Event encourages supporting WELS members in the military
Earlier this year, St. Paul’s Lutheran School, New Ulm, Minn., held its sixth annual Amazing Race event. Just like the television show, the event had teams compete to get to…
Congregation celebrates 200 years
This past fall, St. Paul’s, a WELS congregation in Columbus, Ohio, celebrated its 200th anniversary. While St. Paul’s is not a founding congregation for the Wisconsin Synod (which is 172…
Small church creates big labor of love
Many WELS churches feature stained glass windows that beautify their worship space. But not many of those churches take on the big task of designing, creating, and installing those windows…
Reaching new neighbors
God planted a cross-cultural mission field right outside the doors of Our Savior, San Antonio, Texas. Across the highway from the congregation is the USAA insurance complex, which has drawn…
District news: November 2022
ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA On Aug. 20, a pickup truck crashed into Cross of Christ, Las Cruces, N.M., as member Julie Baker was practicing keyboard to prepare for worship the next day. Baker…
Military teen confirmed virtually
As a military family, the Kassebaums have lived in 10 different locations over the past 19 years. Most recently, Colonel Paul Kassebaum was stationed in Germany with his wife, Megan,…
We have hope
“Now these three remain: faith, hope and love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). Hope builds dreams on faith in a future. When our eyes opened to catch the first light of our…
Trained for war
When our sons and daughters first put on the uniform of the US Armed Forces, we may have many questions about what lies ahead for them. But of one thing…
WELS podcasts: Little Things
Podcast: Little Things Hosts: Amber Albee Swenson, a Time of Grace writer and blogger Description: “Amber Albee Swenson will help you navigate through some of life’s challenges and struggles by…