What do you get when 150 people gather for a service that might have been unfamiliar or perhaps even uncomfortable to them? How do you capitalize on this precious privilege to share a magnificent message with these 150 souls? The answer is both humbling and awe-inspiring: “God’s always doing great exciting things!”
Amazing Grace in Myrtle [...]

Clad in bright green t-shirts and warm smiles the members of Crown of Life Lutheran Church welcomed some 450 people to its third annual Walk With the Animals.  This community event was free to the public for them to enjoy many live animals, a recreation of Noah’s Ark, crafts, songs and fun.  (They probably liked [...]

“Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation” Mark 16:15. These were the words Mason Schilling and Drew Felton heard 5 years ago while sitting in church listening to the sermon. Most kids would want to do something to spread God’s Word but would probably realize they didn’t have the [...]

This letter, written to WELS President Rev. Mark Schroeder, by a visitor to a WELS home mission congregation in the Denver area. 
Dear President Schroeder,
You wrote of the Convention agenda, “But all of those discussions will revolve around how we can best use God’s resources to carry out our mission of preserving and proclaiming God’s [...]

We are so thankful to the Lord for the special blessings we received during our experience at the recent LWMS Annual Convention in Denver.  What a whirlwind few days that became the culmination of our plans and dreams over a year in the making.
When we were informed that our congregation was chosen to be the [...]