A man named Emmanuel was baptized at Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Matthew in New Amsterdam 1669*
Luther’s Kleiner Catechismus was translated into the Munsee language by Johan Campanius Holm on his arrival in New Sweden (Pennsylvania) in 1643. It was unprinted for 50 years due to the decline in mission work among the Indians…
CFW Walther settles in Perry County, Missouri*
Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (1811-1886), called “Ferdinand” by his family and C.F.W. by the LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) today, was born on Oct. 25, 1811, in Saxony, Germany. He was a pastor’s son and went on to become a pastor himself. Emigrating from Saxony to Perry County, MO. at age 27, he led Lutherans to settle in Perry County, Missouri.
First Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church – Birth of the Missouri Synod
Saxon immigrants established a new church in North America (the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod – LCMS), made up of 12 Pastors and 14 Congregations, meeting April 26, 1847 at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago.
Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America formed
A number of Synods met to form the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America to conjointly conduct a mission among the heathen…
Johann Friederich Doescher called to be the missionary to Black [Colored] Missions
October 1877, John Friederich Doescher was called to be the missionary to Black [Colored] Missions, based in Little Rock and traveling the southern tier: Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. In his first year Doescher started a Sunday School in ‘Sailor’s Home’. After 2 years, he accepted a call to St. John Lutheran Church, New Orleans, with permission to continue work with the Sailors Home Mission…
Rev. Fred Allen: a hearing loss didn’t stop this pastor from reaching out to others and sharing the Good News of the Gospel in the LCMS and ELCA
His pastor didn't let him see his hearing loss as a disability but as an asset for his own education, and later as a vocational specialization in the church. He...
The Rev. Dr. James Capers – Missioner, Evangelist, Composer, Pastor
It took two interviews, a technological lesson or two for the blogger to get this interview posted. Yet Pastor Capers showed me the patience he gave to the people he served in multiple locations in the ELCA as a Lay Associate, Seminarian, Mission Developer, Staff Person, Composer, Collaborator and small town pastor in central Indiana…in retirement. His work includes This Far by Faith, a joint ELCA and LCMS project.