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A true family
The photo above pictures WELS President Mark Schroeder welcoming President Makisimu Musa of Obadiah Lutheran Synod of Uganda to the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry on Aug. 18. WELS declared fellowship with Obadiah Lutheran Synod of Uganda at its synod convention on Aug. 2 but Musa was not able to attend in person. Learn more in this news article from the September issue of Forward in Christ.
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At its 67th biennial synod convention, WELS expanded its family of believers by declaring fellowship with Obadiah Lutheran Synod of Uganda. It also affirmed fellowship with Iglesia Cristo WELS Internacional, a new synod that was formed in 2021 through the partnership of WELS sister churches across five countries throughout Latin America.
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While Makisimu Musa, president of Obadiah Lutheran Synod of Uganda, was not able to travel to Michigan to attend the synod convention, he did address the delegates via Zoom from Zambia, where he was meeting with members of WELS’ One Africa Team. “To all of you, I express thanks on behalf of my church body,” Musa said to the delegates in his address. “May the Lord of the Church, Jesus Christ, graciously bless this new fellowship to be fruitful for church ministry in Uganda and the world over.”
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Pictured: Makisimu Musa with his wife, Mary, and son, Nathanael Evan. Pastor Musa addressed those at the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry on Aug. 18.
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Review catechism basics about the Ten Commandments
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Go back to the basics and review the teachings of Luther’s Small Catechism with this online study from Forward in Christ. This month's focus is on The Ten Commandments.
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I am confident about the future of Christianity. I really am. This is not an attempt to sound pious by quoting passages like, “The gates of Hades will not overcome ” (Matthew 16:18), although this promise is the basis for my hope. I truly am hopeful as I survey the cultural . . .
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What does it mean when an individual receives a call to share God’s Word with other people? Every Christian has been given the task of sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation. Jesus commissioned every believer to “go into all the world and . . .
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In December 2020, Forward in Christ printed a story about brothers Luis “Lucho” and Camilo Herrera. After taking Bible information class at Divine Savior, Doral, Fla., Lucho was introduced to the Academia Cristo program, which provides gospel resources to . . .
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