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This We Believe: Questions and Answers explores the nine key biblical doctrines confessed by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) in the widely used booklet titled This We Believe.
- What We Believe
The Bible and Lutherans teach that there is one holy,...
- ABOUT WELS
Synod literally translated means “walking together.” As a...
- What We Believe
The Bible and Lutherans teach that there is one holy, Christian Church. It is made up of all who believe in Jesus. Since faith is a matter of the heart it is invisible.
Synod literally translated means “walking together.” As a fellowship of Christians, we walk together as individuals and congregations sharing a common bond of faith in Jesus articulated in the Lutheran Confessions.
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) began in 1850 with three German pastors meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. WELS has long focused on its commitment to proclaiming God’s Word in its truth and purity, outreach to the lost, and Lutheran education. Read more about the history of WELS.
the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (abbreviated WELS) emerged from the pietistic mission societies of Germany. Formally organized in 1850 and formed in its present structure in 1917, it is the third largest Lutheran church in the United States, with some 400,000 members. Open in its earliest years to fellowship with other Christians (an ...
We are called the Wisconsin Synod because our church body was organized in the state of Wisconsin about 150 years ago. Our Lutheran Heritage. As Lutheran Christians we are fully committed to the three-fold foundation of the Reformation: grace alone — faith alone — Scripture alone.
