Engage Stories

Inviting Mission Partners to the Table

FOROs were recently held in South Africa and Germany, bringing together diverse groups of supporters to collaborate on the planting of churches.

Christ’s Light Still Shines

From Jesus’ empty tomb, we see the light of salvation, which was and is to be for all people.

Q&A with the Rev. Shauen Trump

Trump is the Synod’s regional director for Africa.

Opening Up New Opportunities for Outreach

An innovative program immerses LCMS pastors and seminarians in the Spanish language to equip them to better minister in the United States.

Fostering Faith That Lasts

At St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bourbonnais, Ill., four congregations have come together to build a flourishing youth ministry.

Grounded in the Word

University Lutheran Chapel celebrates 100 years of campus ministry in Minneapolis.

A Deep Desire to Serve Christ

Concordia the Reformer Seminary’s second cohort of deaconess graduates will serve the church in nine Spanish-speaking countries.

‘A True Blessing’ to the Church

LCMS missionaries Rev. Dr. Ron and Mary Anne Rall have served alongside the Gutnius Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea for 50 years.

Gaining Practical Experience in Church Planting

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, students join LCMS Church Planting staff to learn about efforts underway in the LCMS South Wisconsin District.

Seeking the Lost in Italy

The Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy shares the Word of God and welcomes Italians back into the church.

Valued Members of the Body of Christ

Around the United States, Lutheran pastors and laypeople walk alongside those who are shut in or homebound, helping to keep them connected to the congregation and to Christ.

Enduring in Christ

The 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering brought 20,000 youth and adult leaders together in New Orleans under the theme “ENDURE.”

A Library That Promotes ‘the Beautiful and True’

Zion Lutheran Church, Chebanse, Ill., received a national development grant from the LCMS to start a community library.

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