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

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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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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Builders For Christ volunteer, Elsa Endorf, from Beaverton, Ore., describes the scene in New Orleans as restoration work gets underway […]

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

September 8, 2005
Listen as Pastor Richard Warnecke shares his thoughts on the needs of those directly affected by Hurricane Katrina and how WELS can reach out in love to help and to support their needs.
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September 6, 2005

A WELS assessment team departs for the area hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. WELS President Karl Gurgel and Media Communications Director Steve Zambo will join Pastor Phil Schupmann from WELS Committee on Relief, Mr. Ed Nelson from Builders for Christ, and Pastor Richard Warnecke from WELS Kingdom Workers Faith in Action.
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August 31, 2005 - from Bradenton, Fla.

Nathan Nolte, Pastor Joshua Kesting, and Mark Buerger depart for Mobile, Ala. They are driving a hurricane relief trailer that is well stocked with many post-hurricane supplies such as generators, chainsaws, batteries, flashlights, shopvacs, tarps, and a satellite phone. After their stop in Mobile, they hope to reach the […]