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Audio Blog from Pastor Phil Schupmann

Phil Schupmann — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:18:47 +0000

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.

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An Invitation

mark vance — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:55:34 +0000

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 a crawfish boil and celebration. All are invited especially those that volunteered in this disaster relief and rebuilding project. Please contact Mark Vance at mark.vance@wels.net for more information and to RSVP by April 11, 2008.

Mark Vance and the Zimplemanns

Phil Schupmann — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:24:20 +0000

Mark Vance is the Disaster Relief Coordinator in New Orleans, La.

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Listen to his conversation with Jerry and Lynn Zimplemann.

New Volunteer Efforts Beginning October 2007

Phil Schupmann — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:22:02 +0000

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

Volunteer Summaries

Phil Schupmann — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:17:11 +0000

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 on Crown of Life Lutheran Church.

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Listen as Arlene Bolwerk shares her thoughts on the week of cleanup efforts in which she participated at Crown of Life Lutheran Church in New Orleans, La.

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Listen to Pastor Arlene Bolwerk’s podcast

Mark Vance Summaries

mark vance — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:56:52 +0000

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 were the hardest hit. We started out heading south from Mobile to the lower Ala. coast and then took Hwy 90 along the coast as far as we could (some areas of the road were washed away) to Biloxi, Mis., and then up to I-10 East to complete the circle back to Mobile.

September 21, 2005 - Assessment

The reason Hurricane Katrina will go down in history as the worst ever isn’t because it was the strongest. It will be because of the size and the amount of damage and death it inflicted. Most hurricanes effect one or maybe two cities or areas. Katrina’s storm surge flooded to some extent coastal areas from Mobile, Ala., all the way to New Orleans, La. That is unprecedented, and when the levies failed, we had our worst natural disaster, ever.
I see the greatest opportunities for compassion and outreach that I have ever seen. Lets role up our sleeves and get to work, it will be a long haul, may the Lord be with us.

Committee on Relief’s Role

Phil Schupmann — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:19:31 +0000

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

Faith in Action Summary

Phil Schupmann — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:11:45 +0000

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 17, 2005

Pastor Richard Warnecke arrived in Baton Rouge for the second time in two weeks. The primary purpose of this trip is to participate in the distribution of 80 tons of relief supplies that will be delivered from WELS members in the Bay City and Saginaw, Mich., area on five volunteer semi-trucks. Listen to an audio post outlining the project, which includes not only providing supplies for the physical needs of those displaced by Katrina, but also reaching out to fill their spiritual needs with donated devotional books from Northwestern Publishing House and invitations to attend our local WELS congregations.

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Assessment Team Summary

Phil Schupmann — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:53:44 +0000

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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September 7, 2005

Listen to an audio update

September 8, 2005

Early morning audio report