District news: December 2023
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA Grace, Glendale, Ariz., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of David Clark. On Oct. 15, Our Shepherd, Cornville, Ariz., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry…
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA Grace, Glendale, Ariz., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of David Clark. On Oct. 15, Our Shepherd, Cornville, Ariz., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry…
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA St. John, Vacaville, Calif., celebrated its 25th anniversary on Sept. 24. DAKOTA-MONTANA On Sept. 9 and 10, Peace, Milbank, S.D., celebrated its 40th anniversary. MICHIGAN Zion, Monroe, Mich., began…
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA Grace, Glendale, Ariz., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of David Clark on Aug. 27. Mount Calvary, Redding Calif., held its second annual Art in the Park…
WESTERN WISCONSIN Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, Wis., hosted 236 handbell ringers for the 2023 National WELS Handbell Festival on March 11 and 12. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! NORTH ATLANTIC Tree of Life,…
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA On Aug. 20, a pickup truck crashed into Cross of Christ, Las Cruces, N.M., as member Julie Baker was practicing keyboard to prepare for worship the next day. Baker…
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN More than 300 people attended the first church picnic of Living Hope, West Allis, Wis., on July 24. Living Hope is the merger of three West Allis churches—Jordan,…
Happy anniversary! NA—Grace, Charlotte, N.C., celebrated its 40th anniversary on Feb. 27. Arizona-California Mount Calvary, Redding, Calif., hosted a Blessings of Marriage dinner on Feb. 12. Twenty-five couples attended, and…
North Atlantic Beautiful Savior, Fayetteville, N.C., dedicated its new worship facility on Aug. 29. Happy anniversary! MN—On Sept. 19, Christ, Zumbrota, Minn., celebrated its 125th anniversary. Zion, Hutchinson, Wis., celebrated…
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…