The 47th Pacific Southwest District Convention will be held this summer from June 25-27, 2025, at the beautiful La Quinta Resort in La Quinta, CA. This gathering promises to be an enriching time of fellowship, worship, and strategic planning for our district's future. 

Nominations are now closed.

If you have not registered your delegates please do so ASAP. If you have questions regarding delegate registration, please email convention@psd-lcms.org.

Be sure to check to the Convention website for updated information.

Concordia University Irvine's Townsend Institute continues their Presidential Series by sitting down with Rev. Dr. Mike Gibson, president of the Pacific Southwest District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Rev. Dr. Gibson has been president of the PSD-LCMS since 2018, serving 300+ congregations and 160+ schools across Southern California, Arizona, and Southern Nevada. Listen in as Ashlie and Gilbert chat with him about his leadership strategies, beliefs, and the importance of patience and trust in God when serving as a leader.

Registration for the District Event at the Youth Gathering is now live!

Join us Wednesday, July 23 on the Steamboat Natchez for a river cruise and lunch immediately following closing worship. Cost is $65 per person and includes: cruise, lunch, t-shirt, and group photo. 

Thank you to our sponsors: Concordia University Irvine & Lutheran Church Extension Fund.

More Information & Registration

Grace Lutheran Church, Ventura, CA has free school furniture items available for pick up. Call or text Bert Rapp, Trustee Chair at 805-272-5480 with questions or to make an appointment to view or pick up. Items include:

• Large Corner Desk
• 17 Student Desks with Small Chairs
• Drafting Table
• Shelving Unit
• 2 Teaching Desks
• 20 Folding Student Desks

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The Mercy: Love Throughout Life conference, hosted by LCMS National Mission, will take place March 14–15.

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

Several sessions, conducted in Spanish, will be available to watch online.

Register at lcms.org/mercy-conference-2025. Space is limited for both in-person and online registration.

Join Lutheran 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from across Southern California on Saturday, March 29 for this one-day conference experience at St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Orange, CA, where students will hear from speakers in two main sessions and three breakouts, play games, worship, and more!

This year’s theme is “Pressure.” Students will explore the multitude of ways they feel pressure to "be and do" and the freeing Gospel that says Christ "has done for you." Tickets are only $35 until March 1st when they will increase to $45. This rate includes lunch and dinner!

Visit YOUTHXOC.COM for more info and to buy tickets now! You can register your entire group at once or have students register individually with their parents’ help. Contact Adam Dougherty at adougherty@salemorange.com or Jim Meyer at jmeyer@stjohnsorange.org with any questions.