Today in History daily pages from the LCMS eNews mailings.

• An article in the 12 January 2008 St. Louis Post-Dispatch highlighted the ministry of Chaplain Henry Gerecke to Nazi war criminals and Illinois state penitentiary inmates. Chaplain Gerecke's ministry is featured in the current CHI exhibit, In the Gospel: LCMS Military Chaplaincy.

• The CHI Building Expansion Project is now under way. The installation of mobile compact shelving for storage of museum and archival collections has almost been completed.  [more]

• Check our Google Maps of LCMS churches in Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan, and Saint Louis, Missouri.

• The Summer 2007 issue of Historical Footnotes discusses the recent discovery among unidentified manuscripts at the Institute of original notes from some of C. F. W. Walther's evening lectures. The offers suggestions on sources of genealogical information, describes the CHI photo collection and provides a biographical sketch of the ministry of Chaplain Gerhardt W. Hyatt in his military and synodical service.

• The Institute’s Biennial Conference on Archives and History was held on October 25–27, 2007. The theme of the conference was "Preserving the Church's Story." Click here for presentations and handouts from the conference.

• Read "Walther's Evening Lectures on Inspiration" translated by Dr. Thomas Manteufel in our Walther Round Table section.

• Order a CD of LCMS Doctrinal Resolutions

• Download our Awards Nomination Form [PDF document]

• Links to Lutheran Church Records Online

• Search for an item in libraries near you with the WorldCat search tool at the bottom of the left column.

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

News for Institute Supporters on Our
Building and Museum Expansion Project

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. Click here for details on ways you can participate in this effort.

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:

• Building Expansion
• Museum Expansion

Visit Our Military Chaplaincy Exhibit

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).

Support CHI While You Search the Web

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"On This Day in Lutheran History" Page Receives Award

Our "On This Day in Lutheran History" page has been selected as one of the best educational resources on the Web by StudySphere. StudySphere is one of the Internet's fastest growing sites of educational resources for students, teachers and parents. StudySphere has scoured the Internet to select only the finest sites to be included within its listing of educational links.

“Today in History” Available on LCMS eNews

The Institute’s 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.