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languages—German, Norwegian, and
English. The 1876 and 1877 conventions also took up this cause, and added to it the goal of providing centrally located ministerial and teacher education campuses. The Minnesota Synod favored the approach of organizing state synods, but only if they would be independent of the larger Ohio and Missouri Synods. Likewise, the Wisconsin Synod desired organization along state lines, but only on the condition that they would be prohibited from joining any larger synodical body, that is, the already existing Ohio and Missouri Synods. The Wisconsin Synod also did not think that it could derive any benefit out of a centrally run seminary. In response to this strained relation between the Wisconsin Synod and the other synods, the Synodical Conference elected a committee made up of Wisconsin Synod delegates and other synods' representatives to repair relations with the Wisconsin Synod in time for the next convention in 1878.
389:– The LCMS and WELS agree that Scriptures reserve the pastoral office for men. In "This We Believe," published in 1999, WELS states that "women may participate in offices and activities of the public ministry except where that work involves authority over men (1 Timothy 2:11,12). This means that women may not serve as pastors nor participate in assemblies of the church in ways that exercise authority over men (1 Corinthians 11:3; 14:33–35)." WELS does not allow women suffrage in congregational matters that would exercise authority over men. LCMS teaches that women may take on roles of lay authority in the church, such as voting in church elections and serving in "humanly established offices" such as congregation president, reader, or member of church councils, including elected executive roles in the church.
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705:(ALC). The ALC differed on its doctrine of Predestination and therefore did not share doctrinal fellowship with the Synodical Conference. Since there had been no recent change on the ALC's doctrinal position, the LCMS was then charged by some within the Synodical Conference of changing its position on church fellowship. After years of continued talks, the ELS severed its fellowship relations with the LCMS in 1955 and withdrew from the Synodical Conference. Two years later the WELS publicly recognized the same doctrinal disagreements with the LCMS, but rather than break fellowship, decided to admonish the LCMS to return to its former practice.
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Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and all parts west). This formed three larger synods, which solved the longstanding concern that if either the Missouri or Ohio synods were allowed to keep their identity, they would dominate the rest of the Synodical Conference, or, even worse, the Minnesota or Wisconsin Synods would be forced to join one of them. This new organization did not apply to congregations speaking Norwegian, and English speaking congregations were to organize as separate district synods within one of the larger synods.
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712:. Their chief complaint was that the WELS misapplied the principles of Christian fellowship by not breaking immediately with the Synodical Conference and the LCMS after it had publicly recognized doctrinal disagreements. While the WELS broke fellowship with the LCMS in 1961, the CLC and the WELS remain at odds regarding this issue to this day. Recently, the WELS and ELS have been in formal discussions with the CLC over doctrinal issues. The goal of these discussions is to restore fellowship with each other.
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581:, commonly called the "Synodical Conference", was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 10–16, 1872. They wrote the constitution to the Synodical Conference, which arranged the synods together as a federation and did not vest any real authority with the Synodical Conference, either at the convention or board level. The fellowship union included full communion among members, the sharing of educational facilities, joint mission and benevolence work, and open pulpit between pastors of the different synods.
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declared it to be false doctrine. This
Election Controversy had been introduced by a German professor in the Norwegian Synod, Friedrich A. Schmidt. The Norwegian Synod left the Synodical Conference in 1883, attempting to keep the disunity they experienced within their synod from creeping into the Synodical Conference. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin and Missouri synods stood together in cooperation and harmony during this period of fierce debate.
619:, a compulsory education law that also required certain subjects be taught in English and put public authorities in charge of enforcing compliance in both public and private schools. Wisconsin's German-American Lutherans and Catholics saw the law as an attack on their parochial schools and parental rights. They also believed the law was a nativist attack on their German culture. The law was enacted in 1889 and repealed in 1891.
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teachers. Synod conventions elect synodical leaders, and discuss and vote on synodical business. The WELS Synodical
Council governs the church when the church is not in convention. The council is made up of twenty-three WELS members including eleven clergy and thirteen laymen. These men "act as a corporate board to plan and direct WELS worldwide ministry", but their decisions may be overruled by a synod convention.
1414:, it produces a wide variety of materials including curriculum, periodicals, books, and worship resources. The publications are mainly for use of churches, schools, pastors, and members of the WELS. Its retail store, NPH Christian Books and Gifts, was also located in Milwaukee, but closed in September 2018. NPH has since moved to the synod's headquarters, the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry.
