LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces

06/08/2026

LCMS Army Chaplain Josh Schiff has safely returned home following a deployment in the Middle East! Soli Deo gloria!

06/06/2026

Today we honor the sacrifices of the men who landed on the beaches of Normandy on this date in 1944. D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in military history.

📸: Higgins Boat, linked to the D-Day landings, on display in the Global War Gallery at the National Army Museum in Virginia.

06/04/2026

Do you know young people joining the military following graduation? 🎓 Sign them up for Ministry by Mail! 📫 Link in comments.

05/29/2026

LCMS Chaplain Gregory Todd sat down with CBN News to reflect on his long career of military service. Join us in praying for Chaplain Todd's transition to military retirement. 🙏

For more than four decades, Rear Adm.

05/27/2026

LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces Director, Chaplain Craig Muehler was honored to preach at Messiah Lutheran Church in Valdosta, GA this Memorial Day weekend. They also dedicated a Flag Pole given by a family in living memory of Don who served as a U.S. Marine.

Their pastor, Rev. Stephen Wareham is currently attending Navy training to serve as a Chaplain in the Navy Reserves. Messiah Lutheran is the primary LCMS congregation serving Moody Air Force Base and they have a lot of vets and active duty military in their pews.

05/25/2026

“Peace is not sought in order to provoke war, but war is waged in order to attain peace. Be a peacemaker, then, even by fighting, so that through your victory you might bring those whom you defeat to the advantages of peace. ‘Blessed are the peacemakers,’ says the Lord, ‘for they will be called children of God’ (St. Mt 5:9).” - St. Augustine

📸: LCMS Chaplain Chad Boggs at a graveside service.

05/21/2026

God's richest blessings to LCMS Chaplain Gregory Todd as he retires from 40 years of serving Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen. Chaplain Todd served as the Navy Chief of Chaplains for the last four years, overseeing the spiritual care for millions of military members and family members. His leadership will be felt for years to come. We thank Chaplain Todd and his family for their sacrifices and may our Risen Lord bless him in his retirement.

📸: U.S. Navy photos by Javier Orona at the Change of Office and Retirement Ceremony, Washington Navy Yard, 15 May.

05/16/2026

The Change of Office and Retirement Ceremony for the Navy Chief of Chaplains, LCMS Chaplain Gregory Todd, occurred yesterday in Washington, D.C. We recognize all Chaplain Todd's years of faithful service and extend our gratitude to his family for their sacrifices, as well. We will be sharing photos of the ceremony soon, but the livestream of the event is available at this link.

RADM Gregory N. Todd, Chief of Navy Chaplains Change of Office Ceremony

05/16/2026

Thank you, members of the Armed Forces! Whether you serve in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Space Force, may God bless your vocation of service.

📸: LCMS Navy Reserve Chaplain Dan Maske during training.

05/14/2026

On this blessed Ascension Day, we reflect back on Lent, Holy Week and the season of Easter. Here LCMS Army Chaplain Michael Kearney leads his soldiers in the field during Holy Week and Easter. We praise God for providing Chaplains to be with our military members during these important services of the Church Year.