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Read more about the article Where are they now? Living Promise, Morristown, Tenn.

Where are they now? Living Promise, Morristown, Tenn.

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/09/26
  • Post category:00spotlight-hpnews/Forward in Christ/FIC News

In March 2012, Forward in Christ introduced its readers to Living Promise, Morristown, Tenn., a home mission approved for support from WELS Home Missions in 2011. The same year, Matthew…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Matt and Danielle Cosgrave

Confessions of faith: Matt and Danielle Cosgrave

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2023/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

After becoming members of a church, a couple finds renewed joy in the opportunity to support a mission. At the beginning of their relationship, Matt and Danielle Cosgrave began attending…

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Read more about the article “God can do immeasurably more”

“God can do immeasurably more”

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/04/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

On March 24, WELS Board for Home Missions approved the first new missions and enhancements for the synodwide “100 missions in 10 years” initiative. “Our God is able to do…

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Read more about the article WELS high schools experiencing record enrollment

WELS high schools experiencing record enrollment

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/04/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

This year, enrollment in WELS’ high schools reached more than 7,000 students, a first in WELS history. That is 10.9 percent growth across-the-board since 2020. WELS’ 27 area Lutheran high…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Salvador Contreras

Confessions of faith: Salvador Contreras

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2023/03/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC Series/FIC Features

A truth seeker finds solace and hope in the Word of God preached online and then walks into a church with the same beliefs. As a child, Salvador Contreras sat…

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Read more about the article The heart of church planting

The heart of church planting

  • Post author:Cameron Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/03/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

In January, WELS Home Missions teamed up with Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS), Mequon, Wis., to organize a church planting course hosted at The Way, Fredericksburg, Va. The course was led…

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Read more about the article Encouragement and support for new home missionaries

Encouragement and support for new home missionaries

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/01/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Being a new pastor fresh out of seminary is challenging. And being a new pastor called to plant a mission church—a church that does not yet exist—comes with its own…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Clark Woods

Confessions of faith: Clark Woods

  • Post author:David Koelpin
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Series/FIC Features/Forward in Christ

God’s plan was to claim Clark as his own and show him where real rest and peace are found—only in Jesus. The A-Team was my favorite TV show growing up…

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Read more about the article On mission statements and missions

On mission statements and missions

  • Post author:Jerry Ewings
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Corporations grabbed the idea of mission statements from the church. At its best, a mission statement captures the drive, the focus, and the purpose of an entire organization. But most…

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