King of Kings

Inside the WELS church in Alexandria, La.

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King of Kings

Inside the WELS church in Alexandria, La.

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King of Kings

Pastor Schupmann inside King of Kings, Alexandria, La.

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King of Kings

Fans used for cleanup

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Street in Alexandria, La.

City street flooded after Hurricane Gustav

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King of Kings

Mark Vance and volunteers

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Jefferson, Wis.

Aerial view of Jefferson, Wis.

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Two men paddling in a boat on a flooded street

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Rescue

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    Archive for 'Katrina' Category

    Thanks For Bringing Us Home

    Apr 29th, 2008 by mark vance | 0

    Thank You Lord
    To borrow the words of a past Synod President; “All that has needed to be said has been said about the subject, it just hasn’t been said by everyone.” So it is that everything has probably been said that needs to be said about the Katina Relief Project at Crown of Life Lutheran […]

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    Audio Blog from Pastor Phil Schupmann

    Apr 28th, 2008 by Phil Schupmann | 0

    After 2 1/2 years of rebuilding at Crown of Life and the surrounding community, members, volunteers, and friends gather for a service of praise and thanksgiving.
    Listen
    Listen to Pastor Phil Schupmann, chairman for WELS Committee on Relief.
    Watch Pastor David Sternhagen’s sermon on streams.wels.net.

    […]

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    An Invitation

    Mar 26th, 2008 by mark vance | 0

    On Sun., April 20, 2008, Crown of Life Lutheran Church in New Orleans, La., will be conducting a special thanksgiving service to our Lord for all the WELS volunteer work completed in their community since Hurricane Katrina hit back in August of 2005. The service will begin at 11 a.m. and will be followed by […]

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    Mark Vance and the Zimplemanns

    Dec 11th, 2007 by Phil Schupmann | 0

    Mark Vance is the Disaster Relief Coordinator in New Orleans, La.
    Listen
    Listen to his conversation with Jerry and Lynn Zimplemann.

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    New Volunteer Efforts Beginning October 2007

    Dec 11th, 2007 by Phil Schupmann | 0

    Pastor Philip Schupmann, chairman for WELS Committee on Relief talks about new volunteer efforts in New Orleans, La., beginning in October 2007.
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    Schupmann Podcast
    Help is needed in the following areas:

    construction
    drywall
    landscaping
    painting

    For more information or to volunteer contact:
    1. Mr. Mark Vance
    mark.vance@wels.net
    2. WELS Kingdom Workers
    Pastor Rich Warnecke
    fia@wkw.wels.net
    3. Pastor Philip Schupmann
    www.welsrelief.net

    […]

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    Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Volunteers’ Summaries

    Jan 16th, 2006 by Phil Schupmann | 0

    Kelly’s reaction to clean up

    The Mold Krewe VII is made up of 14 people - 11 Wisconsin Lutheran College students and three students from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.
    Our main purpose is to aid in gutting homes, but as part of this we’ll also be working with the members of the church who have been displaced and […]

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    Volunteer Summaries

    Oct 3rd, 2005 by Phil Schupmann | 0

    Pastor Ed Frey, Associate Pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Cudahy, Wis., recently returned from ten days as a volunteer in Abita Springs, La.
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    Listen to Pastor Frey’s podcast
    Builders For Christ volunteer, Elsa Endorf, from Beaverton, Ore., describes the scene in New Orleans as restoration work gets underway […]

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