Welcome to the Church Door
The Church Door is a page for various announcements, requests, postings, and major calendar events in which members of the Texas District may find interest.
Professional Church Workers' Conference: San Antonio
The 2010 Professional Church Workers' Conference offers an opportunity for your body, soul, heart and mind to be refreshed and restored in our work for Christ. I invite you to attend this conference on November 21-23, 2010, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in San Antonio. To learn more about this conference, click here.
Reformation Tour to Germany in 2011
This trip is sponsored by Shepherd of the Hills, San Antonio, Texas. To see maps, download brochures, and to learn more about this trip, scheduled for May 10-21, 2010, click here.
Deaf L.I.T.E.S.
There are approximately 20 full-time Deaf churches in the LCMS. About 200 "hearing" congregations have regular interpreted ministy for Deaf persons. There are more than 3 million deaf and 28 million hard of hearing people in the United States. About 95% of deaf people are not churched, which makes deaf ministry a vast mission field. To learn more click here.
Parish Nurse/Health Ministry Retreat
Health Ministry, His Presence & Our Lutheran Healing Traditions retreat is scheduled for July 25 and 26, 2010 at the Springhill Retreat Center in Richardson, Texas. Early registration deadline is July 3rd. For more information and for the registration application, click here.
Comments on Healthcare
While pleased to see the House of Representatives add the Stupak amendment excluding abortion coverage to the health care bill recently passed, the Board of Directors of Lutherans For Life urges caution. To read the rest of this statement from Lutherans for Life, click here.
Synodical Convention
Information Concerning
the Election of Delegates for the Synodical Convention
to be held in Houston, July 10-17, 2010.
Background Checks for Volunteer Workers
Looking to do a background check for your volunteers? Talk with your Insurance Underwriter and ask them for their advice.
If you are looking for a vendor, go to your favorite search engine and type in "background check for church volunteers" or click on one of the following links. (The Texas District is not compensated by any company to provide this list and is not endorsing any company listed below.)
Protect My Ministry is an employment and volunteer background screening company established to assist churches, schools and other faith-based organizations in implementing and maintaining a thorough background screening process.
other agencies