Lutherans and Catholics have pledged to celebrate together the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017, with both sides agreeing to set aside centuries of hostility and prejudice. The ...

When I meet strangers and am asked what I do, and I say I’m a Lutheran pastor, there are exactly two possible reactions. Either my new acquaintances look at my fully tattooed arms and my nose ring and ...

In 1999, as a senior in a public high school abiding within the buckle of the Bible Belt, I attended my local parish’s Catholic-Lutheran celebration of the “Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of ...

A vote to allow gay pastors to preach in member churches has led some congregations to consider leaving the largest body of Lutherans in the United States. On Aug. 21, the Evangelical Lutheran Church ...

Take a guess: On any given Sunday, where do you find the most Lutherans in church? The answer: Ethiopia and Tanzania. The two nations, with nearly 8 million and 6.5 million Lutherans respectively, are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 21—All are welcome for a presentation by guest preacher Pastor James May at 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 30 at St. John's Lutheran ...

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans announced Thursday that it will soon extend eligibility for its membership, which was previously reserved for Lutherans, to all Christians. Minneapolis-based Thrivent ...

The Soviets deported or shot Baltic clerics and worshippers and destroyed their churches. Both Orthodox Christians and Lutherans were the targets of religious persecution. According to statistics from ...

For the first time in its long history, Thrivent Financial is not just for Lutherans. The 111-year-old financial services firm began taking applications in March from Christians of every denomination.