Installation Service will be held on Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. at Campus Lutheran Church in Columbia. The Missouri District is pleased to welcome Rev. Peter Kirby to the staff.  He will serve in a newly created position, Executive Director of Congregational Services.  In that role, Rev. Kirby will...

  School Administrators’ Conference February 10, 2023 Campus Lutheran Church – Columbia, Missouri Administrators across Missouri are invited to join us in Columbia on February 10 for an opportunity to grow professionally and fellowship together. We will be examining best practices for actionable feedback with educators, discussing curriculum guidelines for...

Jesus’ Baptism – The Joyous Exchange Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.  John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”  But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is...

Jesus She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.  Matthew 1:21 People choose names for their children for a variety of reasons.  There are family names and popular names.  Names are chosen because of how they go...

The Dark Side of Christmas Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he...

Waiting in Peace  I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.  John 16:33 We live in a nation divided– by everything from demographic categories to personal preferences.  However, there...

Rev. Kenneth Young August 23, 1929–December 13, 2022 Rev. Kenneth Robert Young, 93, was born August 23, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, to Arthur C. Young and Viola Schmitt Young. He was their third child.  After his father died in May of 1935, his mother took the family to St....

The 2022 Annual Report is now available. You can read about all the great things that went on this year by either scrolling or clicking the PDF button below. 

Waiting with Joy And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!  And why is this granted to me that the mother of my...

Waiting in Love In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to...

Rev. Dr. Alvin J. Schmidt September 28, 1932–November 28, 2022 Alvin John Schmidt was born on September 28, 1932, in Waldersee, Manitoba, and baptized on November 13, 1932, at Christ Lutheran Church, also in Waldersee. He spent the first three and half years with his parents in a primitive log...

Waiting with Hope For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?  But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.  Romans 8:24-25 The Church Year is like life.  Everyday is not a...

Lutherans for Life is offering three different contests for youth. From art posters to essays, with a variety of grades included, be sure to click below to check out this great opportunity! Grades 3–5 Grades 6–12 Click here for the essay rules/rubric.  Class of '23 Seniors

Missouri District Office Open House Come and see our new office space, meet with District Staff, and raise a mug of hot chocolate in celebration of the season. Dec 2, 2022    10am-1pm Missouri District Office 660 Mason Ridge Center Dr. Suite 100 St. Louis, MO 63141 Questions? Contact Sue...

MICHAEL ALEXANDER June 5, 1945 – October 15, 2022 Robert Michael (“Mike”) Alexander, 77, went to be with his Lord Jesus on October 15, 2022. After a long-fought and courageous battle with illness, Mike died at home, peacefully in his sleep, with his loving family at his side. Mike was...

Rev. Dr. John Samuel Loum March 18, 1948–October 26, 2022 Rev. Dr. John Samuel Loum was born on March 18th, 1948, in Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa, to Guy Sangster Loum (deceased) and Marian Coker née Johnson (deceased). Rev. Dr. John Loum was a citizen of the United States of...

What to Expect When You’re Expecting And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.  Revelation 22:7 Immediately after learning that my wife was pregnant with our first child, we went to the bookstore and purchased the popular book,...

The Second Martin Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,  looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith,...

Hope for All Saints After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with...

Rev. Mark D. Martin April 17, 1957 – October 21, 2022 Rev. Mark David Martin, 65 years of age, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 21, 2022, in Independence, Missouri. Rev. Martin was born in Midland, Texas in 1957 to Barbara Coy Martin and Herschel Raye Martin, both deceased. Rev....

Singing with Luther Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.  Colossians 3:16 As Lutherans across the globe commemorate the Reformation this weekend, the strains of A Mighty Fortress will...

Luther the Preacher The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.  Isaiah 40:8 On March 6, Martin Luther returned to Wittenberg from his exile at the Wartburg Castle on account of the unrest that had grown during his absence.  Fellow university professor Andreas...

More Lessons from Luther Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.  Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. Psalm 25:4-5 In March 1522, Martin Luther returned from his...

God’s Word for All People For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from...

Caring for Our Church Workers in Need ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit...