New facility provides opportunities for expanded service
The grand opening and dedication of a new training facility on Jan. 28, 2026, was a joyous day at Thai Village in Chiang Mai, Thailand. More than two hundred friends,…
Where are they now? Abiding Word, Houston, Texas
In June 2021, Forward in Christ shared stories about how congregations showed Christ’s love in their communities during the pandemic. WELS Christian Aid and Relief distributed $30,000 in matching grants…
Confessions of faith: Ronald and Ismar
A family discovers God’s relentless grace through the physical help and spiritual witness of multiple WELS congregations. Hardship pursued the family relentlessly. Ronald’s eyes were heavy with weariness from his…
WELS news briefs: March 2025
WELS MINISTRY TO THE MILITARY WELS Military Chaplain Paul Horn and his daughter Calliope (a senior at Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, Wis.) traveled to Okinawa, Japan, in January to host…
Serving neighbors with compassion
On Thanksgiving Day, members of New Life, Lake Zurich, Ill., drove a couple of passenger vans to Great Lakes Naval Station to pick up 28 naval recruits. These young people,…
Community news: November 2024
On Sept. 13, Truth in Love Ministry celebrated the 20th anniversary of beginning its formal mission to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with souls trapped in Mormonism. New Life,…
WELS news briefs: September 2024
Christian Aid and Relief |wels.net/relief WELS Christian Aid and Relief will be distributing almost $500,000 in humanitarian aid grants for Fiscal Year 2024–25. WELS Home Missions will receive $64,258 in…
Tragedy strikes world missionary and his family
During the early hours of Sunday, June 30, a fire broke out and killed Steve Witte and five of his family members. Witte, the team leader for WELS’ Asia One…
Extending a healing reach to Kenya
The Central Africa Medical Mission (CAMM) has had a presence in Africa for more than 60 years—bringing health care and the gospel to the people of Zambia and Malawi. Altogether,…