Confessions of faith: Boggs family
A WELS family with Catholic roots stands in amazement of God’s enduring grace and faithfulness. Why are you WELS? For John Boggs, a first-generation Lutheran with Catholic roots, the answer…
A WELS family with Catholic roots stands in amazement of God’s enduring grace and faithfulness. Why are you WELS? For John Boggs, a first-generation Lutheran with Catholic roots, the answer…
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…
Jesus directs us to pray for workers. Here are some answers to our prayers. Their stories suggest how we will find the next generation of pastors. In April 2022, 230…
Souksamay Phetsanghane, a professor at Luther Preparatory School (LPS), Watertown, Wis., remembers vividly a fall day in 1996 when he and his friends were playing basketball in the church parking…
A retired military sergeant follows God’s plan for his life—right into the public ministry. Mike Tracy, a staff minister with Chaplains in Schools, was born with a heart for ministry,…
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…
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN More than 300 people attended the first church picnic of Living Hope, West Allis, Wis., on July 24. Living Hope is the merger of three West Allis churches—Jordan,…
Daniel Leyrer, Southeastern Wisconsin District president What was your upbringing like? I grew up in Milwaukee as the youngest of seven children and was blessed to have the finest set…
One year out of the seminary, a pastor shares his journey into the public ministry. Jacob Shepherd, pastor at St. Paul, Round Lake Park, Ill., remembers when he started thinking…