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Word Lutheran Church began public worship in March, 1993, and is a growing
mission of the WELS (the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod). The WELS -
sonamed because it began in the midwest - has nearly 500,000 members,
congregations in all 50 states and missions throughout the world. |
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
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- Wisconsin
- because it was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1850. The synod is
currently active in all 50 states and 20 world mission fields.
- Evangelical
- because it is dedicated to spreading the good news of salvation by grace
alone through faith alone. (Evangelical comes from the Greek word for 'good
news.')
- Lutheran
- because it reflects the freeing message rediscovered by Martin Luther in the
reformation of the Christian church in the 1500s.
- Synod
- because this Greek word means 'walking together' and WELS is a fellowship of
over 1200 congreations working together to train pastors, build home and world
missions, and guard the pure teachings of God's Word.
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