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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Nick and Lacey Wagner

Confessions of faith: Nick and Lacey Wagner

  • Post author:Ann Jahns
  • Post published:2023/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A couple discovers a new church home after sending their children to its school. Nick and Lacey Wagner’s journey to becoming members at Trinity, Kiel, Wis., was completely unexpected. The…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Boggs family

Confessions of faith: Boggs family

  • Post author:Stephanie Boeckman
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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…

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Read more about the article District news: January 2023

District news: January 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

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…

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Read more about the article Pray and encourage

Pray and encourage

  • Post author:Bradley Wordell
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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…

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Read more about the article Encouraging others has ripple effects

Encouraging others has ripple effects

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: From Air Force sergeant to staff minister

My Christian life: From Air Force sergeant to staff minister

  • Post author:Stephanie Boeckman
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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,…

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Read more about the article On mission statements and missions

On mission statements and missions

  • Post author:Jerry Ewings
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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…

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Read more about the article District news: September 2022

District news: September 2022

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/08/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

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,…

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Read more about the article Getting to know the new district presidents

Getting to know the new district presidents

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/07/18
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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