Aug 18, 2025 | Congregational Ministry, Education, Newsletter: District Connections, Newsletter: Earthen Vessels, Newsletter: IN-KY Lutheran Schools
Join fellow DCEs, ministry leaders, and friends for a 24-hour retreat designed to refresh your spirit, encourage your ministry, and build community with others who understand the joys and challenges of church work. Event happens October 21-22, 2025. Keynote Speaker:... 
May 14, 2025 | Congregational Ministry, Education, News, Newsletter: District Connections
Eligibility• Member of an LCMS congregation or• Currently serving a congregation in the Indiana District or• Engaged in formal study of church music (lessons, college, graduate study), continuing education (workshops, summer programs, conferences). Guidelines• Several...Oct 23, 2024 | Congregational Ministry, News, Newsletter: District Connections, Newsletter: Earthen Vessels, Newsletter: IN-KY Lutheran Schools, President
by Rev. D. Richard Stuckwisch, Indiana District President, Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod The practice of Closed Communion has been the consistent teaching of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod throughout its history, yet it can be awkward and difficult to...Feb 5, 2024 | Congregational Ministry, Cross-Cultural and International Missions, News, Newsletter: District Connections, Newsletter: Earthen Vessels, Outreach & Evangelism
Rev. Daniel Fickenscher shared the joyous news of a baptism. He wrote, “In Seymour this past Tuesday I had the honor of baptizing Moisés, a high school student that I met through an Advent/Christmas outreach Bible study at Peace Seymour. (See the attached...Feb 5, 2024 | Congregational Ministry, Cross-Cultural and International Missions, Newsletter: District Connections, Newsletter: Earthen Vessels, Outreach & Evangelism
Rev. Daniel Fickenscher is reaching out to Guatamalen men, sharing the Word of God with them through a brief devotion. Rev. Fickenscher describes the outreach in this way: “During the last couple of months, we’ve enjoyed welcoming young men and their...Feb 5, 2024 | Congregational Ministry, Cross-Cultural and International Missions, Newsletter: District Connections, Newsletter: Earthen Vessels, Outreach & Evangelism
Rev. Daniel Fickenscher reports: “On December 17 we welcomed the community to Trinity Lutheran in Indianapolis, Indiana for our annual Mexican Christmas celebration of Las Posadas (the inns) commemorating Mary and Joseph’s search for a place to stay in...
