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Office move completed

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As of June 24, the synod administration’s move to the new WELS Center for Mission and Ministry in Waukesha, Wis., is complete. The move was accomplished in three days after weeks of preparation and planning. There are still a few boxes to unpack and things to get into their proper places, but we are up and running in our new home.

In the weeks prior to the move, some minor renovation and re-configuration of office and meeting space was done. A chapel area was created adjacent to the main lobby area. We estimate that 80 percent of the furnishings for the new building were purchased from the used office furniture market.

We’re filled with thanks as we think about the blessings of this new facility and as we appreciate all the work done so it adequately meets the synod’s needs for years to come.

The Center for Mission and Ministry is located at N16W23377 Stone Ridge Drive in Waukesha, just north of the 1-94 exits at either Hwy 164/J or Hwy 74/F.

A dedication and an open house are planned for early September. Below is a slideshow of the Center for Mission and Ministry.

 

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Volunteers lend help in Oklahoma

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Volunteers are at work in Moore, Okla., cleaning up debris and repairing homes after the tornadoes in late May. WELS Christian Aid and Relief and WELS Kingdom Workers are coordinating volunteers throughout the month of July.

The first volunteers arrived around June 20 and began work on the home of Anise Glass, a member of Holy Cross, Oklahoma City. Glass’s house was still standing after the May storms, but her roof and fence were badly damaged and needed replacing.

Glass says, “Before all this happened, I used to tell people I hate my house . . . Now when I look at my house, it’s a whole different thing. I see the Christian love all over that house and the overwhelming outpouring of that love from all my Christian brothers and sisters. It’s very moving and a very overwhelming thing.”

She continues, “There’s no way for me to put into words the gratitude I feel both to God for his mercy and his blessings and then the blessings and gifts from all of our Christian brothers and sisters.”

Much progress was made on Glass’s house, but there are many other families in the area with damaged homes and yards.

Laura Schwartz, a nurse practitioner and volunteer from Milwaukee, Wis., spent nine days in Oklahoma to be available with her nursing skills if anyone got hurt. Thankfully, only her construction skills were needed while she was there.

Schwartz says, “Knowing that I have the ability to help others, that I have the nursing skills and also the physical capabilities to help with these projects, I feel like it’s my way of giving back to the Lord.”

Schwartz, who also volunteered after Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Haiti, encourages others to consider volunteer service as well. “They say with projects like this, the people who come to volunteer always take away so much more than the people who are helped,” she says. “I think that’s really a true statement, because you learn so much about yourself and about others, and you feel like you’ve helped them. It’s just a wonderful feeling.”

Volunteer opportunities are still available by signing up online. To support WELS Christian Aid and Relief and help with needs in Oklahoma, you can give a gift online or send checks to WELS, Re: Christian Aid and Relief tornado disaster relief fund, N16W23377 Stone Ridge Dr, Waukesha, WI 53188.

 

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Record attendance at LWMS 50th

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In 2014, Forward in Christ (FIC) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. Preparations are underway to commemorate the decision in the summer of 1913 to publish a magazine written in English to bring God’s message into its members’ homes.

“We’ve come a long way in 100 years, but we have not changed two things,” says John Braun, FIC executive editor. “First, we still cling to the truths God has revealed to us in the Scriptures. Second, we still wish to communicate with the people in the homes of our synod in everyday language.”

FIC is also looking to communicate with its readers using the technology of today. So as part of its anniversary celebration, the magazine will, for the first time, be offered digitally to individual subscribers, beginning with the July issue.

The digital edition will be offered free from July to December 2013 and then will be available through an individual subscription. “The print version will still be there for you in your mailbox or at church,” says Braun, “but individual subscribers now can read the magazine on a tablet or computer as well.”

Besides offering a new way to read the magazine, FIC is planning on including special articles and features throughout 2014 to look back at the past one hundred years of the synod as seen through the pages of the magazine.

Braun says that reader input also will play an important part in the anniversary celebration. “Tell us why you read the magazine or some of your favorite stories from the magazine through the years,” he says. “Or come up with a creative way to say happy anniversary. We’ll share the best comments in the magazine.” An online form is available to share memories and thoughts at www.wels.net/forwardinchrist.

Find out more about subscribing to Forward in Christ—either in print or digitally—at www.nph.net/efic.

 

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Magazine to celebrate 100 years

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In 2014, Forward in Christ (FIC) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. Preparations are underway to commemorate the decision in the summer of 1913 to publish a magazine written in English to bring God’s message into its members’ homes.

“We’ve come a long way in 100 years, but we have not changed two things,” says John Braun, FIC executive editor. “First, we still cling to the truths God has revealed to us in the Scriptures. Second, we still wish to communicate with the people in the homes of our synod in everyday language.”

FIC is also looking to communicate with its readers using the technology of today. So as part of its anniversary celebration, the magazine will, for the first time, be offered digitally to individual subscribers, beginning with the July issue.

The digital edition will be offered free from July to December 2013 and then will be available through an individual subscription. “The print version will still be there for you in your mailbox or at church,” says Braun, “but individual subscribers now can read the magazine on a tablet or computer as well.”

Besides offering a new way to read the magazine, FIC is planning on including special articles and features throughout 2014 to look back at the past one hundred years of the synod as seen through the pages of the magazine.

Braun says that reader input also will play an important part in the anniversary celebration. “Tell us why you read the magazine or some of your favorite stories from the magazine through the years,” he says. “Or come up with a creative way to say happy anniversary. We’ll share the best comments in the magazine.” An online form is available to share memories and thoughts at www.wels.net/forwardinchrist.

Find out more about subscribing to Forward in Christ—either in print or digitally—at www.nph.net/efic.

 

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