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“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat

or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more

important than food, and the body more important than clothes?”

(Matthew 6:25)

Another year has come and gone. Whew. Where did it go? Do

you have “time” burns from life moving by so quickly? Probably not,

but your head may well be spinning as it tries to wrap itself around

the reality that we are entering the year 2016. And your head is likely

spinning trying to grasp what the New Year will bring. As we grapple

with the changes of a life moving so swiftly before us we do well to

contemplate the sage words of our Savior. Do not worry.

These are important words for us to contemplate and then

take to heart because if Jesus commands it, and we do not do it, it is

sin. Of all Jesus’ commands this may be the one most violated.

Moms, dads, grandparents, singles, spouses, bosses, employees, the

elderly, children, we all worry at one time or another. Certainly that

is sin because it fails to keep the very first commandment and the

meaning we learn from Luther’s Small Catechism – fear, love, and

trust in God above all things. When we worry, we place our fear of

what might be above the ability of our God to take care of us and

those we love.

Now, worry is not synonymous with think about, plan,

prepare, or pray. Certainly Jesus is not telling us to just sit around our

kitchen tables and expect that the food and drink we need for our

bodies will suddenly appear out of the ether. But he is telling us to

trust that God will bless our efforts to provide for self and for family

both physically and spiritually. And he has given us every reason to

have the confidence that this is so.

Just as your heavenly Father knows what you need to keep

your body and life and promises to provide, he also knows what you

need for eternal life, and he has provided. He has already given you

his own Son’s perfect life, apart from which he does not see you. He

has granted you his own Son’s selfless sacrifice, sparing you

punishment for your sins. He has gifted you faith in his Son so that

you have what you need to enter eternal life. If he has already given

you his own Son’s body as real food, and his blood as real drink to

Worship Schedule

Sunday Worship

8:00 am

10:30 am

Saturday Evening Worship

6:00 pm

Monday Evening Worship

6:00 pm

Bible Class Opportunities

Sunday Morning 9:15 am

Bible Coffee Hour

Led by Pastor McKenzie

Family & Children’s Bible Classes

Led by Pastor Barthel at TLS

Wednesday Evenings

Lessons from Kings at 7:00 pm

Led by Pastor Barthel

Thursday Morning

Coffee with the King 8:30 am

Led by Pastor Engelbrecht

Trinity Lutheran Church

407 Oak Street

Neenah, WI 54915

920-722-6712

www.trinityneenah.net

TRINITARIAN

JANUARY 2016

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save your body and soul for eternity, will he then withhold a few calories to keep your ticker going on this

earth? No way.

But, as the saying goes, idle hands are the devil’s workshop. So, to keep us from sitting around with

time to worry about what he has already taken care of, Jesus gives us this to do: “But seek first his kingdom

and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33)

Worry about next year? Never! Instead let us be too busy focusing on what he has already given us,

and what others need, so we do not have time to worry in 2016 – or ever.

Pastor M

Challenges and Blessings

Often challenges and blessings are one and the same. This past year has seen an abundance of both

in our church and school staffing. To get everyone up to speed with our recent past so we can see where

we are going:

Our church staff has grown by one full-time position this past year. Pastor Barthel was called to

promote spiritual growth among our families and focus on outreach to the community with the gospel of

Jesus and the program we offer at Trinity to keep people connected to him. Pastor Engelbrecht’s role was

slightly diminished as he moves closer to full-time retirement at some point in the future.

Our school staff saw our first grade teacher and music director, Miss Nottling, accept a call to

marriage and move to the other side of Lake Winnebago. To replace her the congregation called Mrs. Lisa

Baehman. Shortly after this, it became apparent that enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year was going

to decline by 15-16 students, necessitating a reduction in staff barring an increase in enrollment or

committed offerings equal to the reduction in tuition. On July 1st Mr. Dustin Uhlenbrauck resigned his call

for personal reasons. Now also needing to fill the void in upper grade science and math instruction, and

with no one on staff able to fill the need, a call for an emergency instructor was placed to Martin Luther

College. Mr. Jason Zweifel accepted. With no increase in enrollment over the summer and increased

offering commitments equal to only one-half position, a full-time position still needed to be eliminated for

financial reasons. Accepting the recommendation of the Board of Trustees Mrs. Goodman’s full-time

position was eliminated by the voters in its July meeting. Using the authority granted it by the congregation

at that same meeting, the Education Committee then increased the role of Mrs. Carolyn VonDeylen to

bolster lower grade instruction and grant Mr. Gibson release time to fulfill his principal duties. Additionally,

Mrs. Sharon Kufner and Mrs. Jennifer Schramm conduct enhanced after school care to increase the

usability of our program.

Trinity and Martin Luther are also currently cooperating in athletics and the use of Mr. Justin

Vanderhoof from Martin Luther as Athletic Director – a role formerly carried out by Mr. Dustin

Uhlenbrauck.

Mr. Jason Zweifel will be returning to Martin Luther College at the end of this school year to

complete his studies and enter the full-time teaching ministry for the 2017-2018 school year. The Board of

Trustees and Education Committee will soon be bringing a recommendation to the congregation to fill this

position and the needs of the school going forward.

May our Gracious Lord continue to bless us and our ministry.

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Membership News

Mark & Nancy Goodman transferred to

Immanuel, Greenville on December 14, 2015.

Judi Meshke became a member through transfer

from Emmanuel, New London on December 17,

2015.

