When parents first tour an LCMS school in the Missouri District, they know something is different, even though they can’t quite articulate what it is. Sometimes, with education, it’s hard to explain what’s all around you—what makes one school truly distinctive and such a special experience for students and teachers...
Rev. Robert L. Eggers was called home to glory on Wed. Apr. 10, 2019. He is survived by his wife Carol, and his children, Hillary and Andrew Rayo, Paul and Courtney Eggers and Laurel and Aaron Newell. He was also a cherished grandfather of eight and preceded in death by...
Rev. Donald Hoeferkamp was called home to Jesus on Thursday, March 28, 2019. He is survived by his sons: Philip, Michael, Douglas and Gary. Please keep them and the rest of Rev. Hoeferkamp’s loved ones in your prayers. Rev. Hoeferkamp was ordained in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in 1959....
When the Lord called to Moses from the Burning Bush, He did not give him mighty armies and weapons to lead the children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. He only gave Moses His Word to speak. Likewise, the Lord calls to Isaiah, He sends the one whom He...
What fortifies a parent’s resolve to take their kids to church before they can sit still? What empowers those same parents to take the lead on teaching the faith, to ensure their kids feel comfortable praying, reading scripture and asking questions? The answers will vary as greatly as every family...
Growing up in a military family means many things, including getting familiar with the unfamiliar. When kids from military families enroll in Our Savior Christian Academy, some of them have moved as many as 13 times already. Many times, they’re new to the Midwest, though they may have lived on...
When you think of Sunday School programs, do you imagine classrooms filled with grandparents? At King of Kings Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, they host quarterly Sunday School classes designed for families to attend with all generations. Grandparents learn alongside teenagers, and parents learn alongside young children. The congregation designs these...
Rev. Ronald Paul Hilmer was called home to Jesus on Sunday, March 3rd, 2019. He is survived by his wife Margaret “Maggie” Todd Hilmer, children Jonathan Hilmer, Lorri Hilmer Hackett, Jim Bone, Lisa Todd Van Buren, Andrea Todd Schneider and brother, Gary Hilmer. He was known as a loving grandfather,...
For the middle part of the Twentieth Century, people in our country streamed into our churches. New churches were planted as people from rural communities left the farm for sprawling cities and new suburbs and subdivisions that began to spring up everywhere. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod grew to 2.8 million...
Church worker care begins from a place of shared weakness. It begins as we are found vulnerable together in Christ. Paul expressed this shared need to the Corinthians: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts...