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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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Read more about the article A small book with a big impact

A small book with a big impact

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/05/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

WELS Christian Aid and Relief delivers hands-on disaster relief and humanitarian aid to communities around the world. During these times of disaster and trauma, WELS missionaries and volunteers work to…

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Read more about the article WELS Christian Aid and Relief responds to Hurricane Ian

WELS Christian Aid and Relief responds to Hurricane Ian

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28 as a powerful Category 4 storm. Thirteen WELS congregations were in the vicinity of the storm and had varied degrees of…

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Read more about the article Food for body and soul

Food for body and soul

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

For the residents of Mahahual, Mexico, COVID wasn’t only a threat to their health. It also threatened their livelihoods. Mahahual, a remote beach village about four hours south of Cancún,…

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Read more about the article Creating connections

Creating connections

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/04/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

In 2020, Bethlehem, an exploratory mission in Richland Center, Wis., was looking for a ministry space to call home. After one option fell through, God provided a perfect fit: a…

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Read more about the article Offering hope and help in Ukraine

Offering hope and help in Ukraine

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/04/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

WELS members are giving generously to help relieve the suffering in Ukraine from the war. These gifts provide aid to and through members of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church (ULC), WELS’…

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Read more about the article District news: August 2021

District news: August 2021

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/07/27
  • Post category:South Atlantic/Southeastern Wisconsin/Michigan/Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News/Minnesota/South Central

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…

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Read more about the article New opportunities to offer pandemic relief

New opportunities to offer pandemic relief

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/02/17
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

WELS Christian Aid and Relief has set aside $200,000 to help WELS congregations offer pandemic relief to their communities. Congregations can receive up to $2,500 in matching grant money to…

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Read more about the article Compassion at work

Compassion at work

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/09/26
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

WELS Christian Aid and Relief and Good Shepherd, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, partnered to organize cleanup after storms blew through the Midwest in August. The line of storms, called a derecho,…

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