Dedicated volunteers help make Operation Barnabas a success
Volunteers make a difference in the lives of many military connected people through the Operation Barnabas program.
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LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – First Quarter 2019 newsletter
This issue of the "So Help Me God" newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces highlights the power of truth, which affects the success and failure of our duties and our work.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Fall 2018 newsletter
“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” provides update on the U.S. Army dropping its investigation against Southern Baptist chaplain Jerry Scott Squires, who was charged with discrimination against a lesbian soldier who wanted to attend a marriage retreat.
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Fourth Quarter 2018 newsletter
This issue of the "So Help Me God" newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces highlights the redemptive, transformative change that occurs in Christ Jesus.
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Third Quarter 2018 newsletter
In this issue of So Help Me God from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, combating sleeplessness through reading God’s Word, the Holy Bible, is discussed.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Summer 2018 newsletter
LCMS' “Free to be Faithful Newsletter” provides an update on the case concerning ministers' housing allowances. Churches should note this discussion is taking place, as it could change the way pastors are paid.
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Second Quarter 2018 newsletter
The So Help Me God newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces gives encouragement as to the promise and confidence that believers in Jesus Christ receive through His resurrection.
CTCR report – ‘Women and Military Service: A Lutheran Perspective’
The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations adopted a report on “Women and Military Service: A Lutheran Perspective” to address the issue of women serving in the military, particularly in combat roles.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Winter 2018 newsletter
Members of Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregations joined marches to stand for life and to remind the government of its role to protect life.
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – First Quarter 2018 newsletter
The First Quarter 2018 newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces shares insight about the meaning of the Latin phrase Sola Scriptura (“Scripture Alone”) and how it can be applied to our lives when we are facing joys and challenges.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Fall 2017 newsletter
Read the latest about religious liberty issues affecting Christian service members in our nation’s military and how LCMS military chaplains, the Synod’s Ministry to the Armed Forces and some religious liberty advocates are making a difference.
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Fourth Quarter 2017 newsletter
The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter highlights the story of Dr. Martin Luther, the Lutheran Reformation and its impact on those who serve God and country in the military.
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Third Quarter 2017 newsletter
This issue of So Help Me God from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces discusses the very real tension between being in the military and being believers in Jesus Christ.
‘Free To Be Faithful’ – Spring 2017 newsletter
Read the latest about Judge Ruth Neely, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church — an LCMS congregation in Pinedale, Wyo. — whom state officials censured even though they chose not to remove her from her judiciary duties for her faith-based beliefs about marriage.
Video: If not us, then who?
Who better to deliver the Gospel to our nation’s troops on the front lines of conflict – while also caring for their families – than an LCMS chaplain? Could that chaplain be you?