• Holding out the mission Christ gave

    The work of WELS Home Missions comes down to proclaiming God to those that know their Savior and those that don’t yet know him. Get involved and learn more about 100 Missions in 10 Years initiative at wels100in10.net.

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  • Register today!

    Taste of Missions, a hybrid event, will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wis. Join us in person OR online to get a “taste of missions” no matter where you might be around the world. Learn more and register at tasteofmissions.com.

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  • Host a Mission Speaker

    Request a mission speaker for your next church mission festival, school assembly, men’s or women’s church group meeting, or LWMS rally.

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  • Volunteer in a mission field

    The official WELS program for mission trips is open to WELS members of all ages and backgrounds with a heart for mission work. Sign up today!

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  • Sign-up with Campus Ministry!

    Encourage the college-age Lutherans in your life to sign up with WELS Campus Ministry at wels.net/college.

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  • Home missions approved

    WELS Home Missions approved 20 new home mission starts and enhancements in 2023. These are the first missions approved towards our synod’s goal of starting 100 missions and enhancing 75 ministries in the next ten years.

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  • Thank you!

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    Order free copies and/or read more stories about the individuals being reached with the gospel through WELS Home, World, and Joint Missions at wels.net/facesoffaith.

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WHERE WE ARE

WELS Missions—made up of Home, World, and Joint Missions—seeks to share Christ’s love with the lost across the globe. Home Missions supports 149 congregations in the United States, Canada, and English-speaking West Indies, and assists hundreds of other congregations with their campus ministry programs. World Missions conducts gospel outreach in 45 countries and is exploring outreach opportunities in 19 prospective new mission fields. Joint Missions oversees any mission opportunity that is a combination of Home Missions, World Missions, and Ministerial Education. This includes diaspora (people-group) ministries, cross-cultural ministries, the Pastoral Studies Institute (PSI), and new programs like WELS Mission Journeys.

MISSION SPEAKERS

Request a mission speaker for your next church mission festival, school assembly, men’s or women’s church group meeting, or LWMS rally. Request a speaker, read frequently asked questions, and learn more about the resources that are available to you.

WELS Home Missions plants new churches and assists mission-minded congregations in the United States, Canada, and English-speaking West Indies. Home Missions currently supports 145 congregations with financial subsidy or district mission board/mission counselor assistance, with 29 of those being cross-cultural mission congregations. Home Missions also provides over 40 campus ministries with financial support, while assisting hundreds of other congregations that serve college students around the United States and Canada.

In 2021, synod convention delegates approved an ambitious new goal that allows WELS Home Missions to plant 100 new home mission churches and enhance 75 existing ministries from 2023-2033. Learn more about this initiative.

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Bentonville, Ark.

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Boston, Mass.

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Cincinnati, Ohio

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Idaho Falls, Idaho

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Kalispell, Mont.

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Kronenwetter, Wis.

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Marquette, Mich.

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North Collin County, Tex.

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Panama City Beach, Fla.

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Beautiful Savior, West Des Moines, Iowa

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Our Redeemer, Ladysmith, Wis.

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Good Shepherd, Midland, Tex.

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Fairview, Milwaukee, Wis.

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Christ the King, Port Charlotte, Fla.

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Divine Savior, Sienna, Tex.

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Buffalo, Wyo.

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Mount Calvary, Redding/Anderson, Calif.

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Christ the King, Palm Coast, Fla.

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Hope in Deerfield, Wis.

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Cross of Christ, Las Cruces, N.M.

  • NEW STARTS
  • Bentonville, Ark.
  • Boston, Mass.
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Idaho Falls, Idaho
  • Kalispell, Mont.
  • Kronenwetter, Wis.
  • Marquette, Mich.
  • North Collin County, Tex.
  • Panama City Beach, Fla.
  • Buffalo, Wyo.
  • ENHANCEMENTS
  • Beautiful Savior, West Des Moines, Iowa
  • Our Redeemer, Ladysmith, Wis.
  • Good Shepherd, Midland, Tex.
  • Fairview, Milwaukee, Wis.
  • Christ the King, Port Charlotte, Fla.
  • Divine Savior, Sienna, Tex.
  • Mount Calvary, Redding/Anderson, Calif.
  • Christ the King, Palm Coast, Fla.
  • Cross of Christ, Las Cruces, N.M.
  • Hope in Deerfield, Wis.

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WELS Campus Ministry, a ministry of WELS Home Missions, provides resources, support, and encouragement to WELS congregations that serve college students around the United States and Canada. These congregations are vital in connecting college students with fellow Christians, strengthening their faith with the gospel message, and encouraging them to share that faith with other college students. The WELS Campus Ministry Committee currently provides over 40 campus ministries with financial support and assists hundreds of other congregations in their campus ministry outreach.

Where city and country and college meet!

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WELS Joint Missions supports mission opportunities that are the responsibility of Home Missions, World Missions, and Ministerial Education. Much of this work centers around diaspora (people-group) ministries, where immigrants who have joined our fellowship in the United States and Canada are able to take the gospel back to friends and family in their country of origin. Joint Missions administers the work of the Pastoral Studies Institute (PSI) and assists in other cross-cultural outreach efforts and new programs like WELS Mission Journeys.

God allows for wonderful plans to unfold

Peace in Jesus Vietnamese Lutheran Church in Boise, Idaho, is…

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The gospel in Garden Grove…in three languages!

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Faces of Faith – David and Guili

It’s an enormous blessing for a congregation to have a PSI…

WORLD MISSIONS

WELS World Missions conducts gospel outreach in 45 countries and is exploring outreach opportunities in 19 prospective new mission fields. World Missions brings the light of God’s Word to the world through evangelism efforts, church planting, training national workers for ministry, and providing religious materials in foreign languages through Multi-Language Productions (MLP).

44 world missionaries partner with over 400 national pastors to conduct outreach and train more than 380 students for service in Christ’s kingdom.

World Mission supports mission work:

  • on Native American reservations, where the gospel is being shared on the Apache reservations in Arizona and exploratory mission work is beginning on other reservations throughout North America;
  • in Africa, where missionaries partner with national church bodies in seven countries and are exploring outreach in at least six more countries throughout the continent;
  • in Asia, where 16 missionaries have joined together to equip, encourage, and empower others to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to 1.8 billion unreached souls;
  • in Latin America, where hundreds of thousands of people are being reached through Academia Cristo online courses and more than 25 individuals are actively leading a group in worship and study;
  • in Europe, where missionaries partner with national churches to train the next generation of church leaders and bring the true gospel to countries without a strong Lutheran presence;
  • and through Multi-Language Productions, which has produced materials in more than 56 languages and reaches tens of thousands of English-speakers in more than 30 different countries through the TELL online training platform.

CAMM helps address healthcare challenges in Africa

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A reason to celebrate

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Latin America Mission – Winter 2024 Quarterly Update

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A community of digital disciples

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God allows for wonderful plans to unfold

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So I am sending you

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Mission Journeys opportunities in London

The new world mission field in London has partnered with WELS…

Impact of TELL teaching

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Missionaries called to explore new world mission fields

The Board for World Missions, working alongside the various World…

Technology changes but the gospel message remains

486 million people speak Spanish. Could it be possible to reach…

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