In May, WELS Christian Aid and Relief announced humanitarian aid grants totaling $490,154 for Fiscal Year 2024-25. WELS Home Missions will receive $64,258 in assistance, and WELS World Missions will receive $425,896.

WELS home and world missionaries develop humanitarian aid projects to reflect Christ’s compassion to the people of their communities and to build relationships that lead to opportunities to share the gospel.

Each year home and world missionaries, in conjunction with their mission boards and administrative teams, submit applications for grants to help them carry out humanitarian aid projects in their mission fields. These grants help to supply basic needs like water for the thirsty, food for the hungry, medical care for the sick and dying, mosquito netting for people who live in areas where malaria is a problem, school supplies for underprivileged children, and many other needs. At a spring meeting, WELS Christian Aid and Relief meets with representatives of WELS Home and World Missions to review these requests and designate funding for approved projects.

The following Home Mission congregations are receiving grants:

• Hope, Ontario, Canada
• Living Hope, Commerce City, Colo.
• Christ, Denver, Colo.
• Christ the Rock, Farmington, N.M.
• Cross of Life, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Intown, Atlanta, Ga.
• Living Hope, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• New Mission, Bentonville, Ark.
• Amazing Grace, Amarillo, Texas
• Christ Our Refuge, Hewitt, Texas
• Christ the Rock, Hutto, Texas
• Abiding Savior, Killeen, Texas
• Divine Peace, Rockwall, Texas
• Our Savior, West San Antonio, Texas
• St. Peter, Milwaukee, Wis.
• Hope, Deerfield, Wis.
• Bethlehem, Richland Center, Wis.

The following World Mission fields are receiving grants:

• Africa—Malawi, Zambia, Nigeria, and Uganda
• Asia—Indonesia, Nepal, and Pakistan
• Europe—Albania and England
• Latin America