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Survey results: How WELS worships
What does worship in WELS look like these days?
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One marvelous blessing of our fellowship is that we don’t accuse one another of sin when we use different ceremonies for worship. After all, there are no ceremonial laws for believers in the New Testament. The important thing is that the gospel is preached in its truth and purity, and the sacraments are administered according to their institution by Christ.
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Because we are so interested in our fellowship, we do discuss our motives for using different worship practices. We also discuss the circumstances that lead us to use certain practices. After all, in the New Testament, morality is often established by motive and circumstance.
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In order to have facts for healthy discussion, in 2025, the Commission on Worship polled all WELS congregations with ten simple questions about their worship practices. About 80 percent (1,000 out of 1,241) filled out the survey.
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A peek at the results:
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On Sunday mornings, Daniel Monday, 14, walks to church—often arriving before his family. He’s on a mission, after all. Daniel is an acolyte at St. Mark, Salina, Kan. That means he is responsible for lighting and extinguishing the altar candles for each worship service. . . .
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It’s 6:45 A.M. on Friday at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School (KML), Jackson, Wis. A handful of students are setting up for a worship gathering before school begins. Out come a keyboard, guitars, percussion instruments, a cello. As 7:15 nears, . . .
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The Synod in Convention adopted Christian Worship: Hymnal (CW21) in the summer of 2021. It’s already five years old! CW21 is more than just a hymnbook; it is a suite of more than 20 volumes. Here are some thoughts on commonly asked questions about our . . .
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Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. He has remembered his love and his . . .
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