District news: August 2021
South Central After a freak winter storm, the pipes burst at Grace, Scroggins, Texas, and 90 percent of the building sustained water damage. WELS Christian Aid and Relief assisted the…
District news: June 2021
Happy anniversary! SEW—First Lutheran, Elkhorn, Wis., celebrated the 40th anniversary of its school on May 16 and will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its congregation on Sept. 26. On May…
District news: May 2021
Nebraska On Feb. 28, 2021, Living Hope, Commerce City, Colo., honored Judi Sullivan for the 60 years that she has played piano for worship services. Members at Living Shepherd, Laramie,…
District news: April 2021
Arizona-California On Feb. 5, Mount Calvary, Redding, Calif., hosted a drive-in movie night for the community. Dakota-Montana St. Paul, Rapid City, S.D., organized an outdoor children’s Christmas service on Dec.…
District news: March 2021
Dakota–Montana Members of Sure Foundation, Brandon, S.D. (pictured right), a WELS home mission, distributed invitations to its Christmas services. Northern Wisconsin St. Paul, Appleton, Wis., paid off the mortgage for…
District news: February 2021
Arizona-California On Dec. 5, 2020, Grace, Casa Grande, Ariz., participated in a community light display to replace the annual Christmas parade. Northern Wisconsin Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Fond…
District news: January 2021
Arizona-California—On Nov. 21, 2020, St. Paul’s First, North Hollywood, Calif., gave away 100 Thanksgiving grocery meal bags. South Atlantic—Our Savior, Birmingham, Ala., assembled and distributed Advent kits, which included…
District news: December 2020
Michigan On Sept. 27, Good Shepherd, Alma, Mich., held a mortgage-burning celebration. Western Wisconsin On Sept. 27, St. Paul’s, Adams-Friendship, Wis., dedicated its new worship facility. This location is part…
District news: November 2020
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA Beautiful Savior, Carlsbad, Calif., was on the verge of closing its grade school at the end of the 2019–20 school year. Total enrollment was 14. God worked through changes that…