Dear Friends in Christ, If you walk through almost any older church building in our District, you will notice the signs of time. There will be cracks in the plaster or a steeple that needs repair. Tiles might be loose in spots, and a once mighty organ might need more...

  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 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...

“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...