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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Many WELS congregations in the Midwest are reporting that their members are okay following the series of severe storms that produced flooding and/or tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois last week. Although many members’ homes have been damaged by the flooding and tornadoes, a majority of worship facilities have not sustained […]

This past weekend brought unbelievable devastation to the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar. On May 3, Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit the Yangon and Irrawaddy Delta areas of Myanmar. Current estimates are that more than 100,000 were killed, 41,000 are missing and up to one million are homeless. The numbers are expected to […]

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 […]

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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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 […]

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 […]

Listen as Pastor Philip Schupmann, chairman for WELS Committee on Relief updates us on the devastation and relief efforts taking place in southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Schupmann Podcast
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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 […]