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Read more about the article Community news: May 2025

Community news: May 2025

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2025/04/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

Nearly 200 women gathered at St. Matthew’s, Oconomowoc, Wis., on Feb. 22, for a retreat based on Colossians 2:6,7 with the theme “Beautifully rooted.” St. John-St. James Lutheran School, Reedsville,…

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Read more about the article Growing closer to Jesus and one another

Growing closer to Jesus and one another

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/03/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“Closer to Jesus, closer together.” That’s the tagline for Awake and Alive ministries, a young adult ministry conducted via online Bible studies and in-person events for people between the ages…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Colleen Thorson

Confessions of faith: Colleen Thorson

  • Post author:Cameron Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Two new friends discover that college offers opportunities to grow in faith and share what they learn with others. Colleen's college experience didn’t start the way she expected. The basics…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: A Malawian Christian committed to serving others

My Christian life: A Malawian Christian committed to serving others

  • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A Malawian Christian brings his faith to the United States and back home again to Africa. On the opposite side of the world, other Lutherans right now are praying to…

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Read more about the article WELS news briefs: April 2022

WELS news briefs: April 2022

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

Evangelism Ten Everyone Outreach workshops were held in fall 2021. Twenty-five more are planned during the first five months of 2022. WELS Commission on Evangelism designed the Everyone Outreach program…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Kaitlin Lamb

Confessions of faith: Kaitlin Lamb

  • Post author:Ann Jahns
  • Post published:2021/01/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A college student learns the truths of God’s Word and discovers a church family for the first time. In her early years, Kaitlin Lamb felt the tug of the Holy…

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Read more about the article Campus Ministry: Celebrating 100 years

Campus Ministry: Celebrating 100 years

  • Post author:Jonathan P. Bilitz
  • Post published:2020/07/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The same Jesus proclaimed in Lutheran Campus Ministries one hundred years ago still receives the focus today. A picture on the TODAY Show or the local news. A letter from…

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Read more about the article Campus cornerstone: Fighting the loneliness epidemic

Campus cornerstone: Fighting the loneliness epidemic

  • Post author:Luke Thompson
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

How are you doing in the midst of this epidemic? I’m not talking about the COVID-19 epidemic, but another one which has been around much longer. It doesn’t claim as…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Anthony and Alex Lleonart

Confessions of faith: Anthony and Alex Lleonart

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

After attending a Lutheran school and getting a chance to study God’s Word in depth, two brothers become members to prepare for adulthood. “At the time, I didn’t appreciate it…

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