COMMUNITY

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2 women and 2 men serve as witnesses as a young female is baptized by a pastor. The pastor and infant are looking at one another in the photo.
Pastor Jack Kelly baptizes Ruth Johnson at St. Peter, Saint Peter, Minn.
teens singing on stage
Students from Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Milwaukee, Wis., serving at the vacation Bible school held at CrossLife, Pflugerville, Texas
man and woman holding certificated with pastor
New members at Palabra de Vida, Detroit, Mich. (pictured center is Tim Flunker, Hispanic outreach consultant for WELS Missions)
little boy holding cream of chicken soup on back of truck
Amazing Grace, Amarillo, Texas, regularly collects items for local food pantries
gardeners picking weeds
Work day at Trinity, Belle Plaine, Minn.
two men making a steeple
Sure Foundation, Brandon, S.D., built a small church for a local parade with a sign on the front of the float that asked, “What is your foundation?”
Woman wearing blue dress holding flag at entrance to service
61st annual national convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society
3 teen girls wearing orange soccer camp shirts
Martin Luther College students helping at the soccer camp held by Grace, Kenai, Alaska

Obituaries

A reporting of deaths of called workers as noted in the call report.

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Call Report

The call reports detail when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS.

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