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,…
WESTERN WISCONSIN On Feb. 25, more than 100 women gathered at St. Matthew’s, Oconomowoc, Wis., for the congregation’s third annual women’s retreat. The retreat theme was “Chosen.” HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! NORTHERN…
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA WESTERN WISCONSIN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN The district reporters for this month are: AZ-CA—Michael Schroeder; MN—James Panning; SC—Caleb Schoeneck; SEW—Matthew Schaewe; WW—Brett Brauer. Volume 110, Number 03 Issue:…
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! MN—On April 24, Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minn., celebrated milestone service anniversaries from the past three years. The 2020 celebrants included Peter Baganz, 25 years; Paul Bases,…
Happy anniversary! MN—On Jan. 30, St. Luke, Pickwick, Minn., honored organist Shirley Kauphusman for her 70 years of service. SEW—On Feb. 20, St. Paul, Grant Park, Ill., celebrated the 50th…