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Read more about the article Creating connections

Creating connections

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  • Post published:2022/04/29
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In 2020, Bethlehem, an exploratory mission in Richland Center, Wis., was looking for a ministry space to call home. After one option fell through, God provided a perfect fit: a…

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Read more about the article New leadership at Northwestern Publishing House

New leadership at Northwestern Publishing House

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  • Post published:2022/04/29
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“I am not a ‘toe in the water’ kind of guy,” says Jeremy Angle, the new president of Northwestern Publishing House (NPH). “I like to cannonball in. I like a good…

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Read more about the article Meet the editorial staff: Stephen Helwig

Meet the editorial staff: Stephen Helwig

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  • Post published:2022/04/29
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Ever ask yourself, “Who are these people who write for Forward in Christ?” Through this series, you can find out. Relationships. When asked what one word he would use to…

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Read more about the article Offering hope and help in Ukraine

Offering hope and help in Ukraine

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  • Post published:2022/04/29
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WELS members are giving generously to help relieve the suffering in Ukraine from the war. These gifts provide aid to and through members of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church (ULC), WELS’…

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Read more about the article Grants available to help more people hear the Word

Grants available to help more people hear the Word

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  • Post published:2022/04/29
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WELS Mission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MDHH), part of the Commission on Special Ministries, is offering $500 grants toward the installation of a hearing loop to WELS/Evangelical…

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Read more about the article A new chapter in Russia

A new chapter in Russia

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  • Post published:2022/04/29
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“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you” (John 14:27). In his final message to leaders and members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Concord, WELS’ sister church body…

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Read more about the article WELS 2022 district conventions

WELS 2022 district conventions

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  • Post published:2022/03/28
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Each of the 12 districts holds a convention each biennium, generally in the even-numbered years. (The synod convention is held in the odd-numbered years.) Every pastor, professor, and male teacher…

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Read more about the article Experiencing the gospel through art

Experiencing the gospel through art

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  • Post published:2022/03/28
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You wouldn’t call the artwork that adorns the walls at Peace, Aiken, S.C., “traditional.” But the church building isn’t traditional either. When members at Peace were looking for a location,…

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

Building God’s kingdom in Parrish

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  • Post published:2022/03/28
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“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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