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Read more about the article Community news: June 2024

Community news: June 2024

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/05/22
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

On Jan. 7, Trinity, Lake City, Minn., held a special service commemorating the almost 64 years of service by organist June Henn. St. Paul, Tomah, Wis., celebrated its 150th anniversary…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Breaking barriers in Milwaukee and beyond

My Christian life: Breaking barriers in Milwaukee and beyond

  • Post author:Kenneth Fisher
  • Post published:2023/12/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A woman lives her faith from Milwaukee’s central city to the halls of the United Nations. Dr. Joan Prince, a lifelong member of St. Philip, Milwaukee, Wis., has had a…

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Read more about the article District news: August 2023

District news: August 2023

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

SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN On April 28, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of E. Allen Sorum. Kenosha Lutheran Academy, Kenosha, Wis., celebrated the 25th…

Continue ReadingDistrict news: August 2023
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 Training the next generation of leaders

Training the next generation of leaders

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/02/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

This year, for the first time, WELS high school students were specially invited to attend the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership in Chicago. Sixty-one teenagers from ten area Lutheran…

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Read more about the article Finding purpose through pain

Finding purpose through pain

  • Post author:Hannah Strong, Jason Strong
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

In October 2022, Aaron Strong, pastor at Grace, Milwaukee, Wis., was killed in a car accident. Here, his daughter, Hannah, and his brother Jason share the comfort we all have…

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Read more about the article A new part of the family

A new part of the family

  • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“He’s a part of our family. He’s Uncle Tony now!” The Leyrer family signed up in 2015 to participate in the International Student Program facilitated by St. John, Wauwatosa, Wis.…

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Read more about the article Sewing class makes a community impact

Sewing class makes a community impact

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

At Wisconsin Lutheran High School (WLHS), Milwaukee, Wis., Patti Wenzel has cultivated a comfortable classroom environment that supports students as they learn to express themselves—all while using their God-given skills…

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Read more about the article District news: January 2023

District news: January 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

DAKOTA-MONTANA Grace, Minot, N.D., dedicated its newly remodeled worship facility on Oct. 30, 2022. This WELS home mission received support from WELS Church Extension Fund, Inc., for this project. HAPPY…

Continue ReadingDistrict news: January 2023
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