On Tue., June 24, WELS Committee on Relief Chairman, Pastor Philip Schupmann, together with Pastor Mark Lindner and Steve Zambo traveled to Baraboo, Wis., and met with a number of pastors and WELS members from eight area congregations. We heard about the flood’s devastating effects on the lives of many of our fellow Christians, their […]

                             
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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.
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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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This morning finds me in Conway, Ark. I’m getting ready to head back to New Orleans. My visits went very well yesterday.
My first stop was with Pastor Kapler in Mountain Home, Ark. I arrived there at 9:30 a.m. after a three hour mountain drive through freezing rain. Not fun. I met with Pastor Kapler and […]

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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Philip Schupmann is the chairman of the WELS Committee on Relief and has been serving in that role since 1999. He has served in the area of disaster relief for over 20 years.
The work of Relief is carried out by the Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod with a committee of five. All serve as […]

A career military veteran, Mark retired from active duty in 1995 right after a deployment to Desert Storm. He then served as WELS South Atlantic District Coordinator for the Commission on Youth Discipleship from 1996-2002. While serving in that position he was asked by Pastor Richard Warnecke (WELS Kingdom Workers Faith In Action Administrator) shortly […]

September 20, 2005 - Driving the Gulf Coast After Katrina

I am in Mobile, Ala., to assess the needs of our congregation here (Saving Grace Lutheran Church) and offer any assistance we may give as they reach out to the victims of Katrina in their communities.
We visited members’ homes and the coastal areas that we believed […]

The primary role of WELS Committee on Relief is involvement in disaster relief. As chairman of this committee, I offer my comments on our initial plans to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Audio comments