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442:– The WELS teaches that churches must agree on all doctrines of Scripture before they can enjoy any form of fellowship with each other (Romans 16:17, Ephesians 4:3-6), while the ELCA teaches that agreement on all aspects of doctrine is not necessarily required as a prerequisite for fellowship. It thus practices fellowship with a handful of other
383:– The WELS believes that there are many different forms of one, divinely established Ministry. These forms of the Ministry include pastor, Christian day-school teacher, and others (1 Corinthians 12:28, Ephesians 4:11). The LCMS teaches that only the pastoral office is divinely established, while all other church offices are human institutions.
452:– The WELS holds that, according to Scripture, women may not serve as clergy nor vote within their congregations where authority is exercised over men (see above), while the ELCA's three predecessor churches began ordaining women into the ministry in the 1970s, according to their interpretation of Scripture.
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Since June 23, 1891, Northwestern
Publishing House has served the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and its members with a variety of products and programs. The mission of NPH is to publish and provide biblically sound material that communicates, fosters, and supports the Christian faith and life.
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The WELS Commission on
Discipleship is an organization that “... provides resources, encouragement, and training to assist congregations as they seek to strengthen individuals and families in their connection to Christ and their ongoing walk of faith.” The focus of the WELS Commission on Discipleship
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Wisconsin Synod had federated with the Michigan and Minnesota synods to form the General Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Other States. The Nebraska Synod joined the federation in 1904. In 1917 the synods voted to turn their federation into a formal union,
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was founded in 1850 by several churches in and around
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Many of the early pastors were educated and trained by mission societies in Germany. The early churches in the Wisconsin Synod had a strong German background; services and church business were conducted in German. Many of the
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together), pulpit fellowship (exchange of preaching privileges among ministers of various congregations), and other manifestations of
Christian fellowship (such as fellowship in prayer), are distinct. Thus, according to LCMS doctrine, members of different church bodies can engage in greater or lesser
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church bodies and that they have fellowship. The agreement noted that in the event a doctrinal error arose in one of the two synods, they would not question each other's orthodoxy as long as they both used all
Christian means at their disposal to resolve the problem. This agreement was later adopted
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WELS Mission Journeys is the official WELS program for short-term mission trips for WELS members. “Through church- or school-based volunteer trips to WELS mission fields at home and abroad, members have the opportunity to engage in Christian service. Pre-trip training led by a Mission Journeys team
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The WELS Multi-Language Productions (MLP) has made more than 2.9 million audio, video, and print materials. MLP has also made online training resources in over 54 languages. “Through these resources MLP can assist and enhance outreach for all churches, especially in places where WELS does not have
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The WELS Military Services Committee provides spiritual services through full and part-time chaplains to WELS members and other people in the United States Armed Forces. The WELS has a full-time civilian chaplain in Europe and a national civilian chaplain and liaison to the military. The WELS also
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Synod conventions are held biennially in odd-numbered years and consist of elected male lay members from individual congregations from within the synod, ordained pastors and certified male teachers. Half of all delegates are to be lay members while the remaining half is divided between pastors and
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at the New Ulm campus. MLC is a private liberal arts college that is owned and operated by the WELS. MLC offers several undergraduate and graduate degree programs, all of which train students for service in the Wisconsin Synod. Men who graduate from the college's pre-seminary program may enroll at
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The WELS experienced significant growth during much of the twentieth century. In 1925, there were 139,226 members in 662 churches. By 1950 there were over 300,000 members. Membership peaked in the early 1990s at just over 400,000 and has declined slightly since that time. In 2006 the denomination
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The WELS Mission for the Visually Impaired helps congregations serve those who cannot see or who because of visual impairment or a print impairment cannot read a book or other printed material. The WELS Mission for the Visually Impaired is able to provide a wide variety of Christian resources for
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The 1878 convention voted in favor of establishing state synods. These state synods were to organize into two or three larger synods, one for the east (corresponding to the Ohio Synod), one for the southwest (corresponding to the Missouri Synod), and one for the northwest (which would include all
577:, to Chicago on January 11–13, 1871. There the synods drew up a document of association for the synods to vote on at their next convention. They also invited the entire membership, both teachers and pastors, of all the synods to attend a general convention the next year. This first meeting of the
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In 1878, the Wisconsin Synod withdrew its demand that the state synods had to be independent of the Missouri or Ohio Synods. The Missouri Synod needed to build a new seminary, since location at its current campus was strained. Although there was considerable plans to build a new joint Synodical
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CAR is made up mostly of volunteers who help in various ways. CAR also works with WELS missions and churches for various efforts. CAR also partners with various organizations to help carry out their efforts including Central Africa Medical Mission, Kingdom Workers, WELS Nurses Association, and
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The Synodical Conference split when the Ohio Synod left the Synodical Conference in 1881 over the issue of whether God predestined people according to his foreknowledge of whether they would come to faith. The Ohio Synod had some pastors that allowed for this position, while the Missouri Synod
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The WELS Commission on Congregational Counseling “assists WELS congregations to assess and evaluate ministry, review biblical teachings and principles that impact ministry, develop plans to adjust and expand ministry in appropriate ways, and carry out their plans over a period of time.”
