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March 14 - March 15

Register for Conference on Life, Family and Spiritual Care

March 14–15, 2025 • California, Florida, Missouri & online

Registration for the Mercy: Love Throughout Life conference is now open.
https://calendar.lcms.org/event/mercy-love-throughout-life-conference-2025/

The conference, hosted by LCMS National Mission, will take place March 14–15, 2025.

Conference sessions, all of which will be livestreamed, will take place in three different locations. Participants may attend in person at one of these locations, or they may watch online.

The three in-person locations will focus on the following subject areas:

  • Concordia University, Irvine, California, will host sessions on marriage, life and the family at its Concordia – Spectrum Campus.
  • Grace Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, will host sessions on spiritual care.
  • The International Center in St. Louis, Missouri, will host sessions on advocating, teaching and caring for human life.

Featured presenters will include: 

  • Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, LCMS president
  • Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor, LCMS National Mission managing director
  • Rev. Michael Salemink, executive director of Lutherans For Life
  • Rev. Dr. Alfonso Espinosa, senior pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Irvine, California.
  • Rev. Dr. Brian Heller, manager of LCMS Specialized Spiritual Care Ministry

A Spanish track will also be available. The sessions, conducted in Spanish, will be made available to watch online.

In-person registration, which includes meals and snacks, is $74 per person. In-person registration closes on March 7.

Online registration (which can be used by an individual, couple, family or group) is $29 and will be open until the first day of the conference.

Space is limited for both in-person and online registration.

All students at the Concordia universities and seminaries have free admission to this conference. To register, they will need a valid Concordia email address for verification. For more information, email lifeministry@lcms.org.

Details

  • Start: March 14
  • End: March 15