In May hundreds of people celebrated the graduation and assignment of the class of 2008. If you happened to be in attendance at any of the events that week you may have heard the happy tones of Spanish-speaking voices. Many family members and friends of Gonzalo Delgadillo and Nelson Encarnación, graduates of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary [...]

It began like any other Bible information class. There was a mix of people who were interested in learning more about what we believe. Their church backgrounds were diverse: Lutheran, Pentecostal, Southern Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Seventh Day Adventist.
The class was going well, and we began studying the Lord’s Supper. We reviewed the definition of [...]

I was nervous stepping into the new chancel on dedication Sunday. The day had finally come. Our wait was over. We were excited, we were anxious, and we were overjoyed! But to be honest, even as we were giving thanks for our new church home, I found myself asking, “Now what?”
Just a few months before, [...]

Building God’s kingdom is about bringing people around God’s Word and sacraments, where their souls are nourished at the spring of life, God’s life-giving gospel. But you don’t need a church building with a steeple for that to happen. All you really need is God’s Word and people who gather around it.
Hope in Irmo, S.C., [...]

Pastor Ed Schuppe graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 1977. He served in Jacksonville, FL from 1977 until 1990 as part of the Team Ministry experiment of the Board for Home Missions, eventually becoming the founding pastor of Good Shepherd in Jacksonville. Pastor Schuppe served on the South Atlantic District Evangelism Commission from 1978-1990 and [...]