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The first convention of the Synodical Conference also endeavored to reduce the severe competition between synods. The delegates planned to reorganize all Synodical Conference Lutherans into separate state synods, although allowing for separate organization along the lines of the three
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approach to interpretation. The meaning of a portion of Scripture is discerned by paying careful attention to grammar, syntax, vocabulary and context. In this regard, the historical setting forms part of the context of Scripture, the text itself indicating how important a part. The
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In 1993, the ELS and WELS, working with a number of other Lutheran synods around the world—some of which had been founded through mission work by both synods—founded a new international fellowship organization which is the theological successor of the Synodical Conference: the
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The WELS Commission on Evangelism “... assists congregations to seize opportunities the Lord provides to evangelize lost souls by developing and promoting evangelism resources and by promoting evangelism attitudes, structures, and programs consistent with Christian doctrine.”
372:– The WELS teaches that all forms of Christian fellowship require a complete unity in matters of doctrine (Romans 16:17, Ephesians 4:3-6). The LCMS, meanwhile, teaches that there are different levels of fellowship among Christians, so that altar fellowship (sharing in the
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The WELS Commission on Evangelism also offers the School of Outreach for WELS congregations. “The School of Outreach serves WELS congregations with planning, assistance, and resources for congregational evangelism programming and implementation of outreach strategies.”
1222:“The mission of Christian Aid and Relief is to reflect Christ’s love and compassion to souls suffering from disasters and hardships. Because of what Christ has freely done for us, we eagerly show we care by offering our time, talents, and treasures to those in need.”
436:– The WELS teaches that extramarital sex (1 Corinthians 7:2, Hebrews 13:4) and homosexual relations (Romans 1:18-32, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, 1 Timothy 8-11) are sins, while the ELCA and its predecessor churches are open to multiple viewpoints on these matters.
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The WELS school system is one of the largest private school system in the United States. As of 2021, WELS churches and associations operate 362 early childhood centers, 284 elementary schools, 29 high schools, 2 colleges, and 1 seminary across the nation.
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leader equips volunteers to have significant impact during their trip. While volunteering, the learning and sharing of outreach ideas will allow teams to explore how they can use their God-given abilities to lead an outreach event upon their return home.”
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Conference seminary near Chicago, because of the hesitance of the Wisconsin Synod on this subject and the inability of any of the other members besides Missouri to contribute financially to the new project, it was tabled, and ultimately never happened.
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Following the 1868 convention, representatives of the Wisconsin and Missouri Synods held a meeting in Milwaukee during October 21–22, 1868. They discussed various points of doctrine, writing an agreement recognizing the Missouri and Wisconsin synods as
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The WELS has an extensive campus ministry system. The WELS provides financial support for 30 campus ministry programs and assistance for 550 campus ministries in the United States and Canada. The WELS also supports full and part-time campus pastors.
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The WELS is headed by a president and is supported by two vice presidents elected during its synod convention for terms of four years. The president oversees the administration of the synod. The current synod president is the Rev. Mark G. Schroeder.
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The WELS Mission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing helps congregations to serve the deaf and hard of hearing. “The Mission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing offers resources to aid ministry to people who are deaf or have any degree of hearing loss.”
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Doctrinal differences among the synods of the Synodical Conference, especially concerning the doctrine and practice of church fellowship, surfaced during the 1940s and '50s. Problems began when the LCMS began exploratory talks with leaders of the
532:. Although there were several dissenting opinions, most of the pastors and lay delegates realized that they could not in good conscience exchange pastors with non-Lutherans or invite them to commune at their altar. They felt that the
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The WELS is divided into 12 geographical districts in the United States and Canada, each headed by a district president elected in district conventions held during even-numbered years. District presidents serve terms of two years.
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known as the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States. By 1930, the merger and other factors had pushed the Wisconsin Synod to become a primarily English-speaking synod. The present name was adopted in 1959.
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The first campus ministry program started in 1920 at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. Today, Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel is a campus ministry of the WELS that serves students of UW—Madison and other colleges in Madison, WI.
