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…
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…
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…
“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.…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…