The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Inc., including Mission Central (in Mapleton, Iowa), is an IRS registered 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt charity. A contribution designated (restricted) for a specific …

The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, [4] is an orthodox, traditional confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States.

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These are the readings that follow the three-year lectionary of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod as described in the LSB hymnal. Note that not all LCMS churches follow this schedule so check with …

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Almost 200 congregations, plus missions and multi-sites, are in the LCMS Northern Illinois District. The combined membership of these churches is 97,650 baptized believers in Jesus.

The word “Synod” in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod comes from Greek words that mean “walking together.” The term has rich meaning in our church body because congregations voluntarily …