Prayers and Help Flow In Following Hurricane Helene: Following Hurricane Helene in late September, many have responded to the Mid-South District’s call for support through gifts to the Disaster Relief Fund. To date, $45,000 has been received to provide aid to those impacted by Hurricane Helene—especially by the storm’s resulting floods in east Tennessee, the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Educators, Youth & Family Ministry Leaders RALLY Together!
October 2024 – Memphis Thank you to everyone who attended the “RALLY Together” Mid-South District Education, Youth & Family Conference in Memphis October 10-11. In addition to a great turn-out, the event featured engaging speakers and break-out sessions. The conference also provided many opportunities for educators, youth leaders, DCEs and family ministry professionals to collaborate […]
Knoxville Circuit Members Gather for First Convocation
Ten of the twelve Knoxville Circuit congregations gathered at Praise Lutheran Church, Maryville, on Sept. 28 for their first convocation. Pastor Derek Roberts of Praise Lutheran described it as “a larger gathering of circuit congregations during a year without national or district conventions…providing a chance to celebrate each congregation’s ministry.” Pastor David Graves of St. […]
Disaster Response – Rogers, AR Deployment
2024 Recap & Update On May 26, 2024 8 confirmed tornadoes touched down in Rogers, AR and the surrounding communities. In addition to tornadoes, straight line winds of 80 to 100 mph swept through the area. The Mid-South District office and our District Disaster Response Coordinator (DDRC), Janet Simko, in conjunction with our “DDRC in […]
2025 Treasurers’ Workshops
REGISTER ONLINE NOW The schedule has been set for the 2025 Mid-South District Treasurers’ Workshops. Conference dates and locations are shared below. The presenter for the Treasurer’s Manual (Vol. 1) session will be Mr. Charlie Rhodes, Executive Director of Synod Accounting (Retired). The District’s Executive Director for Business & Finance, Angela Fowler, will be the […]
Mission Trips…Join Us
What are you doing that is more important? Our next mission trip is tentatively scheduled to leave on May 22, 2025 arriving in Kilimanjaro Airport (Arusha) on the 23rd. We will spend one night there and then fly to Mwanza and travel by car to Shinyanga, the headquarters for the Southeast of Lake Victoria diocese. […]
