTSFW), Fort Wayne, Indiana, students who have been placed in the Mid-South District. Assignments and placements were announced during services on April 24 and April 25. Vicar: Loucan Saling, Faith Lutheran Church, Tullahoma, Tenneesee Candidates: Thomas Presley, Missionary-at-Large/Church Planter, The Mid-South District-LCMS, Jonesboro, Arkansas Eric Rudsenske, Pastor, […]
Easter Vigil – the Rite of Holy Baptism
The Easter Vigil has traditionally been a time to receive candidates for baptism into the Church. That was true in spades for Grace Lutheran Church (Clarksville, TN) this year when seven were baptized at the Easter Vigil, April 15, 2017. Gathered in darkness, the new light of Easter was kindled in a brazier and transferred to […]
Chapel Baby Food Buffet
Gathering Baby Food During the recent season of Lent, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Sharps Chapel, TN) and its Neighborhood Bible Breakfast took up an offering of baby food jars and cereal for the Union County Food Pantry. Members of the congregation are pictured on Easter Sunday gathered around a table full of […]
Senior Pastor at First Lutheran Church Installed
The Installation of Rev. Paul J. Bushur as Senior Pastor at First Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN on Sunday, March 12. Pastor Bushur came to Chattanooga after 18 years as senior pastor of First Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN.
Installation of Rev. Paul Kritsch at The Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
On Sunday morning, March 19, the Rev. Paul E. Kritsch was officially installed as pastor of Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel, TN. The Rev. Dr. Roger Paavola, President of the Mid-South District, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, officiated at the service. Kritsch, who is the pastor who helped the congregation to […]
First Lutheran Church, Blytheville
The Installation of Rev. Bruce Hanson at First Lutheran Church, Blytheville, AR on March 5, 2017. Those present (L-R) President Roger Paavola, Rev. Bruce Hanson.
In This World We Live In
In this world that we live in, we in the church are always reminded of the daily struggle we face, especially with the constant reminder of the declining number of people who are attending church. We at Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Knoxville have reason to celebrate. One March 5th, we brought in eight new […]
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church Joins the Mid-South District Family!
The Mid-South District is pleased to welcome the workers and members of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi to our network of ministries. Formerly a congregation of the LCMS’s Southern District, Beautiful Savior officially joined the Mid-South District in late 2016 as part of the Memphis Circuit. We look forward to serving Beautiful […]
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