As they entered the worship service on the last full day of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Churchwide Assembly, some of the pastors clapped along with the upbeat music. Some danced.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. WARREN, MI – Sept. 27, 2021 – Amazing Grace Lutheran Church hosted a ...

Members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fargo will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. Al Thiem following the 8:15 a.m. service Sunday. Thiem served a number of parishes in the ...

Sometimes mothers underestimate their children. Take the Rev. Martin Swartz, for example. When he told his parents that he intended to pursue a career in the ministry, he says his mother’s response ...

Heather MacIver Arnold has been a member of First Lutheran Church in Brainerd since she was in second grade. In a ceremony this weekend at the church, Arnold will become an ordained Lutheran minister.

(RNS) — Speaking after her ordination at Lutheran Redeemer Church, in the Old City of Jerusalem, 26-year-old Sally Azar was a little nervous, but confident. She even regained her composure after ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A proposal to allow the ordination of gay ministers in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has passed one hurdle on its way to the church's convention in Minneapolis. The ...