A new academic year has begun at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., our synod's school of ministry. Opening enrollment is 712 compared to 723 at the beginning of last school year.
The most significant development over the summer is that the school has been accredited for the maximum term of ten years.
Development work has begun on new congregation stewardship resources based on the new phrase chosen to identify the synod: "Christ's Love, Our Calling." The intent is to extend the annual synod...
In an example of how local mission efforts can continue or even expand with fewer budget dollars, Gereja Lutheran Indonesia (GLI), a group of congregations in Indonesia subsidized by WELS, opened...
WELS President Mark Schroeder has appointed Rev. Harmon Lewis, pastor at Saving Grace, Mobile, Ala., as the new chairman for WELS Committee on Relief. Rev. Philip Schupmann, pastor at Resurrection,...
Feedback to a WELS news release quoting Pres. Mark Schroeder's reaction to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) decision to allow homosexuals in "lifelong, monogamous" relationships...
Watch September's WELS Connection and discover what happened at WELS' 60th biennial convention, held July 27-31 in Saginaw, Mich. Also get a peek of the video's new opening.
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