100 missions in 10 years
Synod convention delegates approve goal to launch aggressive home missions effort in 2023. “EVERY STATE BY ’78!” Anyone remember this? The year was 1965. This was the plan proposed at…
District news: August 2021
South Central After a freak winter storm, the pipes burst at Grace, Scroggins, Texas, and 90 percent of the building sustained water damage. WELS Christian Aid and Relief assisted the…
WELS news briefs: June 2021
WELS Evangelism The Commission on Evangelism has released two new resources recently that work together to help WELS members be more active and prepared to be personal witnesses of Jesus…
Showing Christian love
WELS Christian Aid and Relief has distributed $30,000 in matching grants to 17 congregations so they can offer pandemic relief in their communities. This was in addition to $160,000 in…
Pastors share letter and artwork to encourage students
St. Paul, New Ulm, Minn., typically celebrates Lutheran Schools Week with a VIP Day when students can bring guests to school. This year, VIP guests wrote letters to students rather…
District news: April 2021
Arizona-California On Feb. 5, Mount Calvary, Redding, Calif., hosted a drive-in movie night for the community. Dakota-Montana St. Paul, Rapid City, S.D., organized an outdoor children’s Christmas service on Dec.…
District news: March 2021
Dakota–Montana Members of Sure Foundation, Brandon, S.D. (pictured right), a WELS home mission, distributed invitations to its Christmas services. Northern Wisconsin St. Paul, Appleton, Wis., paid off the mortgage for…
Confessions of faith: Brandee and Jim Cranfield
Lives battling anger and addiction are met by God’s grace. “She’s always taking on another project,” Jim says with a smile. Brandee and Jim Cranfield had spent the morning moving…
Campus cornerstone: Fighting the loneliness epidemic
How are you doing in the midst of this epidemic? I’m not talking about the COVID-19 epidemic, but another one which has been around much longer. It doesn’t claim as…