On April 26, 95 Concordia Seminary, St. Louis students took part in Call Day Wednesday, 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:
District News - Congregations
2023 Call Day — Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
On April 25, 31 students received their first call into the pastoral ministry at the annual Candidate Call Service of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana (CTSFW). The candidates, including 30 MDiv students and one Alternate Route student, will serve in 20 of the 35 districts of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). The Mid-South […]
The History Of Our Hand Built Cross
First Lutheran – Little Rock, Arkansas— Contributed by Joline Kaucher & Nate Brandes They say “a picture is worth a 1,000 words”. We use this hand-built wooden cross during Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday. From Jesus’ Crucifixion (above alter) and His Resurrection’s Blessing of faith and eternal life as shown by the beautiful live […]
Christus Victor Lutheran Church
We celebrated with a baptism on Easter minting at Christus Victor Lutheran Church. Our friend and brother in a Christ Zayne was baptized during our second service. What a beautiful day it was.
Blessings around the District – Spring 2023
The Lord continues blessing Chapel of the Good Shepherd, as they reach out into their community with an Easter egg hunt, donating and supporting local charities.
Lutheran Early Response Teams Grow To Serve Disaster-Affected Communities
When a deadly chain of intense storms rapidly intensified and dropped dozens of tornadoes during the afternoon and evening of March 31, 2023, the Mid-South District included communities that were hit especially hard: Little Rock and Wynne, Ark, as well as the town of Covington and rural McNairy County in west Tennessee. Several LCMS church […]
Salem Lutheran Ministries ESL Classes
Springdale, AR Salem is known in our Hispanic community for providing great instruction in English. We offer three levels taught by gifted teachers, with mentors assisting the students in small groups. But our classes do much more than just teach English. Through these classes, we welcome, encourage, and provide community for our Hispanic neighbors, some […]
Go Shine!
Immanuel Lutheran, Memphis, TN Go Shine! This is the theme for the 2022-23 school year at Immanuel Lutheran School Memphis and we are so blessed to be shining God’s light brightly. Our students and staff are practicing a growth mindset and discovering so many new skills as we take on new challenges. As one of […]
A Sleepover Over for Animals
Holy Trinity Lutheran, Bowling Green, KY Kindergarteners at Holy Trinity Lutheran School brought their favorite stuffed animals to have a sleepover at school. After their kids went home, the stuffed animals had a blast having story time, making ornaments, eating a snack, and running around the school. The children were very excited to see their […]
Faith Lutheran Sharing the Good News
Collierville, TN Faith Lutheran Preschool was very excited to present six Christmas music programs for all of our Preschool families this Christmas. The older classes all dressed as the Christmas Nativity and we loved sharing the good news of Jesus Christ’s birth with all of our families. In news coming up, we are looking forward […]
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