Pastors from Independent Lutheran churches and Presiding Bishop Robbie Osmundson of Klamath Falls Oregon gathered for a pastoral conference of the Independent Lutheran Diocese in Paoli earlier this ...

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.

On Sunday, Nov. 10, the congregation of Robeson Lutheran Church was happy to share in the celebration of ordinations for their senior pastor, Rev. Michael Ware (10 years), and their associate pastor, ...

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.

The Latvian Lutheran Church has gone back on its 40-year-old decision by officially ruling that women cannot be ordained priests. Two-thirds of the 337 synod members voted in favor of changing 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sally Ibrahim Azar, center, a Palestinian Christian and Council member of the Lutheran World Federation is applauded by clergy ...

Randall Lewis is a bi-vocational shepherd, guarding Little Rock schools during the week and leading a Lutheran flock on Sundays. Now, he's an officially ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament as well ...