• Jesus is our joy

    “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4).

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    Child of missionary grows up to serve as missionary herself

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    God carried me through my battle with mental illness.

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Together Video – November 19, 2024

Learn about Telling the Next Generation, a program that helps…
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Blessings, challenges, and opportunities in WELS schools

WELS Commission on Lutheran Schools completed the annual Lutheran…
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WELS students praise God through song

Almost 350 students from 13 area Lutheran high schools participated…
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20 years of WELS schools accreditation

WELS Schools Accreditation (WELSSA) is marking 20 years of helping…
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Stronger together: a reflection on the WELS Texas campus ministry retreat

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Finding the true cross

Meskel, or "cross" is the name of a holiday that the Ethiopian…
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One Latin America Team – Fall 2024 Quarterly Update

A snapshot of blessings during the past quarter:
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Reaching the unreached souls in northern Wisconsin

For Ann, Robert, Jennifer, Linda, Dave, Sue, Tom, Chris, Lisa,…
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2024 graduation at Asia Lutheran Seminary

In October, Asia Lutheran Seminary, Hong Kong, celebrated the…
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Conference of Presidents fall 2024 meeting

The Conference of Presidents (COP) held its fall meeting Oct.…
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WELS seniors gather to celebrate past blessings and reimagine future

WELS seniors gathered in Omaha, Neb., Oct. 14-17, for the annual…
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Upcoming synod convention to look at the past and the future

The 68th biennial convention of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran…
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WELS Connection – October 2024

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