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of Biblical interpretation which seek to understand the scriptures with primary reference to historical and social context. Most other specific doctrinal differences between the two churches stem from this overarching
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Fellowship between the WELS and other church groups is established only upon investigation and confirmation that both church groups hold complete unity in doctrine. The WELS is in fellowship with the members of the
422:– The WELS teaches that the account of creation given in Genesis 1–3 is a factual, historical account, while the ELCA has not enforced an official position, allowing members to embrace positions ranging from strict
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Rev. Paul Mayerhoff lived in this tent for six months in 1896 at the beginning of his Call as a Wisconsin Synod missionary to the Apache. He catechized children, learned their language, and translated parts of
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Beneath the president are numerous administrative divisions addressing various areas of ministry. Among these are ministerial education, world missions, home missions, parish services, and fiscal services.
349:, the doctrine that the Bible is inspired by God and is without error (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 1 Corinthians 2:13, John 17:17, Psalm 12:6, Titus 1:2). For this reason, they reject much of modern
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WELS Missions consists of all of the mission efforts of the WELS. These missions are made up of Home, World, and Joint Missions. Multi-Language Productions is an arm of WELS World Missions.
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because the latter body sought to compromise Lutheran doctrine in order to join with non-Lutheran American Protestantism. However, some pastors in the Wisconsin Synod agreed with the "
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is reserved for confirmed members of the WELS, any sister church in fellowship with WELS, and other individuals found upon examination to be in doctrinal agreement with the WELS.
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In 2021, WELS sister churches in Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Venezuela came together with the WELS to form a new synod: Iglesia Cristo WELS Internacional.
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From 1926 to 1929, a small group of persons and congregations were expelled or voluntarily left the WELS in an incident known as the "Protes'tant Controversy." They formed the
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In the 1860s, the Wisconsin Synod became increasingly conservative along the Lutheran viewpoint and against the Reformed. In the synod convention of 1867, the synod joined the
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resident missionaries. The majority of MLP products are evangelism and Bible Study resources to be used by anyone who sees a need for ministering to others in Christ.”
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What About Jesus is “... a website that presents basic belief topics in an easy-to-understand format for those who aren’t familiar with God’s Word.“
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Along with other ethnically German denominations, the Wisconsin Synod successfully spoke out in opposition to the Wisconsin
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on this subject was inadequate. They resolved that, unless it changed course, they would withdraw from the General Council.
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The Chapel of the Christ was dedicated in 2010 at Martin Luther College to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the WELS.
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people. Congregations were soon established. Currently there are nine Wisconsin Synod congregations on the reservation.
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reported 395,497 members in 1,276 congregations. In 2022, the denomination reported 340,511 baptized members.
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The 1868 convention witnessed a meaningful discussion on the topic of pulpit and altar fellowship, one of the
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is a new hymnal published by Northwestern Publishing House. It was released during the Advent season, 2021.
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The following is a list of presidents of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod from 1850 to the present.
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has 122 pastors who serve as part-time chaplains throughout the United States and around the world.
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that some doctrines could be left unresolved and good Lutherans could agree to disagree about them.
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The Lutherans in America: A Story of Struggle, Progress, Influence and Marvelous Growth
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684:, a WELS high school in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, was founded in 1926.
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2023:"Doctrinal discussions continue between the CLC, the ELS, and WELS"
1502:
1498:
644:
In 1893, two Wisconsin Synod missionaries began work in Arizona at
48:
4702:
356:
755:(MLC) was established in 1995 when Northwestern College (NWC) in
361:
The main facets of doctrinal difference between the WELS and the
715:
657:
147:
3076:"Academia Cristo brings new opportunities to share the gospel"
1793:
South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
1764:
Private and local laws passed by the Legislature of Wisconsin
733:
331:
70:
1448:
or no hymnal at all. In 1911, the Wisconsin Synod published
1180:
in New Ulm, Minnesota; and a seminary for training pastors,
627:
4071:
394:
Differences from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
4010:
Wisconsin Synod Adherents as a percentage of all Residents
579:
Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America
16:
Denomination of Lutheran Christianity in the United States
2074:. New Ulm, Minnesota. 2018. pp. 3, 5, 42, 62, 65.
1340:
free to anyone who qualifies because of copyright law.
232:
5502:
Lutheran denominations established in the 19th century
4076:
695:
3866:
497:
was incorporated by an act of the state legislature.
5467:
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference members
1573:
1571:
1569:
1567:
1565:
1563:
1561:
1559:
4066:
4022:"2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study"
2068:
Martin Luther College 2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog
1703:"Statement of Beliefs - II. Creation, Man, and Sin"
162:
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Nebraska synods
759:combined with Dr. Martin Luther College (DMLC) in
4544:Peruvian Evangelical Lutheran Confessional Church
3933:. Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House, 1911.
