Moments with Missionaries – Jim Brandt
Missionary Jim Brandt, Asia-Oceania Team leader, and his wife, Kathy, have now settled into Chiang Mai, Thailand, after a few weeks traveling throughout the field. He shares a glimpse of […]
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Outreach is a little bit like bull-riding
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsOutreach in a home mission congregation can be like riding a bull. Every second is precious when riding a bull. You want to hold on until the 8-second mark for […]
From TELL student to TELL leader
/in Africa, Missions, World MissionsāThe program has helped me much to grow in my understanding of the gospel and help me know how I can share it with others,ā says Opiew Adiew. Opiew is […]
Why we visit
/in Africa, Missions, World MissionsThis article originally appeared in the One Africa Team blog. Subscribe to future updates from Africa at oneafricateam.com. A pastor who visits people makes people who visit church. Thatās why […]
Work for the kingdom
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsTom walked into my office in rough shape: drunk and homeless. He needed help. I bought him some food, invited him to church, and told him about Jesus. Over the […]
Moments with Missionaries – Fred Berger
/in Home Missions, MissionsRev. Freg Berger, home missionary at Forgiven Lutheran Church in Kronenwetter, Wis., shares how their mission is using available resources and the surrounding community to build up their church by […]
The first WELS Lutheran in Uruguay
/in Latin America, Missions, World MissionsViviana and I sat on a ferry, crossing from Buenos Aires to Montevideo. As far as I knew, I was the first WELS missionary to set foot in Uruguay. We […]
From decline to resurrection: The story of Saint Mark Mankato
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsChurches, like people, can go through seasonsādying to mission and then, in the strength of Christ, rising to it. Saint Mark Mankato is one such story. You can think of […]
Extending beyond clinic walls
/in Africa, Missions, World MissionsThe work of the Central Africa Medical Mission (CAMM) in Malawi extends far beyond the clinic walls of the four villages of Suzi, Mwalaulomwe, Thunga, and Msambo that we serve. […]
Moments with Missionaries – Nathan Savage
/in Home Missions, MissionsRev. Nathan Savage shares an update from his first weeks at Heritage Lutheran Church in San Tan Valley, Ariz. This rapidly growing community near Phoenix is full of people who […]
Moments with Missionaries – Ben Foxen
/in Africa, Missions, World MissionsMissionary Ben Foxen shares an update from Lusaka, Zambia about the work being done with churches in Tanzania and Uganda! One of these churches includes the Africa Mission Evangelism Church […]
CAMM August 2025 newsletter
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsNutrition challenges in Mwembezhi Lutheran Mission Rural Health Centre stands as a beacon of hope for communities that face limited access to healthcare and resources. For many families, it is […]
Updates from Thailand
/in Missions, World MissionsGraduation from Asia Lutheran Seminary’s Regional Theological Education Program Celebrating a graduation in Thailand may look different, but it is no less exciting. The churches in Thailand just celebrated the […]
The fruits of the Spirit on full display
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsMore than a decade ago, a program was established to offer a profoundly transformative experience: a high-quality Christian education at an accessible cost. This initiative, known as the Crossing Bridges […]
Spring/Summer 2025 Mission Journeys in review
/in Home Missions, MissionsWELS Missions Journeys has been sending teams on mission trips all over the world, giving both called workers and lay members the opportunity to serve home mission congregations and world […]
Adjusting to ministry at Lamb of God
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsMinistry is people. Those people live in a particular place. Your home mission at Lamb of God in West Lafayette is ripe for the harvest. Together with Lafayette and Purdue […]
From a U.K. Baptist to a confessional Lutheran pastor
/in Europe, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsIn August 2010, my wife Caroline and I moved from Gloucester, England, to the east coast of the United States for a temporary work relocation. Having been active in our […]
Moments with Missionaries – Jeremy Mattek
/in Home Missions, MissionsRev. Jeremy Mattek shares an update from TheMission in Willis, Texas, as they will soon complete their building project. June 21 marked the one year since breaking ground for the […]
Summer 2025 Home Missionsā milestones
/in Home Missions, Missions, TogetherA number of home mission congregations have experienced major milestones during spring and summer 2025: Foundation in Peyton, Colo. – New church building On March 23, 2025, Foundation Lutheran Church […]
Living as a Native Christian
/in Asia-Oceania, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsāAaron Newman is an active member of Christ the Rock Lutheran Church in Farmington, N.M. Join us to hear how his Christian faith motivates him to serve his church, family, […]
Moments with Missionaries – Paul Krueger
/in Home Missions, MissionsRev. Paul Krueger shares an updates from Christ Alone Lutheran Church in Ammon, Idaho. Rev. Krueger and his family joined the core group in early 2024 and since then have […]
Ready to talk about Jesus
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsEvangelism is not easy. It becomes easier over time, thatās true; but it is not a simple task to discipline oneself to constantly be ready to talk about Jesus, to […]
Let the little children come
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsJesus said, āLet the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.ā āMatthew 19:14 Abiding Love is dedicated […]
United in Christ, sharing the gospel
/in Asia-Oceania, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsNearly six out of every ten people in the worldās 8.2 billion population live in Asia and Oceania. Yet only 8 percent in this vast region know Christ as their […]
Rethinking Northwoods ministry
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsOur Savior in Phillips, Wis., was approved as an unsubsidized home mission congregation in spring 2025. Unsubsidized, or self-funded, home missions do not receive direct financial support but still have […]
Medicine opening doors for ministry
/in Latin America, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsWhen we arrived in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, we went straight from the airport to the hospital. No, we werenāt in need of a doctor. But we were there to see […]
Moments with Missionaries – Timothy Bourman
/in Home Missions, MissionsRev. Tim Bourman shares an update from Sure Foundation Lutheran Church in Queens, N.Y. This year marks a big milestone for the congregation as it celebrates 25 years of mission […]
Bringing a gospel message of hope to Ellensburg, Wash.
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsThe Pacific Northwest District Mission Board is partnering with Grace Lutheran Church in Yakima, Wash., to help restart a WELS congregation in Ellensburg, Wash. More than one hundred years ago, […]
Seeking and strengthening synods in Uganda
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsWhat do you get when you add together three Ugandan synods, two missionaries from the One Africa Team, and one representative from our WELS Commission on Inter-Church Relations (CICR)? A […]
Two Pastoral Studies Institute students graduate
/in Asia-Oceania, Cross-cultural outreach, Home Missions, Missions, World MissionsMark Jiang and David Shang have graduated from the Pastoral Studies Institute (PSI) and will be continuing their current Chinese outreach in North America. Mark Jiang serves Apostles in San […]
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