Community news: August 2025
Crown of Life, Fort Myers, Fla., sponsored a baby shower for the Central Africa Medical Mission. Ten boxes of donations were sent to the clinics in Zambia and Malawi...
Developing a new theology curriculum
Melanie Giddings just finished her 18th year serving WELS schools. With experience as a classroom teacher and a curriculum coordinator, God has blessed her with...
Mastering special education
Jennifer Ertman is a 2025 Martin Luther College graduate with a master’s degree in special education. Ertman has served as early childhood director and a member...
Following God’s lead
“It’s often easier to see God at work in your life when you look back than when you’re in the thick of it,” shares 2025 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary graduate...
Encouraging future gospel servants
According to Ted Klug, vice president for enrollment management at Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minn., students who graduate from the synod’s ministerial education...
2025 Martin Luther College graduates
To see Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary’s graduates, visit forwardinchrist.net/2025-wls-graduates. Assignments Teachers Aden, Joshua W., to Christ the Lord, Brookfield,...
2025 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary graduates
To see Martin Luther College’s graduates, visit forwardinchrist.net/2025-mlc-graduates. Assignments At the Call Day service on May 22, 26 men, two of whom...
Home Missions approves new mission starts and enhancements
On April 3–4, WELS Board for Home Missions approved 11 new missions and enhancements for the synodwide 100 Missions in 10 Years initiative. “Each of the five...
Sharing God’s love across cultures
“We can love all of them, and we can make sure they know we believe God loves them and Jesus loves them. And for some, we’re going to rejoice when we see the...
Unifying for ministry
Located ten minutes apart, Morrison Zion, Greenleaf, Wis., and Immanuel, Shirley, Wis., both want to reach out with the gospel in the rural area 15 miles outside...
Community news: June 2025
The Lutheran Military Support Group celebrated its 10th anniversary in May. Shepherd of the Hills, West Bend, Wis., dedicated its new sanctuary on April 13. St....
Community news: May 2025
Nearly 200 women gathered at St. Matthew’s, Oconomowoc, Wis., on Feb. 22, for a retreat based on Colossians 2:6,7 with the theme “Beautifully rooted.” St....
God’s plan flourishes in Vietnam
Larry Schlomer, administrator for WELS World Missions, shares an update on the mission work in Vietnam It has been 14 years since Hmong church leaders in Vietnam...
Equipping leaders
“The WELS leadership conference offered a fantastic opportunity for our members to learn from experts across the synod and encourage them as leaders at our church,”...
WELS podcasts: The Non-Microwaved Truth
Podcast: The Non-Microwaved Truth Hosts: C.L. Whiteside Description: “How fast do you have to have it? Our culture tells us to find a microwave to speed up the...
Community news: April 2025
Bethany, Bruce Crossing, Mich., celebrated 72 years of service by organist Ruth Force on Feb. 24. She continues to play for each service. On Feb. 2, Winnebago Lutheran...
When technology is a blessing
Dillon Mares was weighed down by guilt. Baptized as a teenager, Dillon had drifted away from attending church. Now in his late 20s, he had a busy social life and...
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,...