Mark Braun’s 1978 essay presents a concise history of St. John’s Lutheran Church in East Mequon, Wisconsin. Tracing its origins to the 1839 immigration of confessional Lutherans led by Pastor Grabau, the essay outlines the ...

Brad Wright’s 1991 history of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Manistee, Michigan, traces the congregation’s development from its founding in 1881 through 1990. Initially served by unaffiliated pastors, the church joined the ...

Jonathan Bourman’s essay chronicles the cross-cultural ministry to Vietnamese immigrants at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Houston, led by Pastor James Bourman from 1995 to 2002. Responding to demographic shifts in the ...

Luke Wolfgramm’s essay, based on the journal and letters of his father, Rev. Arno J. Wolfgramm, documents the early years of WELS mission work in Bulgaria following Arno’s 1995 call to serve there. The narrative highlights ...

Timothy Bourman’s essay chronicles the 40-year history of Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brookings, South Dakota, from its founding in 1967 to 2007. Beginning with early mission efforts in the 1930s, Bourman ...

Michael Wolff’s historical essay traces the founding and development of Divine Word Evangelical Lutheran Church in Plover, Wisconsin, from its beginnings in 1970 through 1981. Initiated by WELS families seeking a confessional ...

Jamie S. Brei’s 2001 essay, The Voices That Have Impacted Bethany Congregation from 1908 into the Third Millennium, chronicles the rich history of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hustisford, Wisconsin. Building on ...