English District of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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Living Our Baptized Life in Christ
Galatians 2:20
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On Sunday, May 4, 2025, Bishop Jeffrey Miskus visited with Rev. Jordan Simon and the members of Gethsemane, Windsor, ON, Canada.
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Call Received
The Rev. Craig S. Rendahl has received a Divine Call to serve as Sole Pastor of St. Paul’s, Vernon, TX (Texas District).
Call Returned
The Rev. Daniel K. Greg has returned the Divine Call to serve as Sole Pastor of Our Father’s, Greenfield, WI (South Wisconsin District).
| | English District Missions | | | |
Our desire in the English District is to see churches planted “from the bottom up, not from the top down.” The article "De-centralized Church Planting in the LCMS (and the English District)" from the Mission Action Team explains more. Click here to read the full article.
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We pray God's richest blessings on tomorrow's March for Life in Toronto.
For those who are not delegates to the District Convention, LCMS Life Ministry is one of the sponsors of the Celebrate Life Conference to be held June 27-29, 2025 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. Click here for more information..
A reminder that registration is still open for Dying Well in Christ, A Forum on the Church's Care at Life's End, to be held July 7-9, 2025 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. Click here for more information.
Registration is open for the Lutherans For Life National Conference, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, to be held September 24-26, 2025 at Great Wolf Lodge, Colorado Springs, CO. Click here for more information.
Finally, a Mothers Day prayer from the LCMS Prayer of the Church for this Sunday:
Father in heaven, You have given us a mirror of Your love in the vocation of mothers who nurture, guide, and raise their children in all things good. Bless them in their calling. Sustain them through weary and difficult times. Remember in compassion all who are barren, and bring them comfort through the children of your Church. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
| | Statement on Unsanctioned MDiv Programs | | | |
Concerned members of LCMS congregations have been asking, “What does Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), think about the two online MDiv programs that some in our Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) have been promoting?”
Find CTSFW's response here.
| | Church Worker (Student Loan) Debt Reduction Grants Available | | | |
Rostered workers who are currently serving (called workers) in an English District LCMS congregation or school are eligible to apply for an education indebtedness grant. These grants are one aspect of the Endowment Fund currently being offered to Rostered Church Workers to assist with paying off their student loans.
For a Church Worker (Student Loan) Debt Reduction Grant we ask that you complete an Application for Church Worker Transitional Assistance. These forms are available on our District website.
To support our congregations, ministries, and church workers through the English District Endowment Fund, click here to donate.
If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Derek Mathers at 1-800-755-9335. Deadline for applications is May 12, 2025.
| | Every rostered church worker, congregation, school, and organization of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) agrees to uphold and assist in carrying out the 10 objectives found in Article III of the Synod Constitution. In this follow-up to Part 1, LCMS Chief Mission Officer Rev. Kevin D. Robson introduces and explains objectives 6–10. | | |
We ask for God to provide respite and peace for those who are caregivers in any capacity.
District daily prayers for June 2025 are located on our website..
Your prayer concerns are important to the English District. If you have a prayer request you would like shared in this newsletter, email the district office.
| | Convention Prayer Team Members Needed | | | |
The English District Convention is quickly approaching and we are seeking prayers for all aspects of the convention: safe travel, the business of the English District, elections, activities, discussions, theological presentations, fellowship and to celebrate the English District’s ministries and missions. Sign up HERE.
This is a great opportunity for individuals, congregations, schools, VBS settings, and others who know the power of prayer. Choose one of the twenty, hour-long time slots convenient for you and simply lift the needs of our delegates, staff, clergy and convention in prayer.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. (1 Peter 3:12a)
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Ascension of Christ, Beverly Hills, MI
The eternal joys of Easter continue to be celebrated at Ascension of Christ Lutheran Church. Two milestone events happened on the Third Sunday of Easter. The Baptism of Marvin John (less than a week old). And the Confirmation of two outstanding 8th graders. What a joy-filled day. Alleluia!
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Calvary, Mechanicsburg, PA
The LWML Philadelphia Zone Spring Rally was held at Calvary Lutheran Church on Saturday, May 3, 2025. In-gathering donations were brought to create Cleaning Buckets for disaster relief.
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Grace, Redford, MI
On Sunday, May 4, 2025, Benjamin (left) and Orrin (right), from Grace Lutheran Church, confirmed their baptismal faith and received their First Communion. Rev. Timothy Halboth stands with these two young men whose great-grandmother is a distant relation to C. F. W. Walther. She was present at the worship service. This is a large and faithful Lutheran/Christian family.
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Shepherd of the Mountains, Pinetop, AZ
Every few months, Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church plans a fun outing. For the month of April, fourteen hardy souls donned their hiking boots and visited the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert National Park, just an hour from their communities. They hiked the beautiful trail system within the park, viewing petrified trees, petroglyphs and Native American ruins.
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