Isaiah 49:26

"Then all mankind will know
that I, the LORD, am your
Savior, your Redeemer."

Inter-Church Relations

This group focuses on WELS' relations with Christian church bodies and professing Christians outside of WELS. It establishes, preserves, and strengthens the bond of confessional fellowship with church bodies that are united with WELS in scriptural doctrine and practice.

Nearly 500 years ago, the Christian church was corrupted by many false teachings. Martin Luther led people back to the teachings of the Bible.

What's New?

The WELS Constitution charters the Commission on Inter-Church Relations (CICR) to "serve under the Conference of Presidents by represending the synod in doctrinal disucssions...

WELS is a member of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC), a group of 21 confessional Lutheran church bodies around the world. 

Wisconsin is where three pastors serving German immigrants joined together in a common fellowship more than 150 years ago. Today, it is still where more than half of our membership calls home.