South Atlantic
More than two hundred people gathered on Jan. 24 for the dedication of the new church building of Risen Savior, Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

South Central
Holy Cross, Oklahoma City, Okla., has opened a daughter congregation in Norman, Okla.

Western Wisconsin
The kindergarten classroom of Trinity, Marshfield, Wis., was chosen as the class of the week by WOAW TV 9 in Wausau on Feb. 12.

Southeastern Wisconsin
On Jan. 19, The Lutheran Home Association (TLHA) recognized the Buelow family—Sharyn, Randy, Andrew, and Shaynna—as one of two recipients of its Care of the Soul Leadership Award for 2010. The Buelows are members of St. Paul, Milwaukee, Wis. The Buelows were selected for their work in TLHA Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM), an outreach ministry to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

On Jan. 13, CNN interviewed a teacher and two students from Hope Christian School, Milwaukee, Wis., about an educational video sixth-graders at Hope developed based on Beyonce's hit song "Single Ladies." The Hope version is called "Scholar Ladies" and can be viewed at www.youtube.com.

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., and Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, Wis., cosponsored a 13-day "In the Footsteps of St. Paul" study tour to Greece and Turkey in January. Participants visited sites such as Philippi, Thessalonica, Athens, Corinth, and Ephesus. The group is pictured touring Athens, Greece.

Happy anniversary!
D-M—On Sept. 20, 2009, Trinity, Aberdeen, S.D., celebrated the 25th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of D. T. Rawerts.

SEW—January marked the five-year anniversary of a weekly contemporary worship service at St. Paul, Muskego, Wis. The service has proven itself to be both an effective outreach method as well as an opportunity for members to worship with traditional WELS doctrine in a contemporary environment. The worship band Glorious Dei is an active participant in the services.

WW—Members of St. Michael, Fountain City, Wis., are celebrating the congregation's 150th anniversary throughout this year.

The district reporters for this month are: D-M—Wayne Rouse; SA—Christopher Kruschel; SC—William Gabb; SEW—Scott Oelhafen; WW—Brett Brauer.