Together Archive

Items about BWM

  • Setting ministry direction in Russia

    In light of the synod's recent financial cutbacks, World Missions Administrator Rev. Dan Koelpin, together with world board member Mr. Keith Moore and Europe Administrative Committee member Rev. James Hoff, traveled to Russia April 18-28 to assess the future direction of this mission field. While there, they visited seven cities including Novosibirsk, the political and cultural center of Siberia where... read more

    Published on: May 4, 2009

  • WELS' work in Nepal and Pakistan

    Board for World Missions (BWM) Administrator Rev. Dan Koelpin is returning today from a two-week trip to Nepal and Pakistan. Koelpin was joined by Rev. Michael Duncan, pastor at St. Paul, Fort Atkinson, and the new mission outreach coordinator for WELS' work in Nepal and Pakistan. Koelpin introduced Duncan to the Nepalese and Pakistani leaders who are helping WELS distribute Bible-based materials in... read more

    Published on: March 16, 2009

  • Operations of Home, World Missions combine

    In an effort to better serve WELS administrative committees, district mission boards, and home and world missionaries, the office operations of Home and World Missions have combined. According to Mr. Mel Schuler, director of missions operations, this will streamline the workflow and make the overall operation of both Home and World Missions more efficient... read more

    Published on: February 2, 2009

  • BWM responds to opportunities

    From the office of President Mark Schroeder... read more

    Published on: November 3, 2008

  • Ten graduate from seminary in Nigeria

    Ten students graduated from Christ the King Lutheran Seminary in the village of Uruk Uso, Nigeria, on April 5. Seven were ordained April 20 and will begin work in the parishes of All Saints Lutheran Church, a synod of about 5,000 souls that is in fellowship with Christ the King Lutheran Church and WELS. The other three will vicar until they are ordained in December... read more

    Published on: April 21, 2008

  • WELS reaches out in Bolivia

    Missionary Larry Retberg, part of WELS' five-man team of Latin American Traveling Theological Educators (LATTE), returned to the United States on Mar. 13 after teaching a series of doctrine courses in Bolivia. More than 60 students—many were pastors and leaders of Bolivia's Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches—registered for Retberg's 7- and 10-day course offerings on doctrine, evangelism... read more

    Published on: April 7, 2008

  • Mozambique mission team begins training

    WELS' first missionary team to the African nation of Mozambique has arrived in Portugal to begin language training and prepare for initial outreach efforts in Mozambique next year. Rev. Jeff Enderle, previously pastor at Gethsemane, Omaha, Neb., and his wife Angela arrived in Portugal on Mar. 7. Mr. Bill Meier, previously lay missionary to Malawi, Africa; his wife, Cathy; and three daughters arrived... read more

    Published on: March 17, 2008

  • Cameroon update

    In a breaking news edition of "Together" on Friday, prayers were requested for two WELS pastors and their families currently in Cameroon. Reports say as many as 20 people have been killed in rioting there as the African nation experiences the worst violence it has seen in 15 years... read more

    Published on: March 3, 2008

  • WELS families still in Cameroon following violent riots, shootings

    Breaking news... read more

    Published on: February 29, 2008

  • BWM to meet in world mission field

    WELS Board for World Missions (BWM) will meet at the Apache Mission in East Fork, Ariz., Jan. 25-28. This is the first time the streamlined board will meet in an actual mission field. The synod convention last summer resolved to reduce the size of the board from 13 members to five, in part to make possible this type of on-site meeting... read more

    Published on: January 21, 2008

  • Visiting professors help Asia Lutheran Seminary share the gospel

    Prof. Paul Zell, who teaches New Testament and homiletics at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, is the latest in a series of professors traveling to Hong Kong to teach at Asia Lutheran Seminary... read more

    Published on: November 19, 2007

  • God’s Word spreading through Nepal and Pakistan

    World Missions representatives Rev. Dan Koelpin and Rev. Harold Essmann returned on Oct. 22 from Nepal and Pakistan, where they gathered information to help the World Missions board develop a strategic plan for outreach to these countries. They also estimated how much funding is needed to continue WELS-sponsored efforts in this region, where thousands are being served with God’s Word through... read more

    Published on: November 5, 2007

  • Spotlight on Streams: Window to the World

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    Published on: November 5, 2007