Ministry to the Armed Forces-Serving Those Who Serve
War is hell, and no one can speak to it more articulately than a military chaplain who sees life and death through the lens of God’s love and eternal protection in Jesus Christ, Peacetime, too, can be a lesser hell for men and women serving in faraway lands, distant seas, dangerous skies or even in another part of this country. Wherever he or she serves, 
a soldier is still a long way from home, family, and a Christian congregation. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has a proud heritage of providing Christian witness and nurture to the soldiers, airmen and sailors who serve their country in war and peace. It’s a tradition almost as old as the Synod, dating to the first chaplain, Reverend Friedrich Wilhelm Richmann, who ministered with the 58th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War. Appropriately, during this time of the war on terrorism, the ministry of LCMS continues by training Chaplains and providing support to the families of those serving. During May, the mission focus is on this program. Continue to pray for those in the military and for those who minister to them. Support the LCMS mission to them by giving generously.