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Read more about the article Free in Christ: Vestments and other worship attire

Free in Christ: Vestments and other worship attire

  • Post author:Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

“None of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for…

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Read more about the article Please explain: What comfort does the Bible give grieving Christians?

Please explain: What comfort does the Bible give grieving Christians?

  • Post author:John Boeder
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

“I can't imagine how anyone could face this without God.” How many times have you said that? How many times have you heard that? It doesn’t matter what this is.…

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Read more about the article World news and commentary: November 2024

World news and commentary: November 2024

  • Post author:Benjamin Schaefer
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

Insurance rates rise Many US churches were surprised this year when they suddenly lost their property insurance coverage. Many factors have impacted the insurance industry. Wildfires in California, hurricanes in…

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Read more about the article Three home missions launch weekly worship

Three home missions launch weekly worship

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Three home missions launched weekly worship services in September: Divine Savior—North Collin County, Celina, Texas; Anchor Church, Marquette, Mich.; and Victory, Wichita, Kan. “A grand opening is important in the…

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Read more about the article Book nook: From Heaven Above

Book nook: From Heaven Above

  • Post author:Kathie Horn
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Book nook: From Heaven Above Christians today have the privilege of being able to reflect on the unfolding of God’s plan of salvation through the sending of Jesus Christ as…

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Read more about the article Fostering a love of music

Fostering a love of music

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Music has always been an important aspect of the ministerial education system at all levels for WELS called workers. Luther Preparatory School (LPS), Watertown, Wis., one of the synod’s two…

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Read more about the article Connecting teens to Christ and one another

Connecting teens to Christ and one another

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/10/31
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Just two months after WELS teens joined together for the biennial WELS International Youth Rally in Colorado, over one hundred WELS teens found a way to connect with one another…

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Read more about the article Community news: November 2024

Community news: November 2024

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/10/31
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On Sept. 13, Truth in Love Ministry celebrated the 20th anniversary of beginning its formal mission to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with souls trapped in Mormonism. New Life,…

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Read more about the article Two new directors start at the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry

Two new directors start at the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Two new directors are starting in positions based out of the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry in Waukesha, Wis.: Brian Roser as executive director of WELS Church Extension Fund…

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