Together Archive:

Looking to the future

Meeting in a special joint session last week, the synod's two leadership groups—the Synodical Council (SC) and the Conference of Presidents (COP)—took a serious look at the challenges and opportunities facing our church body and a plan for charting our direction, under God, in the years ahead.


	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 the Commission on Youth... 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 synod's chief financial... 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 important step toward... 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 will be held June 24-27... 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 WELS' 1,279... 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 subscribing congregations last week.... Read more