District News and Ministry Stories
Stories about ministry in the Nebraska District and beyond, along with resources in support of discipling the saved and proclaiming Christ to a lost and changing world.
District Reporter Newsletter
The Nebraska District Reporter shares information about events taking place, workshops and conferences being offered, and ministry items that affect and include members of the District.
Weekly Update Email Newsletter
The Weekly Update is an email-only publication of the Nebraska District LCMS, providing resources in support of discipling the saved and proclaiming Christ to a lost and changing world.
Obituaries
We are privileged to share obituaries of ordained ministers and commissioned teachers in the Nebraska District. Our office relies on families, congregations, and schools to provide obituary information.
Church Worker, Congregation, and School Anniversaries
It is both a custom and a privilege for the Nebraska District to recognize the anniversaries of our professional church workers—active and retired Ministers of Religion–Ordained and Ministers of Religion–Commissioned, and of our congregations and schools.
June 2023 BOD Update
District Board Ratifies Audit, Thanks Pettit for His Service Among the business conducted during its quarterly meeting on June 2, 2023, members of the Nebraska District LCMS Board of Directors ratified the audit report that had been returned without concerns....
Why We Are Committed to Youth Gatherings
Why are we committed to holding youth gatherings? Congregations of the Nebraska District have expressed ongoing concern about (or worked hard to avoid) the idea of Confirmation as a graduation from church. In an effort to promote more participation and connection...
May 2023 Devotional
“What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.” Matthew 19:6 As God designed the relationship of marriage in creation, He designed it to reflect His loving commitment to us as His people. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Paul reminds us that the...
District Treasurer Paul Pettit Retires
Thanks be to God for the service of faithful workers! District treasurer Paul Pettit has retired after many years of faithful service to the congregations, church workers, and mission of the Nebraska District. Paul started serving the District as treasurer in 1991 and...
2023 LCEF Scholarship Awarded
Congratulations to the 2023 LCEF Nebraska District Scholarship Recipient Each year the LCEF Nebraska District offers a $1,000 scholarship to one graduating high school senior with a minimum 3.0 GPA or current full-time post-secondary student at an accredited...
2022-23 District Financial Information
The Nebraska District LCMS operates on a January 31 fiscal year. Our 2022 total expenses started February 1, 2022 and continued through January 31, 2023. The three primary sources of funds for the Nebraska District include: congregational remittances (contributions...
District Delgates Chosen for Synod Convention
The following have been named as delegates from the Nebraska District circuits to the Synod's Convention being held in Milwaukee, July 29–August 3, 2023. For more information about the upcoming 2023 LCMS Convention, please visit...
Time to Get College Students Signed up for Lutheran Campus Ministry
As we look ahead to the end of another school year and graduation of high school students, we're reminded that it’s important to help college students get connected to campus ministry, which can help keep them connected to the Body of Christ through regular worship...
Giddings Installed as Campus Pastor
Give thanks for the installation of Rev. Michael Giddings as campus pastor at University Lutheran Chapel in Lincoln! Pastor Mike and his wife Lynelle, along with their son Jesiah, are looking forward to life in Nebraska and the opportunity to serve this unique, young...
March 2023 Devotional
From the District President March 2023 “Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll, that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever! I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth....