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Community news: January 2026
Joyce Zillgitt was honored for 70 years of participation with the church choir of St. John, Lake City, Minn.
More than 400 people bought tickets for WELS Night at the Bucks on Nov. 14, 2025, to cheer on WELS member and Wisconsin Lutheran High School graduate Kon II Knueppel as he played with the Charlotte Hornets against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Living Hope, Commerce City, Colo., celebrated the 25th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of Josh Sternhagen on Nov. 9, 2025.
TEMPE, ARIZONA
The first Voices of the Valley concert took place at the Tempe Center for the Arts on Nov. 13, 2025. It included the junior choirs of Cross of Glory, Peoria; Emmanuel, Tempe; Grace, Glendale; and Pilgrim, Mesa, all in Arizona.
CELINA, TEXAS
Divine Savior–North Collin County, Celina, Texas, gathered items for a community food drive, and children of the congregation decorated paper bags for the drive that illustrated their joy in Jesus.
APPLETON, WISCONSIN
WELS National Choral Fest, hosted by Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton, Wis., had 533 participants from 24 high schools for its Friday night pops concert (Nov. 7, 2025) and Sunday afternoon sacred concert (Nov. 9, 2025).
WEST BEND, WISCONSIN
On Nov. 15, 2025, Good Shepherd, West Bend, Wis., hosted 56 men for a Bible breakfast.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA
Beautiful Savior, Marietta, Ga., rang in the new year in November—the new church year, that is. Beautiful Savior’s pastor, Joel Seifert (right), walked youth through the seasons of the church year.
GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN
On Dec. 7, 2025, Bethlehem, Menomonee Falls/Germantown, Wis., dedicated its first sanctuary at its Germantown location.
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