The WELS Committee on Relief “WELS Relief” has been receiving many calls and emails concerning the relief effort in and around areas of Louisiana and Texas following the landfall of Hurricane IKE.
We are monitoring the situation and awaiting word form our churches their members and friends in those areas.  When we […]

                             
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Pastor Greenlee shows Mark Vance destruction from huge oak trees.
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Listen Listen to a conversation between Pastors Schupmann and Greenlee regarding the huge oak trees that fell during Hurricane Gustav.
Support for hurriance relief can be found on “More Gifting Opprtunities” under Hurricane Relief.
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Pastor Chris Esmay in Alexandria, La., reports that their church, King of Kings, suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Gustav.  Pastor Esmay and his wife and two young children escaped their parsonage as about four feet of water rolled into their home and church.  WELS Committee on Relief is providing financial assistance so that Pastor Esmay and […]

Pastor Sternhagen reports that he rode out the storm in New Orleans and that their property and surrounding area had only minimal damage.  However, he had been in contact with retired pastor, Bill Greenlee in Baton Rouge, La., and Pastor Greenlee reports that extensive tree damage has been done to their church and fellowship hall […]