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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:FIC News/Forward in Christ

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:Jason Strong and Hannah 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:FIC News/Forward in Christ

“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:FIC News/Forward in Christ

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:Arizona-California/Dakota Montana/District News/FIC News/Forward in Christ/Minnesota/Nebraska/Southeastern Wisconsin

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…

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Read more about the article District news: August 2022

District news: August 2022

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/07/28
  • Post category:Arizona-California/Dakota Montana/District News/FIC News/Forward in Christ/Michigan/Minnesota/South Atlantic/Southeastern Wisconsin

ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA Mount Calvary, Redding, Calif., held a campout on the church grounds on May 20. This was a fellowship event with everyone encouraged to invite friends. MICHIGAN On May 28, Michigan…

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Here & now

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/07/28
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

More than 2,200 teens and youth leaders traveled to Knoxville for the 2022 WELS International Youth Rally June 28–July 1 at the University of Tennessee.          …

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Read more about the article Who I am in Christ

Who I am in Christ

  • Post author:Phil Huebner
  • Post published:2022/01/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Overwhelmed by their feelings, Christian teens today are losing track of their identity in Christ. We can help them overcome their feelings with the facts of faith. Layla sat on…

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Read more about the article District news: December 2021

District news: December 2021

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:Arizona-California/District News/FIC News/Forward in Christ/Michigan/Southeastern Wisconsin/Western Wisconsin

Happy anniversary! SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN On Sept. 26, St. John, Woodland, Wis., celebrated its 150th anniversary. First, Elkhorn, Wis., celebrated its 150th anniversary on Sept. 26. St. John, Wauwatosa, Wis., celebrated the…

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