Concordia University, Ann Arbor, invites the public to three Christmas events.

THE JESUS PAINTER will be appearing at St. John-Elyria on Sunday, December 13, 2009.

On Sunday, 15 November, St John’s Lutheran Church observed American Indian Sunday.  As part of their worship service, St John’s congregation experienced a taste of Cherokee culture.

The owner of the beauty shop on Pearl Rd was wide-eyed with amazement when she learned that the kids on the sidewalk outside her window were checking out the size of Noah’s Ark.

From October 25th - 27th, over 400 Ohio District pastors, teachers (early childhood, elementary and high school) and principals, dces, deaconnesses and pastor's wives 'celebrated' being workers of the Kingdom here in the Ohio District.  It was time well-spent - look on to see photos and read a few short reactions to this event.

Video taken by members of the October 2009 mission team from Northeast Ohio LCMS congregations using simple, hand held cameras offers a taste of Sunday morning worship at St. John  Church, Jacmel, Haiti

BHITC, its church partners and volunteers are now serving more than 140 refugees and immigrants each week...and the government reports hundreds more are on the way in 2010!

Shorter days, colder nights, Thanksgiving approaching, Christmas just around the corner—this can be a hectic time of year. It is important to make time to reflect and pray and be thankful for all our blessings and the truly important things in life—family, Church and community.

Building Hope in the City, the urban ministry program operated by Trinity Lutheran Church, Cleveland, Ohio has been named the winner of the national Lutheran Church Extension Fund’s Fred E. Leitz Award for outstanding Mission project of 2009.

Lutheran elementary schools at Trinity Lutheran Church (Toledo) and St. John Lutheran Church (Marysville) have recently been recognized for their attainment of the rigorous standards of the National Lutheran School Accreditation process.