After the initial clean up by the congregation and lengthy discussions about how to refurbish, it was decided that the congregation would do the majority of the work themselves. Committee on Relief received a call from Pastor Eckhart requesting help with the refurbishing of the kitchen, fellowship hall, and bathrooms. Pastor Philip Schupmann contacted Pastor Richard [...]

The river will continue to rise, people will continue to evacuate, and the national guard will continue to serve. Current levels are over 20 feet and are expected to crest around 21.6 feet.
 
So far the dikes and sand bags are holding.  However, there have been three locations where the dikes began to give way.  The [...]

Dear members of the Committee on Relief,
God always provides. We have heard that truth many times during our lives, but it became a personal truth for us during the flooding in Fond du Lac, Wis., this past June. What a blessing for us to see family and friends come to our aid with food, pumps, [...]

WELS Relief has received a very generous grant from Thrivent’s National Disaster Response program in the amount of  $148,000.  We are very grateful to Thrivent for providing these funds to help with the midwest floods this past spring and summer that affected so many of our congregations.  WELS members spent hundreds of man hours sandbagging, [...]

Several midwest churches have provided updates since the June flooding. These updates can be found on the News Relief page.