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Do you know any young people heading off to college this fall? It’s important that you give their names to our WELS Campus Ministry. It's a way to help them stay connected to God throughout the big changes that college brings.

Watch for the August WELS Connection to learn how MLC can help guide college students discover God’s direction for their lives.

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society recently held their 49th annual convention to support WELS missions. Next year’s convention will be in La Crosse, Wis.

U.S. military personnel face challenges that the rest of us can't even imagine. When they return, they need to re-establish ties to the community . . . and a church home. That's where WELS Special Ministries' military services committee can help.

Many WELS congregations are recommitting themselves to Christian education. Two examples: St. Mark’s, Watertown, Wis., is renovating its Lutheran elementary school. Risen Savior, Milwaukee, Wis., is seeing their school breath new life into its congregation.

The Hispanic population is the fastest growing minority group in the country. One example of WELS’ reaching out is at St. Peter, Milwaukee, Wis., where the congregation has a Spanish ministry and appreciates the resources that have been developed by Multi-Language Publications.

Interviews with David Rosenau and Luis Acosta, two students attending Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., who have each taken different paths to the seminary.

The Christmas season is the time Christians the world over ponder the birth of their Savior 2,000 years ago. We in the WELS and our sister synod . . . ELS . . . the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, think especially of those who worship the Christ child the same way we do. We are united in a unique Lutheran fellowship that celebrates its unity once every three years.