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Read more about the article Big challenge, bigger blessings

Big challenge, bigger blessings

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The 2021 synod convention was presented with an ambitious proposal. The Board for Home Missions asked the convention to consider approving a plan to start one hundred new home missions…

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Read more about the article Encouragement and support for new home missionaries

Encouragement and support for new home missionaries

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/01/30
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Being a new pastor fresh out of seminary is challenging. And being a new pastor called to plant a mission church—a church that does not yet exist—comes with its own…

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Read more about the article District news: January 2023

District news: January 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:Arizona-California/Dakota Montana/District News/FIC News/Forward in Christ/Minnesota/Nebraska/Southeastern Wisconsin

DAKOTA-MONTANA Grace, Minot, N.D., dedicated its newly remodeled worship facility on Oct. 30, 2022. This WELS home mission received support from WELS Church Extension Fund, Inc., for this project. HAPPY…

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Read more about the article Students gain hands-on experiences in home missions—and more

Students gain hands-on experiences in home missions—and more

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/11/27
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

“When the Board for Home Missions announced the initiative to open 100 new missions in 10 years, at Michigan Lutheran Seminary (MLS) we contemplated how we could play an even…

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Read more about the article Home missions launch first worship services

Home missions launch first worship services

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/10/18
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Three home mission congregations in Texas launched their first worship services on Sept. 11. In September 2020, the Board for Home Missions authorized funding to Our Savior, San Antonio, Texas,…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Clark Woods

Confessions of faith: Clark Woods

  • Post author:David Koelpin
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

God’s plan was to claim Clark as his own and show him where real rest and peace are found—only in Jesus. The A-Team was my favorite TV show growing up…

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Read more about the article On mission statements and missions

On mission statements and missions

  • Post author:Jerry Ewings
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Corporations grabbed the idea of mission statements from the church. At its best, a mission statement captures the drive, the focus, and the purpose of an entire organization. But most…

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Read more about the article Board for Home Missions approves five new missions

Board for Home Missions approves five new missions

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

This spring, the WELS Board for Home Missions met and approved 12 new mission requests—five new home mission starts, five enhancements at existing congregations, and two unsubsidized missions. New home…

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Read more about the article Building God’s kingdom in Parrish

Building God’s kingdom in Parrish

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

“There are tremendous opportunities to share the love of Jesus in Parrish and bring more people into God’s kingdom, and we want to support the ministry as much as we…

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