English District of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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Living Our Baptized Life in Christ
Galatians 2:20
| | Bishop Jeff Miskus recently visited the congregation of Faith Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, IL. He met with congregation members following the worship service and enjoyed a time of fellowship. | | |
Calls Received
Commissioned Minister Candidate Mrs. Emma Stegall (nee Leistico) has received a Divine Call to serve as Director of Parish Music of Ascension of Christ, Beverly Hills, MI.
Commissioned Minister Candidate Ms. Aubrey E. Rathke has received a Divine Call to serve as Director of Christian Education of Christ the Shepherd, Alpharetta, GA.
Call Accepted
The Rev. James A. Bretthauer has accepted the Divine Call to serve as Associate Pastor of Trinity, Klein, TX (Texas District).
Call Returned
The Rev. Aaron D. Wagner (Kansas District) has returned the Divine Call to serve as Sole Pastor of St. John’s, Pembroke, ON, Canada.
| | We encourage congregations to reproduce and share the following message with your members. Click here for Lifeline's "Pentecost" reproducible file in .pdf format. Click here for more information on Lifeline. | | This coming July, Set Apart to Serve (SAS) will turn six years old. Six years ago, the 2019 LCMS convention adopted a resolution to establish a Synod-wide, long-term, collaborative church work recruitment initiative. Learn about the impact SAS has had over the first six years in the April/May report. | | |
This summer we will be busy with several visits and presentations. Ted is in the midst of FORO season, receiving reports from missionaries on their church planting efforts. Read our most recent newsletter here.
In Christ,
Rev. Ted & Rebecca Krey,
Esther, Matthias, Natalia, Evangeline, & Azariah
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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 Floor Committee Open Hearings and New Delegate Orientation | | | |
Open Hearings of the Convention Floor Committees will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, starting at 7:00 p.m. EDT, with 30 minutes for each committee. (See Convention Schedule for link.)
A New Delegate Orientation will be held via Zoom on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. EDT. (See Convention Schedule for link.)
The links for the Workbook and Convention Schedule can be found on the Convention page of the district website.
| | Contact John Hoover, LCEF Vice President, by email or phone 314-276-3370 for more information. | | Lutheran Federal Credit Union | | | For more information, please contact our Operations Department at 314-394-2790. | | |
Crosspoint, Sahuarita, AZ
The saints at Crosspoint Lutheran Church celebrated the Confirmation of Ian and Tate, pictured below with Pastor Jason Hong. We pray for their continued growth in Christ!
| | Trinity School Offering Classroom Contents | | | Trinity Christian Nursery School in Villa Park, IL closed after more than 60 years of serving God. They are offering their classroom, contents to anyone who can use them, especially preschool teachers. (A small free-will donation would be appreciated but is not required.) The open house will be Saturday, June 14 from 9 to 11 AM and Sunday, June 15 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. They are located at 300 S. Ardmore Ave. in Villa Park, Illinois. Please enter on the north side of the church building. If you have questions, please call Heather at 630-846-8669. | | CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY: CALVARY – MECHANICSBURG, PA | | | Summer is just around the corner, and the 2025–26 academic year will be underway before you know it. Now is the perfect time to be thinking about two fall Christ Academy events at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW). If you work with confirmation-aged students and are looking for opportunities to reinforce their instruction in the Lutheran faith, consider bringing them to our Christ Academy Confirmation Retreat September 19–21. During the retreat, your students will explore one of the six chief parts of the Small Catechism with one of our seminary professors, meet other Lutherans their age, and have fun along the way. Click here for more information and to register. | | |
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