1556:
748:The Chapel of the Christ at Martin Luther College
5453:
4877:Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
3886:"New location for Northwestern Publishing House"
1476:A modern WELS church in West St. Paul, Minnesota
4752:General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
1202:Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel in Madison, Wisconsin
1176:; a pre-seminary and teacher training college,
482:The German Evangelical Ministerium of Wisconsin
357:Differences from Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
4704:Evangelical Protestantism in the United States
495:German Evangelical Lutheran synod of Wisconsin
4688:
4102:
2049:"Summary of the September meeting of the COP"
1384:
1299:Closing the Backdoor (member loss prevention)
1214:
4647:Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
4120:Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
4067:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod website
3979:Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches
1527:Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
1393:
723:Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
716:Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
411:(ELCA), on the other hand, has been open to
297:Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
93:Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
5492:Religious organizations established in 1850
4742:Conservative Baptist Association of America
3971:
3969:
3967:
3965:
2296:"Home Missions New Starts and Enhancements"
1325:
774:
19:"WELS" redirects here. For other uses, see
4946:Christian Reformed Church in North America
4695:
4681:
4393:Evangelical Lutheran Free Church - Germany
4329:Evangelical Lutheran Free Church - Austria
4109:
4095:
2099:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1629:
1427:, the WELS's monthly family magazine, and
672:
493:they left behind in Germany. In 1864, the
345:The WELS also agrees with the doctrine of
36:
5350:Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus
5340:Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
4859:Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
3929:Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin.
3388:"Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel, Madison, Wis"
330:—"by Scripture alone." It holds that the
4604:Evangelical Lutheran Confessional Church
4528:Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church
4377:Evangelical Lutheran Confessional Church
3962:
1581:. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
1471:
1463:
1197:
1152:
1144:
1100:reaches people throughout Latin America.
743:
732:
728:
676:
626:
548:The Synodical Conference was founded in
543:
480:The WELS's direct predecessor, known as
311:
269:conservative, it was founded in 1850 in
5497:Lutheran denominations in North America
5017:Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
4242:Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia
4004:
4002:
3790:"Online Evangelism Certificate Program"
3212:from the original on September 27, 2020
3160:from the original on September 27, 2020
2978:from the original on September 27, 2020
2874:from the original on September 27, 2020
2848:from the original on September 27, 2020
2796:from the original on September 27, 2020
2718:from the original on September 27, 2020
2640:from the original on September 27, 2020
2354:from the original on September 27, 2020
2055:from the original on December 23, 2016.
1871:
1869:
1783:
1781:
1779:
905:
710:Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC)
539:
5454:
4409:Confessional Lutheran Church in Latvia
3614:from the original on November 30, 2020
3584:from the original on December 14, 2020
2770:from the original on February 13, 2022
1735:from the original on October 23, 2016.
1585:from the original on February 24, 2023
550:St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
409:Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
307:
302:
4676:
4564:
4509:
4473:Lutheran Confessional Church - Sweden
4425:Lutheran Confessional Church - Norway
4310:
4274:Lutheran Evangelical Christian Church
4223:
4182:All Saints Lutheran Church of Nigeria
4131:
4090:
4077:Northwestern Publishing House website
3082:from the original on February 8, 2021
1096:Online teaching and training through
562:by each of the synods in convention.
115:United States and 24 other countries.
5482:German-American culture in Wisconsin
5462:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
5365:National Association of Evangelicals
5022:Fundamentalist–modernist controversy
4816:Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
4775:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
4625:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
3999:
3983:. The National Council of Churches.
3238:from the original on October 1, 2020
3186:from the original on October 1, 2020
3056:from the original on October 1, 2020
2926:from the original on October 1, 2020
2900:from the original on October 1, 2020
2692:from the original on October 1, 2020
2666:from the original on October 1, 2020
2432:from the original on October 1, 2020
2406:from the original on October 1, 2020
2196:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
2172:from the original on January 3, 2022
1866:
1776:
1680:from the original on March 12, 2017.
1519:
1439:Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal
1433:, a quarterly theological magazine.
