A worldwide fellowship
Sister church bodies support and encourage one another in a shared mission to proclaim Christ. WELS has been a member of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC) since its inception…
Five new district presidents elected during district conventions
Each WELS district holds a convention once every two years, in the year between synod conventions. These conventions allow delegates to consider local ministry topics and issues that apply to…
2026 district convention photos
WESTERN WISCONSIN NORTH ATLANTIC NORTHERN WISCONSIN MINNESOTA MICHIGAN SOUTH CENTRAL DAKOTA-MONTANA SOUTH ATLANTIC PACIFIC NORTHWEST SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA NEBRASKA Volume 113, Number 08 Issue: August 2026
A Hallmark moment
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary graduates received a little extra encouragement before call day this past May in the form of homemade cards from first- and second-graders at Zion, Rhinelander, Wis. The…
2025 stats: Good news, hard news, and useful surprises
The 2025 Statistical Summary & Analysis does not tell a simple story. There is good news. There is hard news. And there are several findings that may surprise you because…
The work of the Assignment Committee
At the end of each school year, the call day worship services at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS), Mequon, Wis., are a very…
Movies, moms, and ministry
As part of a rebranding and restart in 2022, we at Crosspoint, Georgetown, Texas, developed a portion of our 8.5-acre campus into the “Crosspoint Backyard.” We wanted to make it…
A spring break of service and growth
From March 14–18, 16 students from WELS campus ministries at South Dakota State University, University of Wisconsin (UW)–La Crosse, UW–Stevens Point, and UW–Stout spent their spring breaks serving in southern…