My Christian life: Missionary wife values family ties
A missionary wife shares the importance of family ties when serving in a mission field. In March 2014, our family of five wearily deplaned at Hong Kong International Airport. My…
Making Christ known in Latin America
A look back at God's grace on more than 60 years of WELS mission work in Latin America. As a church body, WELS has been carrying out mission efforts in…
Mission work approved in Senegal
The Board for World Missions has approved a plan to send two missionaries to Senegal to learn the culture and language in preparation for sharing the gospel and gathering a…
WELS news briefs: October 2023
World missions | wels.net/missions Women's ministry | wels.net/women A new Advent by candlelight program and resources are now available at wels.net/new-2023-advent-by-candlelight-resources. Following the theme “The King Shall Come,” the materials…
Doing their thing their way
In May and June of this year, three of WELS’ sister church bodies in Cameroon and Nigeria graduated a combined 25 men after five years of seminary studies. Seven of…
WELS news briefs: April 2022
Evangelism Ten Everyone Outreach workshops were held in fall 2021. Twenty-five more are planned during the first five months of 2022. WELS Commission on Evangelism designed the Everyone Outreach program…
Mission opportunities in London
A new mission in London is one step closer to reality. The Board for World Missions is calling a full-time missionary to serve there after Larry Schlomer, administrator of the…
Potential new world mission fields
More than 7,000 people groups in the world live without access to the good news of Jesus Christ. With these unreached people groups in mind, three world missionaries were tasked…
The Obadiah Lutheran Synod in Uganda has more than 700 baptized members in 11 churches, including these members or Nairika Lutheran Church.
Gospel outreach opportunities in Africa
Opportunities for gospel connections are flourishing across Africa. Christian groups in Uganda, Liberia, Mozambique, and more are learning about WELS and Lutheran doctrine and reaching out for fellowship. One of these church bodies, Lutheran Congregations in Ministry for Christ in Kenya, reached…