English District

Who we are - The English District is a non-geographical district of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.  We trace our origins back to 1872, when an initial conference of English speaking confessional Lutherans was held in Gravelton, Mo.  In 1888, The English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri was organized and in 1911 was invited to join the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other states as the English Mission District, known today as the English District.  Our mission is and continues to be to seize every opportunity to serve the Lord of the Church, Jesus Christ, the whole Church in the whole world, and the whole person in the whole society.  

What we do - Among the things we do as a district is to provide opportunities and avenues for congregations and their members to live out their love for God through the Christian stewardship of their time, talents and treasures.  Our English District Lifeline facilitates a culture of life in the English District congregations by linking church workers and congregation members to life-affirming resources and supporting them in their work; see our webpage at https://englishdistrict.org/lifeline. Our English District page on the LCMS Life Ministry Volunteer Portal helps connect people with opportunities to serve in the life arena through the proclamation of the sanctity of life from fertilization to forever, and the demonstration of God's love for all people in acts of mercy to our suffering neighbors.