Missions

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WHERE WE ARE

WELS Missions is reaching out with the saving message of the gospel in the United States, Canada, and 50 foreign countries. Missions continues to plant churches, train leaders,
and mentor fellow Lutheran Christians here and abroad. Exploratory evangelism continues throughout the world.

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

United States

Latin America

Latest News

2018/06/14/by Marissa Krogmann

The one thing we can’t do is nothing

What do you get when you combine a spread-out church membership,…

2018/06/07/by Marissa Krogmann

A Recipe for Intercultural Outreach

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MISSIONS BLOGS &
SPEAKER REQUESTS

Read blogs directly from the field about WELS mission work in the United States and abroad. Request a missionary speaker at your next event. Whether it’s a special church service, school event or another organization, WELS missionaries are available to share their experiences spreading the gospel around the world.

Blogs

Speaker Requests

HOME MISSIONS

God is richly blessing the work of WELS Home Missions. Missionaries and their members are finding ways to share God’s good news with friends,
relatives, neighbors—and sometimes even strangers at local fast food restaurants. Here are some of their stories.

2018 NEW HOME MISSIONS STARTS/ENHANCEMENTS

NEW MISSIONS
Brandon, SD
Grace, Milwaukee, WI
Hobart, WI
(Unsubsidized)
Horicon, WI
(Unsubsidized)
Joplin, MO
Phoenix, AZ
(2nd campus)
Reno, NV

ENHANCEMENT MINISTRIES
Ascension, Harrisburg, PA
(Restart)
Crown of Life, Corona, CA
(Additional pastor for 4 campuses)
Epiphany and First Lutheran, Racine, WI
(School outreach)
Faith, Anchorage, AK
(Hispanic ministry)
Grace, Seattle, WA
(Restart)
Shepherd of the Hills, Knoxville, TN
(Restart)
Trinity, Waukesha, WI
(Hispanic ministry)

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The one thing we can't do is nothing

2018/06/14

What do you get when you combine a spread-out church membership,…

How to Reach Out... When You Can't Get In

2018/05/31

The mission was clear. We want to be a church that reaches OUT…

The Lord knows there will be days like this

2018/05/17

For many, the end of August is an enchanting time. Like a fireworks…

A Recipe for Intercultural Outreach

2018/05/10

As the horizon of cultures expands in the United States, we ponder…

It's About Saving Souls

2018/04/26

Terri lives right across the street from our church... Literally.…

Midwest Island Missions

2018/04/26

My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the…

Unless Someone Explains It

2018/04/19

“Go south to the road - the desert road - that leads down from…

Home Missions approves new mission starts

2018/04/17

On April 13, the Board for Home Missions approved support for…

God's Harvest Strategy

2018/03/29

Does your congregation have a harvest strategy to connect with…

You Never Know What to Expect

2018/03/15

Planting seeds, divine appointments, and caribou. A person may…

CAMPUS MINISTRY

WELS Campus Ministry helps college students grow in their faith so that they can reach out to other college students with the gospel.

MISSIONS PRESENTATIONS
& IMAGES

Download WELS Missions slideshows from mission fields featured in Forward in Christ magazine. Browse through and share pictures of WELS Missions, taken by WELS missionaries and national workers.

Presentations

Missions Images

WORLD MISSIONS

Using cultural connections to further outreach

World Missions is reaching out with the saving message of the gospel in 40 countries;

is celebrating 125 years of mission work in 2018, as WELS sent its first missionaries to the Apache tribes back in 1893;
is in fellowship with 105,465 Lutherans around the world;
has 45 missionaries in the field training national pastors and conducting outreach;
supports 13 teachers and more than 60 laypeople as they reach out to children and adults with the gospel;
is exploring outreach opportunities in 14 prospective new mission fields;
reaches more than 1 million people in Latin America with the gospel through the Academia Cristo Facebook page; and
continues to partner with Multi-Language Publications (MLP), which has printed more than 2.9 million items in more than 52 languages.