The next generation
The next generation of WELS leadership is already here, as evidenced by the largest teen attendance at the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership since the conference’s inception in 2020.…
Community news: March 2026
Bethlehem, Menomonee Falls/Germantown, Wis., celebrated the teaching ministry anniversaries of Mike Mittelstadt (30 years) and Kris Strasser (25 years). On Jan. 18, home mission congregation Harbor Lutheran Church, Cambridge, Mass.,…
Student-led Bible studies encourage connection for teens
For students at Wisconsin Lutheran High School (WISCO) in Milwaukee, Wednesday mornings feature a late start to allow time for faculty meetings. Rather than sleeping in or squeezing in some…
Community news: June 2024
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…
My Christian life: Breaking barriers in Milwaukee and beyond
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…
District news: August 2023
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…
WELS high schools experiencing record enrollment
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…
Training the next generation of leaders
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…
Finding purpose through pain
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…