Q&A with Nichole LaGrow
Since January 2023, Dr. Nichole LaGrow has been putting the pieces into place for a new nontraditional elementary education degree at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn. This degree…
Answering the call for WELS teachers
Lisa Chamberlain did not expect to become a WELS teacher, but God had other plans for her. Multiple vocations in her career and family have led and prepared her to…
Empowering lay leaders to teach Bible information classes
When Don and Jennifer Serkowski first began attending Christ, Big Bend, Wis., they were looking for a church family to call their own. During a church service, they filled out…
District news: November 2023
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…
Book nook: The Baptismal Life
As the author Rev. Dr. Michael Berg indicates, his book The Baptismal Life is about water. The book explores God’s use of water for his divine purpose. From the start…
Where are they now? Living Promise, Morristown, Tenn.
In March 2012, Forward in Christ introduced its readers to Living Promise, Morristown, Tenn., a home mission approved for support from WELS Home Missions in 2011. The same year, Matthew…
WELS news briefs: October 2023
World missions | wels.net/missions Women's ministry | wels.net/women A new Advent by candlelight program and resources are now available at wels.net/new-2023-advent-by-candlelight-resources. Following the theme “The King Shall Come,” the materials…
District news: October 2023
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…
God’s grace in Vietnam
This July, God’s grace could again be seen on WELS’ work in Vietnam with the formal building dedication of the new Theological Education Center in Hanoi and the graduation ceremony…