Together Archive

Items about Christian Giving

  • Resuming our walk

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

    Published on: September 21, 2009

  • Walking Together reminder

    Congregations that have not yet participated in this year's annual "Walking Together" celebration are encouraged to do so. Begun in 2005, the Walking Together service celebrates all we accomplish, through God's grace, as WELS... read more

    Published on: September 21, 2009

  • Year of Jubilee ends with convention

    The Year of Jubilee offering, authorized by the 2007 synod convention to eliminate or reduce the synod's $22.4 million dollar debt, concludes at next week's synod convention in Saginaw, Mich... read more

    Published on: July 20, 2009

  • Gifting toward Year of Jubilee continues

    The synod's special Year of Jubilee celebration will be coming to an end next month at the synod convention in Saginaw, Mich. Rev. Dave Liggett, director of WELS Ministry of Christian Giving, says it's not too late for congregations that have not yet participated to get involved... read more

    Published on: June 15, 2009

  • Year of Jubilee: one blessing among challenges

    Even as the synod wrestles with financial challenges brought on by the downturn in the global economy, the Ministry of Christian Giving is highlighting reasons for thanksgiving... read more

    Published on: April 6, 2009

  • Year of Jubilee update

    Total gifts received for the synod's Year of Jubilee offering as of Jan. 26 exceed $2.6 million. The goal of the offering, authorized by the 2007 synod convention, is to reduce or eliminate the synod's $22.4 million debt and free up as much as $2.7 million each year for other ministry... read more

    Published on: February 2, 2009

  • New milestone for Year of Jubilee

    Total gifts given toward the synod's Year of Jubilee debt-elimination offering today surpassed the $2 million mark. The gifts given to date total $2,028,757—about half was given by about 400 congregations and organizations; about half was given directly by about 2,250 individuals... read more

    Published on: January 19, 2009

  • Congregations respond to Year of Jubilee

    Congregations from across the synod have begun submitting Year of Jubilee offerings now that the dates targeted for the main celebration have passed. The Ministry of Christian Giving is marking the first million dollar milestone. To date, congregations and individuals have offered $1.13 million... read more

    Published on: December 15, 2008

  • New giving counselors

    Two men have accepted calls to be giving counselors for WELS Ministry of Christian Giving. Rev. Steven Staude, formerly pastor Christ, West Salem, Wis., began serving Dec. 1 and Mr. Carl Leibner, formerly an agent for Thrivent Financial, will begin serving Jan. 15. These men will take on the duties left by one full-time vacancy and four giving counselors who have semi-retired since last summer... read more

    Published on: December 15, 2008

  • Year of Jubilee celebration underway

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

    Published on: December 1, 2008

  • Year of Jubilee takes on added urgency

    Given the worldwide economic downturn and its impact on the amount certain individual donors are able to give to the work of the synod, the special Year of Jubilee debt-elimination offering is taking on added urgency... read more

    Published on: November 17, 2008

  • Members step up to support Year of Jubilee

    Individual members of WELS congregations are stepping up to support the Year of Jubilee, a special offering authorized by the 2007 synod convention to eliminate the synod's $22.4 million debt and free up as much as $2.7 million each year for other ministry... read more

    Published on: November 3, 2008

  • Year of Jubilee offering Q&A

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

    Published on: October 20, 2008

  • Congregations embrace Year of Jubilee

    Congregations synodwide are in their own ways embracing the special Year of Jubilee offering—authorized by the 2007 synod convention to eliminate the synod's $22.4 million debt and free up funds for other ministry... read more

    Published on: October 6, 2008

  • Latest on Year of Jubilee

    District leaders will be presenting details about WELS' Year of Jubilee celebration at fall pastors and teachers conferences taking place across the country between mid-September and end of October... read more

    Published on: September 2, 2008

  • Congregations, individuals respond to Year of Jubilee

    More than $600,000 has been raised for the synod's special "Year of Jubilee" offering since it was launched during the district conventions in June. Authorized by the 2007 synod convention, the thank offering is designed to reduce the synod’s $22.4 million debt—and free up as much as $2.7 million each year for other ministry... read more

    Published on: August 4, 2008

  • "Walking Together 2008" underway

    WELS Ministry of Christian Giving (MCG) this week is launching "Walking Together 2008," an annual campaign authorized by the Conference of Presidents designed to strengthen the commitment of WELS members and congregations to carry out Christ's saving mission together... read more

    Published on: January 7, 2008