District news: December 2022
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA On Sept. 25, Cross of Glory, Peoria, Ariz., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new classrooms. NORTHERN WISCONSIN St. Luke’s, Oakfield, Wis., dedicated the new addition to its building…
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA On Sept. 25, Cross of Glory, Peoria, Ariz., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new classrooms. NORTHERN WISCONSIN St. Luke’s, Oakfield, Wis., dedicated the new addition to its building…
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…
MINNESOTA On June 16, Pilgrim, Minneapolis, Minn., participated for the first time in PorchFest, an evening of free music held at homes, churches, and businesses throughout the south Minneapolis neighborhood…
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! AZ-CA—Heritage, Gilbert, Ariz., celebrated its 35th anniversary on Nov. 7, 2021. NW—On Oct. 10, 2021, Riverview, Appleton, Wis., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of Dennis…
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…
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…
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…
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…