• God Provides

    Through the WELS Missions Endowment Fund, God provides another means for supporting WELS home and world missions year after year.

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  • Taste of Missions

    Join WELS Missions on July 13, 2019, at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wis., for the first annual Taste of Missions event.

    Register now

  • Grace—Hmong Outreach in Vietnam

    God’s grace has opened doors to an unprecedented mission opportunity in communist Vietnam.

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  • For the generations to come

    Learn how WELS Congregational Services is helping churches so that they can proclaim the gospel for generations to come.

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WHO WE ARE

WELS is a group of nearly 360,000 men, women, and children in nearly 1,300 congregations united by a common faith in Christ’s saving love.

Latest News

For the Generations to Come UPDATE

Dear Friend,



The chart to the right shows that for the…
2019/06/18/by agoede

New President at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

At the end of this month, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon,…
2019/06/18/by WELS

10 for 10 encourages thoughtful Christian giving

A new congregational stewardship program called 10 for 10 is…
2019/06/18/by WELS

Second Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus’ marvels at a foreigner’s faith...

Transformed – teen devotion – June 16, 2019

I was born this way...

Two Walking Miracles

“Two walking miracles.” That’s how Marlene Truax describes…
2019/06/13/by Marissa Krogmann

Wisdom from Wittenberg – Part 2

Wisdom from Wittenberg - Part 1
Martin Luther’s Pastoral and…
2019/06/12/by WELS

Preach The Word – You Have to Do Something with This Jesus Character

Apologetics in Preaching
You Have to Do Something with This…
2019/06/12/by WELS

Holy Trinity Sunday

All praise to the Holy Trinity for all eternity...

Transformed – teen devotion – June 9, 2019

The trouble with googling an issue is...

Memories in Malawi

Recently I’ve been digging through old photos, looking over…
2019/06/06/by Marissa Krogmann

Assignment of WLS graduates reduces vacancies

Assignments at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

On May 23 the synod’s…
2019/06/04/by WELS

Leaders discuss students’ needs at the Campus Ministry Staff Conference

From May 20-21, WELS Campus Ministry hosted the 2019 Campus Ministry…
2019/06/04/by WELS

WELS Night ticket deadline only days away

The Milwaukee Brewers have selected Fernanda Rocha, a May graduate…
2019/06/04/by WELS

First Sunday of Pentecost

Jesus pours out his Holy Spirit...

Transformed – teen devotion – June 2, 2019

What’s a Christian to do?...

Finding a spiritual home in Atlanta

Spenser hadn’t been to church in years. He found himself wandering…
2019/05/31/by Sarah Proeber

Hope after the storm in Puerto Rico

Three visitors! No big deal on some Sundays . . . lost in…
2019/05/31/by Sarah Proeber

Daily Devotions

Grace—Hmong Outreach in Vietnam

God’s grace has opened doors to an unprecedented mission opportunity in communist Vietnam. Learn more.

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May 2019 WELS Connection: Christian Aid and Relief

Volunteers with Christian Aid and Relief provide help through labor and love when natural disasters strike.

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Upcoming Events

Tue 18

WELS Camps

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019
Tue 25

WELS Education, Technology and Leadership Summit

June 25 - June 27
Wisconsin Dells WI
Thu 27

2019 Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society convention

June 27 - June 30
Des Moines IA

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Forward in Christ

Forward in Christ is the official magazine of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Printed monthly, this magazine addresses many important issues facing Christians today.

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