Chris and Kathy Thies are youth volunteers at Ascension Lutheran Church in St. Louis. With friends who live in the Jefferson City area and experience on the ground cleaning up after tornadoes, they saw an opportunity to give the teenagers a service project. After the recent tornado, they contacted Trinity...

“O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” —Psalm 71:17-18A few weeks ago, I sat with...

“Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” —John 13:5The Gospels are a unique genre of literature in the Scriptures. They include both Jesus’ words and actions and ultimately His saving action on...

In light of recent tornadoes and widespread flooding, there will be a one-day Lutheran Early Response Team training at the fellowship hall of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson City. The training will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes lunch. The course will cover: An introduction to the...

Rev. Samuel Powell of Trinity Lutheran Church, knew there could be tornadoes the evening of Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Although it was the eighth anniversary of a devastating tornado in Joplin, most people in the community were more concerned about flooding. As a chaplain for the fire department, he had...

Rev. Gene Wyssmann will retire from the Missouri District staff at the end of 2019.  A search process has begun to fill his role as Assistant to the President for Church Worker and Congregational Health.  Nominations (including self-nominations) are open until August 15, 2019. Nominees must be rostered members of...

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Celebrating the 2019 Senior Class There are so many ways to answer the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Many students have grown up in the educational ministries of the Missouri District, where they learned not only where they want to go, but what kind...

Rev. Samuel Powell, of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson City, doesn’t think most pastors are overjoyed at the idea of starting a stewardship campaign. However, last year everyone agreed it was the right time. Rev. Powell reached out to Casey Carlson of the LCEF and Gene Wyssmann of the Missouri...

LERT certifies volunteers to FEMA standards, and makes them eligible for access to federal disaster sites. Across Missouri, these trained volunteers are ready to step in when the unthinkable happens. The district’s goal is to have teams in every pocket of Missouri, so LERT volunteers can serve locally, without the...