WELS News

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Rev. James Pope, professor at Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minn., has returned home after serving as an observer to the triennial convention of the Lutheran Church–... Read more FIC concludes series on homosexuality

Forward in Christ (FIC), the official magazine of WELS, is finishing its three-part series on homosexuality with an article offering advice to those wanting to leave... Read more Women's Leadership Conference meets

Two hundred thirty women gathered July 16-18 at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., for the second National WELS Women's Leadership Conference. The conference included... Read more Seniors renew support for chaplaincy

Members of the Organization of WELS Lutheran Seniors (OWLS) have given $50,000 this year to support the WELS Civilian Chaplaincy in Europe. At the annual OWLS convention held... Read more WELS in the news Media spotlight Call reports Bulletin inserts

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In this issue: WELS president to travel to India; Hagedorn retiring from Home Missions; New Nebraksa district president; New missionary to the Dominican Republic; LWMS holds annual convention; Search for new WKW director

Following up on convention resolutions WELS president to travel to India

This month WELS President Rev. Mark Schroeder will be taking his first trip to a world mission field. He and Rev. Phil Koelpin, chairman of the Board for World Missions, will... Read more Hagedorn retiring from Home Missions

Rev. Harold Hagedorn, in a letter to the Board for Home Missions (BHM) July 1, announced his intent to retire from his position as administrator in advance of the board's next... Read more New Nebraska District president

On July 1, Rev. Earle Treptow assumed his new role as the Nebraska District president. Treptow was elected at the district convention on June 15. Rev. Joel Frank, Nebraska... Read more New missionary to Dominican Republic

Rev. Terry Schultz, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) missionary to Peru, is set to begin a new joint call with WELS beginning Mar. 1, 2011. Beginning then, Schultz and... Read more LWMS holds annual convention

More than 800 people attended the 47th annual convention of the Lutheran Women's Missionary Society (LWMS) in St. Louis, Mo., on June 24-27.

"One can't help but get... Read more Search for new WKW director

WELS Kingdom Workers (WKW) of Milwaukee, Wis., has begun its search for a new national executive director to replace Mr. David C. Timm, who is retiring effective Oct. 31, 2010... Read more

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In this issue: WELS Relief provides aid after storms; Forward in Christ continues series on homosexuality; Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and Martin Luther College offer summer classes; Leadership training to be held.

Districts discuss long-range planning WELS Relief provides aid after storms

The WELS Committee on Relief has followed up on requests from congregations in Oklahoma and Tennessee for relief grants, allocating funds to those in these storm-ravaged areas... Read more FIC continues series on homosexuality

Forward in Christ, the official magazine of WELS, is continuing its coverage of the topic of homosexuality with a... Read more WLS and MLC offer summer classes

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) and Martin Luther College (MLC) are kicking off their summer sessions. Both schools are offering courses to help pastors, teachers, and staff... Read more Leadership training to be held

Thirty-four WELS educators from around the country are headed to Milwaukee June 22-23 to be better equipped to train others in their districts in leadership skills.

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In this issue: WELS CEF helps congregation build; WELS launches Facebook page; Leadership conference registration closing

Assignment Day at WLS WELS CEF helps congregation build

On Sun., May 23, Life Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minn., became the latest WELS congregation to dedicate a new worship facility with... Read more WELS launches Facebook page

This May WELS launched its official Facebook page. More than 3,200 people have already joined this online group so that they... Read more Leadership Conference registration closing

Registration for the second National WELS Women's Leadership Conference will close on Tues., June 15. Almost 200 women have already registered to attend this conference, which... Read more

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In this issue: FIC features new series on homosexuality; New mission in Colorado; Storms damage WELS members' property; Record sales for Road to Emmaus

MLC assignments FIC features series on homosexuality

Forward in Christ, the official magazine of WELS, is tackling the sensitive topic of homosexuality with a profile of a WELS member who bravely opens up about his... Read more New mission in Colorado

Rev. Jared Oldenburg, currently pastor at Light of Life, Covington, Wash., has accepted the call to open a new home mission in Castle Rock, Colo. This is WELS' first new home... Read more Storms damage WELS members' property

Several WELS members' homes and property were damaged in early May when severe storms caused tornadoes in Oklahoma and flooding in Tennessee. No WELS members were hurt in these... Read more Record sales for Road to Emmaus

Final distribution numbers are in for what's being called the best-selling WELS media project ever. In all, 85,800 copies of the DVD Road to Emmaus were ordered at a special... Read more

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In this issue: CMSG positions re-evaluated; Third-quarter financial results; New mission work begins in Mexico; LWMS annual convention; WELS statistics released; Haiti in next WELS Connection

Looking to the future CMSG positions re-evaluated

Due to financial challenges and a renewed discussion of priorities, the Conference of Presidents (COP) decided at its meeting last week to suspend calling for a director for... Read more Third-quarter financial results

Results through the third quarter of the synod's fiscal year show unrestricted support and revenues of $55.7 million exceeded expenses of $51.8 million by $3.9 million. The... Read more New mission work begins in Mexico

The synod's mission in Mexico—recently relocated to León in the wake of escalating drug violence in Torreón—has begun offering English classes, an... Read more LWMS annual convention

Less than two weeks remain to register for the Lutheran Women's Missionary Society (LWMS) annual convention, one of the largest WELS events in the country. The 2010 convention... Read more WELS statistics released

WELS Ministry of Christian Giving has completed the WELS 2009 Statistical Report. The statistical report provides membership, ministry, education, and offerings data on all of... Read more Haiti in next WELS Connection

The next set of four editions of WELS Connection videos, featuring the efforts of volunteer nurses organized by WELS Committee on Relief in Haiti, was shipped to... Read more

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In this issue: Christians in Pakistan confirmed; World Missions issues new calls; SC and COP to hold joint meeting

How individual gifts are used Christians in Pakistan confirmed

In what could be the beginning of a confessional Lutheran church in Pakistan, a Pakistani husband and wife—WELS' primary contacts in the country—have been... Read more World Missions issues new calls

In its meeting April 15-17, the Board for World Missions (BWM) approved calls for two new positions and two replacement calls—one for a retiring missionary.

BWM... Read more SC, COP to hold joint meeting

For just the second time since the 2007 synod convention, the Synodical Council (SC) and the Conference of Presidents (COP)—the synods' two main leadership groups—... Read more

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In this issue: Nurses praised for work in Haiti; MLC chapel dedication; Decisions made on two CMSG calls; 2011 CELC convention; WELS products for outreach

Seminary Summer Quarter Nurses praised for work in Haiti

Nine nurses—part of a group of 18 volunteers organized by WELS Committee on Relief (COR) that just completed a medical relief mission to aid victims of the earthquake in... Read more MLC chapel dedication

Two worship services are planned April 10–11 to dedicate the Chapel of the Christ at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn. The new chapel, a 20,000 square-foot... Read more Decisions made on two CMSG calls

Teacher Greg Schmill has accepted the call to be director of the Commission on Lutheran Schools, one of the six areas in the Congregation and Ministry Support Group (CMSG). One... Read more 2011 CELC convention

The date and location for the 2011 triennial convention of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC) have been set. The convention will be held June 4–6,... Read more WELS products for outreach

A selection of products bearing the new WELS logo, including t-shirts, polos, jackets, and hats, are now available for order in bulk quantities by congregations to enhance... Read more