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  • District president recovering from heart attack

    Rev. Charles Degner, the newly elected president of the Minnesota District, is recovering at home from a heart attack he suffered July 24... read more

    Published on: August 4, 2008

  • Seminars encourage community involvement

    In an effort to help congregations get involved in their communities and gain more opportunities to spread the gospel, WELS Commission on Evangelism is coordinating "Connecting to Communities" seminars to be held throughout the districts beginning in September. This is the fifth in a six-part series on what congregations should consider when developing a plan to reach the unchurched... read more

    Published on: August 4, 2008

  • Districts offer feedback to Ad Hoc Commission

    Most of the twelve districts have offered their formal response to the preliminary report of the Ad Hoc Commission, authorized by the 2007 synod convention to conduct an "analysis of our present problems and our future potential." Rev. Joel Voss, chairman of the commission, expects to receive the remaining responses before the commission meets again Aug. 12... read more

    Published on: July 7, 2008

  • District conventions: about our Father's business

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

    Published on: June 16, 2008

  • New district presidents elected

    Two new district presidents were elected at WELS district conventions last week to replace outgoing presidents who were not seeking reelection... read more

    Published on: June 16, 2008

  • District conventions next week

    All 12 districts will be meeting in convention early next week to discuss local and synod issues. At two of the conventions, new district presidents will be elected—Rev. Larry Cross, president of the Minnesota district, is retiring June 30 and Rev. Paul Janke, president of the Arizona-California district, is not accepting nominations for re-election... read more

    Published on: June 2, 2008

  • District convention preview

    The 2008 Report to the Twelve Districts, a collection of reports that communicates the work of the synod since its 2007 convention, is now available online. One hard copy will be mailed to each male called worker and each congregation by the end of the week. In addition to providing a snapshot of the synod's work for laypeople, this publication is designed to help delegates prepare for this year's... read more

    Published on: May 5, 2008