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1529: Martin Luther published his Small Catechism.
Gladys Suelflow-Krause Dies — Gladys Suelflow-Krause, widow of former Institute director Dr. August R. Suelflow, died at her home in DeKalb, Illinois, Wednesday, 2 April 2008. More ...
Loehe Exhibition and Conference in Neuendettelsau — An international conference to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Wilhelm Loehe, who played a very significant role in sending Lutheran pastors to America to minister to German immigrants, will be held in July in Neuendettelsau, Germany. More ...
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Fall 2007 CHI Quarterly Features Life of Ulrik Vilhelm Koren and LCMS Churches in Chicago — This issue highlights the life of Norwegian Synod leader Ulrik Vilhelm Koren, who worked in close fellowship with C. F. W. Walther to promote confessional Lutheranism in the United States. The issue also surveys the decline of Missouri Synod congregations in the Chicago area, the city where the synod was founded in 1847.
CHI Quarterly Back Issues Available
Special IRA distribution opportunities for giving to nonprofit organizations are available during 2007. We encourage our supporters to consider these opportunities to support our building and museum expansion project.
The Spring 2006 issue of Historical Footnotes describes in some detail our plans to develop a museum on the history of the Missouri Synod at the synod's International Center and to expand our archival storage space in our present building. Click on these links for additional information about the project and how you may support it:
The Institute's museum exhibit, In the Gospel: LCMS Military Chaplaincy, will be open through the fall of 2008. Be sure to view this comprehensive presentation of the service of LCMS chaplains from the Civil War to the present when you are on the Concordia Seminary campus in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Click here to download the exhibit brochure (PDF format).
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Today in History Available on LCMS eNews
The Institutes daily mailing Today in History is available on a service on the LCMS web site called eNews. Today in History contains brief references to significant events and people in the life of the church from Apostolic times to the present. To go to the LCMS eNews Subscription Center and subscribe to newsletters from LCMS departments, click here.
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