Training future church planters
In January 2025, three different groups of students from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) went on Winterim trips as part of a special partnership with WELS Home...
Supporting expecting mothers in Milwaukee
At St. Marcus, Milwaukee, Wis., members are encouraged to embrace a mentality of “radical withness.” Kate Krieger, ministry coordinator at St. Marcus, explains,...
WELS news briefs: March 2025
WELS MINISTRY TO THE MILITARY WELS Military Chaplain Paul Horn and his daughter Calliope (a senior at Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, Wis.) traveled to Okinawa,...
Aid to Ukrainian Lutheran Church provides help for body and soul
It has been three years since Russia first invaded Ukraine. Cities have been destroyed and infrastructure decimated. The number of casualties Ukraine has suffered...
Walking alongside those who struggle
According to its “About” page, the made. known. website is dedicated to “walking with you in faith through identity, gender, and sexuality.” The site, launched...
New director for the Commission on Worship
Paul Prange has accepted the call to serve as director of the Commission on Worship. He replaces Bryan Gerlach, who retired in August 2024. Although Prange has been...
Community news: March 2025
The 2024 celebration of “A Very Special Christmas” marked 20 years of this event for those with special needs taking place at New Life, Kenosha, Wis. Immanuel,...
Movie depicts God’s work in the life of a second-career pastor
He worked as an undertaker, an undercover narcotics detective, and a homicide investigator. For the past 15 years, he has served as pastor at St. Mark, Leesburg,...
WELS podcasts: Where Two or Three
Podcast: Where Two or Three Hosts: Prof. Mark Paustian and John Wildauer Description: Christian conversation at the table of communication scholarship A taste of...
Bible story art shares gospel with children
When Eternal Love, Appleton, Wis., determined that it needed to renovate the playground area of its pre-K program, Wee Love Learning Center, it decided that meant...
Twenty years of WELS Schools Accreditation
This school year, WELS Schools Accreditation (WELSSA) is marking 20 years of helping WELS schools provide the assurance of a quality, Christ-centered education to...
Community news: February 2025
Every year at the last chapel service before Christmas, Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, Wis., recognizes those who have anniversaries for service at the school....
175th anniversary photos
During WELS’ 175th anniversary, Forward in Christ magazine will be spotlighting historic photos and sharing more about what is taking place in those photos....
WELS podcasts: Faith Footnotes
Podcast: Faith Footnotes Description: “Faith Footnotes: Christian Conversations with Northwestern Publishing House (NPH) is a Christian podcast all about practical...
Forward in Christ top 10 of 2024
Check them out today: Tragedy strikes world missionary and his family My Christian life: God reunites a mother and her daughter My Christian life: I have depression,...
Serving neighbors with compassion
On Thanksgiving Day, members of New Life, Lake Zurich, Ill., drove a couple of passenger vans to Great Lakes Naval Station to pick up 28 naval recruits. These young...
Mapping Paul’s journeys
At a scholarly conference in ancient Ephesus in 2008, Dr. Glen Thompson, an early-church historian then serving as professor at Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee,...
Community news: January 2025
Kingdom Workers, a WELS-affiliated ministry, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024. Its mission is to partner with Christians to share Jesus’ love while helping...
Serving through art
Lydia Kratz, a member at Our Savior, Birmingham, Ala., doesn’t remember how she got started in art. “I just never stopped,” she says. “I was drawing all...
Conference encourages staff ministers
More than 70 individuals attended the WELS Staff Ministry Conference, Sept. 19–21, at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn. This was the first time conference...
Four tiers of support for early childhood teachers
After 20 years of working in group home management, Karen Klindworth, a member at Christ, Zumbrota, Minn., decided she was ready for a career change. “I was on...
WELS seniors celebrate past blessings and reimagine future
The Organization of WELS Lutheran Seniors (OWLS) reached a milestone this year: 40 years of helping WELS seniors serve in God’s kingdom. To WELS members throughout...
Community news: December 2024
Comforter Ministry, Inc., celebrated the milestone of receiving its one thousandth quilt in June. This ministry reaches out to women with cancer with God’s Word...
Three home missions launch weekly worship
Three home missions launched weekly worship services in September: Divine Savior—North Collin County, Celina, Texas; Anchor Church, Marquette, Mich.; and Victory,...