1334:
1316:
654:San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
247:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
31:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
4457:Concord Evangelical Lutheran Church
4072:Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary website
4028:from the original on April 11, 2010
4019:, or for a state by state map, see
3987:from the original on April 11, 2010
3950:from the original on April 17, 2020
3931:Church Hymnal for Lutheran Services
3848:from the original on April 23, 2020
3796:from the original on March 27, 2020
3770:from the original on March 27, 2020
3744:from the original on March 27, 2020
3718:from the original on March 27, 2020
3692:from the original on March 27, 2020
3666:from the original on March 27, 2020
3640:from the original on April 23, 2020
3554:from the original on April 23, 2020
3528:from the original on April 15, 2021
3498:from the original on August 9, 2020
3472:from the original on August 3, 2020
3446:from the original on April 23, 2020
3368:from the original on April 23, 2020
3342:from the original on August 4, 2021
3316:from the original on March 28, 2020
3290:from the original on August 3, 2020
3264:from the original on August 5, 2020
3108:from the original on August 3, 2020
3030:from the original on August 5, 2020
3004:from the original on August 3, 2020
2822:from the original on August 3, 2020
2744:from the original on April 23, 2020
2588:from the original on March 28, 2020
2562:from the original on August 3, 2020
2536:from the original on August 3, 2020
2510:from the original on August 3, 2020
2484:from the original on March 28, 2020
2458:from the original on August 3, 2020
2380:from the original on August 3, 2020
2328:from the original on August 3, 2020
2302:from the original on August 3, 2020
2276:from the original on April 23, 2020
2121:from the original on August 1, 2018
1997:"Progress in doctrinal discussions"
1662:from the original on April 9, 2017.
1450:Church Hymnal for Lutheran Services
1424:Forward in Christ: A Lutheran Voice
696:Breakup of the Synodical Conference
530:Four Points in American Lutheranism
291:The WELS is in fellowship with the
13:
4044:
3822:from the original on March 3, 2020
3420:from the original on March 2, 2020
3394:from the original on March 3, 2020
2952:from the original on April 8, 2020
2426:"Pastoral Studies Institute (PSI)"
2250:from the original on June 30, 2020
2220:. 2007. p. 40. Archived from
2166:"New synod in Latin America forms"
1973:. archive.wels.net. Archived from
1947:. archive.wels.net. Archived from
1709:from the original on July 20, 2011
1611:from the original on June 30, 2020
1193:
500:
253:), also referred to simply as the
14:
5528:
4928:Christian and Missionary Alliance
4910:Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
4565:
4510:
4361:Czech Evangelical Lutheran Church
4203:Lutheran Church of Central Africa
4166:Lutheran Church of Central Africa
4060:
3892:from the original on May 18, 2024
3134:from the original on May 18, 2024
2614:from the original on May 18, 2024
2081:from the original on May 17, 2018
622:
584:
534:position the General Council took
338:subscription to the 16th century
180:Church of the Lutheran Confession
5517:1850 establishments in Wisconsin
5507:Lutheranism in the United States
5335:Christianity Today International
4982:Association of Vineyard Churches
4770:Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
4008:For a county by county map, see
2141:"Chapel of the Christ – History"
1971:"Apacheland: Mission Statistics"
1729:"Close communion and membership"
1529:, which meets this requirement.
1184:, located in Mequon, Wisconsin.
976:Pastoral Studies Institute (PSI)
5370:National Religious Broadcasters
4187:Christ the King Lutheran Church
4150:The Lutheran Church of Cameroon
3936:
3923:
3904:
3878:
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3484:
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3406:
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3284:"New missionaries commissioned"
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3198:
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2206:
2184:
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2059:
2041:
2015:
1989:
1963:
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1932:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1920:
1915:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1903:
1898:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1886:
1881:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1861:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1849:
1844:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1832:
1827:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1815:
1810:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1798:
1756:
1751:South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
1285:WELS Men & Women’s Ministry
1229:
900:
284:membership of 340,511 in 1,250
152:German mission societies (1868)
5345:Evangelical Climate Initiative
4793:Presbyterian Church in America
4654:International Lutheran Council
1739:
1721:
1695:
1684:
1666:
1648:
1623:
1597:
1421:Main WELS periodicals include
1019:Central Africa Medical Mission
663:
610:
363:Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
1:
5319:Transformational Christianity
4661:The Lutheran World Federation
4056:. New York: J. A. Hill. 1889.
3362:"CONNECTING CAMPUS TO CHRIST"
2998:"Bulgaria – Outreach to Roma"
2218:Northwestern Publishing House
2192:"WELS Synodical Council (SC)"
1630:Hunt, T.; Carper, J. (2012).
1549:
1468:A WELS church in Jenera, Ohio
1459:
1408:Northwestern Publishing House
1402:
1346:
1282:Small/Growth Group Ministries
1029:San Carlos Apache Reservation
951:New Missions and Enhancements
782:
569:invited the Wisconsin Synod,
295:(ELS) and is a member of the
5264:Apostolic-Prophetic Movement
5092:Baptism with the Holy Spirit
4964:Seventh-day Adventist Church
4258:Lutheran Church of Indonesia
4024:. Glenmary Research Center.
