Shepherd of the Valley launch service
Nebraska Shepherd of the Valley, Candelas, Colo., held its official launch service on Oct. 6, 2019. Jeremy Belter, home missionary for Shepherd of the Valley, reports: “Every seat was filled.…
50th anniversary: Beautiful Saviour, Carlsbad, Calif.
Arizona-California Beautiful Saviour, Carlsbad, Calif., celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sept. 29, 2019. Pictured from left: Silas Krueger (previous pastor), Jon Mahnke (first resident pastor), Wayne Uhlhorn (current pastor), and…
Middle School Honors Band Festival 2019
Northern Wisconsin Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton, Wis., hosted the third annual WELS Middle School Honors Band Festival on Nov. 16, 2019. Students from ten WELS high schools attended.
WELS Choralfest 2019
Northern Wisconsin The 2019 WELS National Choralfest was held Nov. 8-10, 2019, at Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Fond du Lac, Wis. It included a pops concert and a sacred concert with…
Pheng Moua: 20th anniversary in ministry
Minnesota Happy anniversary! MN—Immanuel Hmong, St. Paul, Minn., celebrated the 20th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of Pheng Moua.
Truck strikes Christ, North St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota A semi-trailer truck crashed into Christ, North St. Paul, Minn., on Nov. 6, 2019. The driver misjudged the height of the portico. No one was injured.
Cross of Christ, North Nampa, Idaho, launches first service
Pacific Northwest Cross of Christ, North Nampa, Idaho, launched its first worship service in a local restaurant on Nov. 25, 2019. Cross of Christ is a multi-site congregation that is…
Messiah, Olympia, Wash., rededicates church
Pacific Northwest Messiah, Olympia, Wash., rededicated its church building on Aug. 4, 2019, after a fire destroyed the building in 2017.