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Read more about the article From Colombia to London
Sisters Martha (left) and Dora with Missionary Mike Hartman at St. George Lutheran Church in London.

From Colombia to London

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2024/09/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“I was in awe the first time I walked into St. George Lutheran Church,” says Dora Correa Zapata, a member originally from Medellín, Colombia, who lives in London and attends…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: One of the first members of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society

My Christian life: One of the first members of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society

  • Post author:Jenifer Frick
  • Post published:2024/05/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A woman dedicated to supporting mission work shares stories about the start of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society. When I was growing up, my grandma, Carol Niemeyer, was a steadfast…

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Read more about the article Missionaries called to explore new world mission fields

Missionaries called to explore new world mission fields

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/02/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

The Board for World Missions, working alongside the various World Missions One Teams, has identified new world mission fields and is taking steps to deploy missionaries into three new areas.…

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Read more about the article Moments with missionaries: Timothy Walsh

Moments with missionaries: Timothy Walsh

  • Post author:Timothy Walsh
  • Post published:2024/02/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Overflowing with opportunities Forty thousand cars drive past our church’s campus every 24 hours. That statistic was among the first things I was told about our congregation’s location after I…

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Read more about the article Moments with missionaries: Keegan Dowling

Moments with missionaries: Keegan Dowling

  • Post author:Keegan Dowling
  • Post published:2024/01/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Last summer, Missionary Dan Kroll and I went to the port city of Douala, Cameroon’s biggest city. Where we stayed was right next to where the huge freighter ships docked.…

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Read more about the article WELS news briefs: October 2023

WELS news briefs: October 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/09/26
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

World missions | wels.net/missions Women's ministry | wels.net/women A new Advent by candlelight program and resources are now available at wels.net/new-2023-advent-by-candlelight-resources. Following the theme “The King Shall Come,” the materials…

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Read more about the article God’s grace in Vietnam

God’s grace in Vietnam

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/09/26
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

This July, God’s grace could again be seen on WELS’ work in Vietnam with the formal building dedication of the new Theological Education Center in Hanoi and the graduation ceremony…

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Read more about the article A true family

A true family

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/08/18
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

At its 67th biennial synod convention, WELS expanded its family of believers by declaring fellowship with Obadiah Lutheran Synod of Uganda. It also affirmed fellowship with Iglesia Cristo WELS Internacional,…

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Book nook: Inashood

  • Post author:Emily Kom
  • Post published:2023/05/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Hardship. Hard work. Determination. Love. And Jesus. Inashood, which means “man in long black robe,” is not what I pictured as I read the book. Many of the first Apache…

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