3816:"Multi-Language Productions"
3440:"Christian Aid & Relief"
1945:"Apacheland Mission History"
1544:Evangelical Heritage Version
1430:Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly
1226:Christian Family Solutions.
1140:
475:
7:
5355:Fuller Theological Seminary
4831:Pentecostal Holiness Church
4727:Southern Baptist Convention
4441:Lutheran Church of Portugal
3842:"Congregational Counseling"
2115:"Mission Statement – About"
1532:
1442:, with some using the 1941
1235:is in the following areas:
1182:Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
926:
766:Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
450:Role of women in the church
413:historical-critical methods
387:Role of women in the church
320:The WELS subscribes to the
10:
5533:
5472:Protestantism in Wisconsin
5380:World Vision United States
5188:Contemporary worship music
5066:Los Angeles Crusade (1949)
4987:Calvary Chapel Association
4620:Evangelical Lutheran Synod
4311:
4132:
3738:"To the Ends of the Earth"
3574:"Deaf and Hard of Hearing"
2946:"Vietnam – Hmong Outreach"
1539:Christian Family Solutions
1385:Multi-Language Productions
1215:Christian Aid & Relief
1188:Wisconsin Lutheran College
1170:Michigan Lutheran Seminary
1158:Wisconsin Lutheran College
1132:Multi-Language Productions
682:Winnebago Lutheran Academy
470:
293:Evangelical Lutheran Synod
18:
5487:Christianity in Milwaukee
5393:
5327:
5299:New Apostolic Reformation
5256:
5230:
5170:
5127:Christianity and abortion
5079:
4999:
4972:
4954:
4936:
4918:
4885:
4867:
4844:
4826:Pentecostal Church of God
4801:
4783:
4760:
4717:
4710:
4641:
4612:
4596:
4575:
4571:
4560:
4536:
4520:
4516:
4505:
4489:Ukrainian Lutheran Church
4481:
4465:
4449:
4433:
4417:
4401:
4385:
4369:
4353:
4345:Bulgarian Lutheran Church
4337:
4321:
4317:
4306:
4282:
4266:
4250:
4234:
4230:
4219:
4195:
4174:
4158:
4142:
4138:
4127:
4015:January 21, 2009, at the
3977:"Historic Archive CD and
2117:. Martin Luther College.
1634:. ABC-CLIO. p. 177.
1454:Christian Worship: Hymnal
1394:Congregational counseling
1291:
1257:International Youth Rally
1240:
1174:Luther Preparatory School
1038:
943:
601:
400:Scriptural interpretation
227:
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189:
166:
156:
146:
129:
119:
111:
88:
76:
64:
54:
44:
35:
30:
5512:Lutheranism in Wisconsin
5421:Charles Grandison Finney
5304:Neo-charismatic movement
5274:Christian fundamentalism
4974:Nondenominational Family
4869:Congregationalist Family
4290:East Seoul Canaan Church
4224:
2764:"Asia Lutheran Seminary"
2216:. Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
1773:for the text of the Act.
1372:To the Ends of the Earth
1326:Deaf and hard of hearing
1289:
1254:Early Childhood Ministry
1067:Vietnam - Hmong Outreach
1036:
775:New Latin American synod
703:American Lutheran Church
634:Luther's Small Catechism
381:Doctrine of the ministry
5477:German-American history
3492:"Partnering Ministries"
1769:April 27, 2016, at the
1436:Most WELS churches use
1160:in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1032:Fort Apache Reservation
673:Protes'tant controversy
5401:Aimee Semple McPherson
5314:Seven Mountain Mandate
5054:Fourth Great Awakening
5037:Second Great Awakening
4895:Church of the Nazarene
2478:"South Asian Ministry"
1477:
1469:
1203:
1161:
1150:
1046:Asia Lutheran Seminary
804:Johannes Muehlhaeuser
749:
741:
690:Protes'tant Conference
685:
641:
573:, Missouri Synod, and
553:
404:historical-grammatical
317:
174:Protes'tant Conference
5360:Moody Bible Institute
5309:Red-Letter Christians
5049:Third Great Awakening
5032:First Great Awakening
4905:Free Methodist Church
4846:Restorationist Family
4836:Apostolic Pentecostal
4811:Assemblies of God USA
3920:on Project Wittenburg
3916:June 9, 2013, at the
3872:June 3, 2002, at the
3286:. December 30, 2019.
