Engage Stories

Q&A with Lutheran Jazz Singer Erin Bode

This summer, Bode released a new album, “Sounds of Mercy,” created in partnership with the LCMS.

Tell the Next Generation

The Lord has done marvelous things for His people — things so great they should be told to children, youth and all people.

Sharing Christ’s Love ‘Through Our Hands, Our Feet’

Lutheran Early Response Team volunteer Bryce Cramer uses skills learned in his former career to serve those affected by disasters.

Caring for Families in a Changing Community

Salem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Ill., shares Christ’s love with the community by providing diapers, wipes and other baby items for local families — no matter what language they speak.

Shepherds for Spangdahlem

Spangdahlem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany is growing — according to God’s perfect plan and timing.

Building Daily Rhythms of Devotion

Families of Trinity Lutheran Church in Springfield, Mo., receive support from their congregation to build intentional practices of faith formation in their homes.

Scattering Seeds in the Desert

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Navajo, N.M., is the only LCMS congregation serving the largest native American reservation in the United States.

Sharing Jesus with Neighbors in Northwest Kenya

The Holy Spirit is at work in refugee camps and other towns in northwest Kenya, bringing saving faith in Christ the Redeemer to all people.

A Digital Lutheran Library for Latino Pastors

Since 2015, the VDMA Project has translated 55 theological works into Spanish for pastors in North, Central and South America.

Baptized into Christ

A mother and baby from Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries’ maternity home in East Dundee, Ill., join God’s family.

United in Confession

At the 2026 LCMS convention, delegates will be asked to endorse or encourage fellowship with two new partner churches.

Community and Catechesis

At an LCMS mission congregation in Kaiserslautern, Germany, attendees find a welcoming community, delve deeply into theology, and sometimes discover a calling to church work.

Partners in the Gospel

We are made one with Christ and one another, as we strive together for the sake of the Gospel.

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