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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Ronald and Ismar

Confessions of faith: Ronald and Ismar

  • Post author:Elena Jensen
  • Post published:2025/05/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series/00spotlight-topslider

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…

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Read more about the article WELS news briefs: March 2025

WELS news briefs: March 2025

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2025/02/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Read more about the article Serving neighbors with compassion

Serving neighbors with compassion

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/12/23
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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,…

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Read more about the article Community news: November 2024

Community news: November 2024

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

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,…

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Read more about the article WELS news briefs: September 2024

WELS news briefs: September 2024

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/08/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Read more about the article Tragedy strikes world missionary and his family

Tragedy strikes world missionary and his family

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/07/08
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Read more about the article Extending a healing reach to Kenya

Extending a healing reach to Kenya

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/04/09
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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,…

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Read more about the article Free in Christ: Community outreach

Free in Christ: Community outreach

  • Post author:Paul Biedenbender, Bradley Johnston, Steve Waldschmidt
  • Post published:2024/03/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18). See how congregations reach out with Christ’s love in their communities. “In humility…

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Read more about the article Church food bank shares love through action

Church food bank shares love through action

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/07/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear…

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