District news: May 2023
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,…
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…