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Sure Foundation, Woodside, N.Y., which reaches out to millions of people in a very ethnically diverse area of New York City, is just one example of the work we are able to do together by God’s grace as a synod that each congregation could not do alone.

This month, hundreds of students head back to the campuses of our four ministerial education schools where steps are being taken to better prepare future called workers for ministry in a multicultural society.

Luis Acosta talks about multi-cultural ministry in WELS.

Long established congregations as well as new ones reap the benefits of sending congregational leaders to schools of outreach. The main reward: realizing that evangelism is everyone's responsibility.

The Hispanic population is the fastest growing minority group in the country. One example of WELS’ reaching out is at St. Peter, Milwaukee, Wis., where the congregation has a Spanish ministry and appreciates the resources that have been developed by Multi-Language Publications.

Interviews with David Rosenau and Luis Acosta, two students attending Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., who have each taken different paths to the seminary.

The Christmas season is the time Christians the world over ponder the birth of their Savior 2,000 years ago. We in the WELS and our sister synod . . . ELS . . . the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, think especially of those who worship the Christ child the same way we do. We are united in a unique Lutheran fellowship that celebrates its unity once every three years.

When a natural disaster strikes, the world asks, “How could God let this happen?” As Christians, we ask a different question: “How can I help?” We know God wants us to reach out to our neighbors . . . and that expression of love can bring good from even the most tragic situation. Today we offer a real example from the Katrina hurricane . . . as we look back—and forward.