Join congregations, schools, and individuals across the Missouri District in praying together each month. Our monthly prayer calendar follows the priorities of the Missouri District Strategic Plan, including prayers for God to send out laborers into the harvest field, as well as for congregations, schools, and seminaries.
Esther T. Hartmann
Esther T. Hartmann Jan. 13, 1939 – Sept. 24, 2026 Esther Theresa Hartmann passed away Sept. 24, 2026, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Jan. 13, 1939, in St. Louis, Mo., to Wilhelm and Hilda Mueller Hepting. She was baptized Jan. 29, 1939, at...
Sandra J. Nelson
Sandra J. Nelson Dec. 13, 1951 – Aug. 15, 2026 Sandra Jean Nelson, 74, of Columbia, Mo., passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 13, 1951, in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of the late Paul and Anne (Marecek) Driska. She...
Christ Alone
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a...
We do not wrestle…
Anyone who has spent much time serving Christ’s Church knows that ministry can be exhausting. Pastors preach, teach, visit, counsel, bury, baptize, administer the Sacrament, and carry burdens few people ever see. Teachers prepare lessons, shepherd children, answer difficult questions, deal with frustrations, and wonder whether anything they said actually...