October was another month of opportunity. In our outreach to the Navajo Nation, we spend a great deal of time building trust and familiarity with our ministry at Christ the Rock. There are many barriers to overcome – social issues, religion, language, racism, etc. Over the years God blessed our efforts and we’ve established trust [...]

Often we hear that commercial and residential developers, community leaders, and ordinary neighbors are reluctant to have churches in the area. Some communities seem to go out of their way to make it difficult for churches to find places to worship, purchase land or build sanctuaries. How refreshing to hear that this isn’t always true! [...]

Peter Kruschel is mission counselor for ‘the western region,’ an area encompassing three WELS districts – Pacific Northwest, Arizona-California, and South Central. A graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and WELS pastor since 1976, he has served congregations in Wisconsin and Florida. More recently he has served as the Associate Administrator of the Board for Home [...]