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,...
Fostering a love of music
Music has always been an important aspect of the ministerial education system at all levels for WELS called workers. Luther Preparatory School (LPS), Watertown,...
Connecting teens to Christ and one another
Just two months after WELS teens joined together for the biennial WELS International Youth Rally in Colorado, over one hundred WELS teens found a way to connect...
Community news: November 2024
On Sept. 13, Truth in Love Ministry celebrated the 20th anniversary of beginning its formal mission to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with souls trapped in Mormonism....
Two new directors start at the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry
Two new directors are starting in positions based out of the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry in Waukesha, Wis.: Brian Roser as executive director of WELS Church...
Meet the editorial staff: Aaron Goetzinger
In this issue, newest contributing editor Aaron Goetzinger starts a new Bible study on different prophecies from Isaiah. The study begins by exploring the promise...
Planting seeds to bear eternal fruit
When Tammy Thorson was having her granddaughter, Aurora, baptized, she wanted a godly godparent for her. Since Thorson’s family had just joined St. Paul, Tomah,...
Showing love to children with special needs
When Pastor Tim Priewe’s daughter was born with cerebral palsy, he struggled to understand God’s plan. Now, three years later, the Priewes have experienced countless...
Community news: October 2024
On Aug. 9, Divine Savior Academy–Sienna, Missouri City, Texas, celebrated the grand opening of its new building, which includes 27 new classrooms, a gym, and a...
The National Conference on Worship, Music, & the Arts—in pictures
July 30–Aug. 2 at Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis. International connections “I am passionate about composing songs, directing the choir, and teaching others...
Letters provide opportunity for intergenerational connection
“I liked being able to talk to people and ask them how their lives were different when they were my age.” “It was fun to hang out with people that were older...
Diary of a missionary’s wife
Missionary Ronald Baerbock and his wife, Karen, spent more than 17 years serving in various Latin American fields. Karen, who passed away in 2023, recorded ministry...