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Items about jubilee

  • 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

  • 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

  • A new challenge, the same promises from a gracious God

    A special message from President Mark Schroeder... read more

    Published on: November 10, 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