Together Archive

Items about Nebraska

  • Midwest storm damage summary

    While many WELS congregations are reporting that their members are safe following the series of severe storms that produced flooding and tornadoes throughout the Midwest last week, many members' homes have been damaged. Reports of worship facilities sustaining significant damage are limited... read more

    Published on: June 16, 2008

  • Funeral services held for former district president

    Funeral services were held today for Rev. Gerald Free, former president of WELS Nebraska District and former WELS first and second vice president. Free, 77, died Feb. 12 in an Appleton, Wis., hospital of complications from leukemia—he had been diagnosed with the disease on Jan. 18... read more

    Published on: February 18, 2008

  • Missionary accepts call to Mozambique

    Rev. Jeff Enderle, pastor at Gethsemane, Omaha, Neb., has accepted the call to be part of WELS' first missionary team to Mozambique, Africa. Enderle joins Mr. Bill Meier, previously a lay missionary to Malawi, who accepted the call to Mozambique last May. This is the first time since 1998 WELS is sending resident missionaries into a new world mission field... read more

    Published on: December 3, 2007