In its meeting last week, the Conference of Presidents (COP) took action to reconfigure the former Parish Services units into a new Congregation and Ministry Support Group (CMSG). The move comes after representatives of the various units of Parish Services and the COP developed a proposal that was in keeping with the intent of a 2009 synod convention resolution.
On Oct. 15, the governing board at Michigan Lutheran Seminary (MLS), Saginaw, Mich., called Rev. Kenneth Brokmeier, pastor at Our Savior, Brookings, S.D., as the school's new president, after Rev....
On Wed., Oct. 14, a fire damaged St. John, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. No one was in the building when the fire started. However, this was the second church in Wetaskiwin to catch fire within 24...
About 45 active jail ministry volunteers, chaplains, and mentors of ex-offenders gathered together this past weekend to exchange ideas, enhance their skills, and encourage one another at the 2009...
A letter from the Ministry of Christian Giving is being mailed this week reminding congregations and other synod entities that those who participate in VEBA, the synod's health care plan, will be...
Rev. Mike Hartman, missionary to Mexico, concluded a nine-day speaking tour in Minnesota and Wisconsin on Sunday, Oct. 18. This tour was the first time a WELS world missionary has left a field for...
In response to 2009 synod convention resolutions, the Board for Ministerial Education began exploring two important issues—student financial assistance and Mandarin language study—at its...
Watch the latest WELS Connection and learn more about its new opening theme as well as the new look and feel of the WELS Web site—all under the identity Christ's Love, Our Calling.
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