Forward in Christ Magazine
| | » | From faith comes love
 We are saved by God’s grace through faith and are his handiwork to do good works. James A. Mattek Members of the church hadn’t seen her in weeks. Had something happened? Mary was elderly and would have been embarrassed by everyone’s concern. She also would have blushed if anyone dared to mention her reputation in Continued.
| | » | Evangelism lessons from the Savior: Part 4
 The Samaritan woman shares the gospel with others. Donn G. Dobberstein She had long, flaming-red hair matching the lipstick she wore—dead giveaways of her Irish roots. She stuck out from the normal crowd: tall, equal to my height due to the extra-high heels on her feet. Every Sunday, she dressed to the hilt. Combined with a warm extrovert-personality bred from a southern Appalachian upbringing in the foothills of Tennessee, conversation with Continued.
| | » | Confessions of faith: Stevens
 A man watches his children being baptized and eventually wants to be baptized too. Debbie K. Dietrich, as told to her by Brandon Stevens Mom and Dad didn’t really have a specific church. We weren’t into traditional religion either. We just lived life. I maybe went in a church with an auntie, but never a Lutheran church, and I certainly wasn’t a Christian. I Continued.
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WELS Together Newsletter:
| | » | COP holds its fall 2018 meeting
 The Conference of Presidents (COP) met for its fall meeting during the first week of October. Here are some of the highlights of that meeting: The COP issued calls for three Christian giving counselors. Rev. Jonathan Stern was called to a part-time semi-retirement position to serve the Arizona-California District; Rev. Bryan Schwarz was called to Continued.
| | » | Christian Aid and Relief Oct. 2018 update
 When Hurricane Michael made landfall, Amazing Grace, Panama City, Fla., took a direct hit. Rev. Jerry Enderle, pastor at Amazing Grace, reports the church and parsonage suffered extensive damage, as did several members’ homes, along with the entire community. Rev. Joel Russow, pastor of Faith, Tallahassee, Fla., also reports trees down in the neighborhood, but Continued.
| | » | Record attendance at annual OWLS convention
 The Organization of WELS Lutheran Seniors (OWLS) challenged seniors to “Finish the Race” well when it held its annual convention for seniors in Elkhart Lake, Wis., Oct. 9-12. The convention had 207 attendees from around the United States, which exceeded attendance for many recent years. Elkhart Lake, the home of Road America, is known for Continued.
| | » | 2019 synod convention planning underway
 Planning has begun for the 65th biennial convention of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, which will be held at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., July 29-Aug. 1, 2019. More than 400 delegates and 50 advisory members will be meeting under the theme “For the Generations to Come.” “Looking back on the history of Continued.
| | » | Fellowship established with a Lutheran church body in Kenya
On Sept. 14–15, 2018, our sister synod the Lutheran Church of Central Africa–Zambia Synod (LCCA-ZS) met in convention for the 31st time in its history. The LCCA-ZS, along with the Lutheran Church of Central Africa–Malawi Synod, was established as a mission by WELS and has since become a fully independent church body in fellowship with Continued.
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