2870:. September 6, 2018.
2530:"Vietnamese Ministry"
1928:Walking With Wise Men
1911:Walking With Wise Men
1894:Walking With Wise Men
1877:Walking With Wise Men
1857:Walking With Wise Men
1840:Walking With Wise Men
1823:Walking With Wise Men
1806:Walking With Wise Men
1789:Walking With Wise Men
1747:Walking With Wise Men
1674:"Church and Ministry"
1475:
1467:
1201:
1178:Martin Luther College
1156:
1148:
979:WELS Mission Journeys
753:Martin Luther College
747:
740:in New Ulm, Minnesota
738:Martin Luther College
736:
729:Martin Luther College
680:
630:
547:
513:synods that left the
458:– The WELS practices
315:
280:As of 2022, it had a
259:Confessional Lutheran
59:Confessional Lutheran
21:WELS (disambiguation)
5269:Bapticostal movement
5183:Contemporary worship
5162:Second work of grace
5142:Evangelical theology
5007:Azusa Street Revival
4050:Wolf, Edmund Jacob.
3764:"School of Outreach"
3206:"Dominican Republic"
2896:. January 16, 2020.
2506:. October 31, 2019.
2168:. December 7, 2021.
2029:on December 23, 2016
2003:on December 23, 2016
1412:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1294:Congregation related
985:South Asian Ministry
906:Synodical government
828:William Streissguth
757:Watertown, Wisconsin
540:Synodical Conference
340:Lutheran Confessions
322:Lutheran Reformation
99:Synodical Conference
5294:Post-evangelicalism
5112:Biblical patriarchy
5102:Biblical literalism
4785:Presbyterian Family
4737:Missionary Baptists
4732:Independent Baptist
3944:"Christian Worship"
3911:The Lutheran Hymnal
3712:"My Son, My Savior"
3604:"Visually Impaired"
3548:"Military Services"
3414:"Welcome to Chapel"
3390:. January 3, 2019.
2504:"Sudanese Ministry"
2400:"Hispanic Ministry"
1656:"Church Fellowship"
1279:Marriage Enrichment
1024:Apache Reservations
991:Vietnamese Ministry
444:mainline Protestant
308:Doctrinal standards
303:Belief and practice
265:. Characterized as
203:272,555 communicant
124:Waukesha, Wisconsin
5117:Biblical womanhood
5107:Biblical inerrancy
5042:Cane Ridge Revival
4854:Churches of Christ
4803:Pentecostal Family
3867:http://www.nph.net
3078:. September 2019.
2270:"Mission Journeys"
2224:on January 2, 2008
1607:. August 3, 2023.
1478:
1470:
1308:Member Integration
1204:
1162:
1151:
1115:Dominican Republic
894:Mark G. Schroeder
761:New Ulm, Minnesota
750:
742:
686:
642:
554:
521:" position of the
428:theistic evolution
347:Biblical inerrancy
318:
5449:
5448:
5137:Decision theology
5132:Christian Zionism
5097:Believers' Church
4995:
4994:
4920:Keswickian Family
4821:Foursquare Church
4747:Free Will Baptist
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3610:. April 4, 2023.
3580:. July 12, 2023.
2712:"Medical Mission"
2202:on June 26, 2009.
1977:on March 28, 2012
1951:on March 28, 2012
1762:See this list of
1520:Church fellowship
1487:geographic center
1368:My Son, My Savior
1335:Visually impaired
1317:Military services
1314:
1313:
1274:Interactive Faith
1138:
1137:
988:Sudanese Ministry
973:Hispanic Ministry
898:
897:
870:Oscar J. Naumann
844:Phillip von Rohr
793:Years of Service
559:orthodox Lutheran
552:in Milwaukee, WI.
489:, similar to the
257:, is an American
243:
242:
219:Secondary schools
5524:
5441:Jonathan Edwards
5385:Youth for Christ
5279:Evangelical left
5152:Kingdom theology
4956:Adventist Family
4715:
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3686:"Come Follow Me"
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3660:"Road to Emmaus"
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982:Hmong Ministry
980:
977:
974:
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968:Joint Missions
965:
964:
961:
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952:
948:
947:
928:
925:
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904:
902:
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820:Gottlieb Reim
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650:Old San Carlos
624:
623:Apache mission
621:
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609:
603:
600:
586:
585:Reorganization
583:
571:Illinois Synod
541:
538:
519:open questions
502:
499:
491:Union Churches
477:
474:
472:
469:
468:
467:
453:
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446:denominations.
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5300:
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5280:
5277:
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