Cory & Kristen Zuberbier became members

through transfer from Beautiful Savior, Green Bay

on December 17, 2015.

Blair Koeppl became a member through transfer

from Bethlehem, Hortonville on December 17,

2015.

A Chance to Help

Our congregation has a Financial Assistance Fund

which helps families who have a hard time paying

the tuition and fees at Trinity Lutheran School. If

you would like to help a student who otherwise,

might not be able to attend our school, you can

designate an offering to Trinity’s Financial

Assistance Fund. Offerings may be given in any

amount, large or small.

Assistance for next school year will be awarded

by the Education Committee sometime around

May. Offerings given any time before May will be

available to help students with expenses for the

fall term of 2016.

January Flower Calendar

December 12 – January 4

Poinsettias

by: Ladies Aid & Christian Women’s Circle

January 9 – 10

Walter Tesch

by: Family

January 16 – 17

Frank Flenz

by: Eileen Flenz

Harry & Ruth Heller

by: James Heller

January 23 / 24

Mr. & Mrs. Otto Mueller

Dennis, Lyle & Rachel

by: Family

Flowers are needed for the weekend of January

30th

/ 31st

. Please contact the church office at

722-6712 if you would like to place flowers on

the altar that weekend.

Voter’s Meeting

The annual voter’s meeting will be held on

January 25th at 7:00 p.m.

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Greeters Schedule for January

January 3

8:00 – Leona Popp / Lucille Asmus

10:30 – Roy Holz / Jean Holz

January 10

8:00 – Tom Wilde / Barb Wilde

10:30 – Mark Gidlof / Denise Gidlof

January 17

8:00 - Gail Ashbeck / Laurie Rhode

10:30 – Marjorie Melso / Kathleen Stern

January 24

8:00 – Jeanette Prey / Marjorie Winarski

10:30 – Molly Mahnke / Pat Schramm

January 31

8:00 – Robert Birkholz / Kathy Birkholz

10:30 – Lucille Lineburg / Martha Van Rooy

February 7

8:00 – Robert Schmeichel / Susan Schmeichel

10:30 – Jeff Zehren / Kim Zehren

If you are interested in becoming a greeter and

would like to be added to the schedule, please

contact the church office at 722-6712.

Ushers for January

6:00 – Verlyn Joch, Jon Joch, Marv Pues

8:00 – Dennis Beyersdorf, Jeff Zarling,

Jim & Jordan Jensen, Ken Simington

10:30 – Randy, Kyle & Brent Popp, Reed Becker

We are in need of ushers for the 10:30 am

worship service in January & both Sunday

services in February. Please contact Gib

McKenzie at 920-205-1499 if you are willing to

serve.

Food Pantry

Here is the list of needed items for

the month of January:

Toilet paper & paper toweling, pancake mix &

syrup, cereal, chunky soup, canned fruits,

spaghetti sauce & all noodles, all crackers, cake

mix & frosting, hamburger helper. Thank you for

your generous support of this mission.

The WELS Apple Valley Food Pantry

has a new home!

They just moved to St. Matthew Lutheran Church,

129 S. Mason Street, Appleton. (The rooms they

have been given to use are on the Lawrence

Street side.) They had been graciously housed at

Fox Valley Lutheran for the past 15 years, but FVL

now needs that space for additional classrooms.

Thank you to FVL and St. Matthew! For more

information on the food pantry please view the

brochure in the download section of the WELS

United website at www.welsunited.org.

Installation of Officers

The newly elected officers of Trinity Lutheran

Church will be installed at the 10:30 a.m. service

on January 10, 2016.

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Measures of our Stewardship

November Attendance

Total Attendance: 2,099

Weekly Average: 419

November Offerings

Monthly Offerings: $ 73,725

Building Fund Offerings: $2,772

2016 Offering Envelopes

Offering Envelopes are available for pick-up in the

lower level hallway. If you participate in the

Simply Giving program you will still receive a box

of envelopes.

Trinity Singing Schedule

January 10

th

8:00 am & 10:30 am – Sr. Choir

January 24th

8:00 am – Jr. Choir

January 31st

10:30 am – TLS Grades 5 – 8

Support Groups

Recovery through Christ is a Christian 12 Step

program for men and women who are struggling

with addictions. It meets Fridays 7:30-8:30 p.m. in

the teen room of Mount Olive in Appleton (930 E.

Florida Ave). Peace through Christ, a group for

those who have a loved one struggling with an

addiction, meets at the same time and place. For

more information, call Dave at 233-0437. Come

and find support in your time of need.

Coupon Books for Tuition Assistance

FVL's Alumni Alive is selling Save Around Coupon

Books for the Fox Valley area (Green Bay &

Appleton). Books cost $20 and offer $5,000 in

savings. Proceeds support the FVL Tuition

Assistance. You can purchase a book at the Fox

Valley Lutheran or Trinity Lutheran School Office.

Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society would

like to thank you for your contributions of time

and monetary giving in support of our 2015

mission projects.

• Home & World Mission Funds of the

Paperland Circuit

• Sunday Morning Bible Class

• Undergarments for the Children in Mexico

• World Missionary Christmas Tree

• Christmas Baskets for Trinity’s Shut-Ins

We look forward to your continued support

during 2016.

There will be information on the 2016 Spring

LWMS Paperland Circuit rally being held April 23rd

at St. Matthew, Appleton in an upcoming

newsletter.

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Volunteers Needed for Food Pantry On January 17, it will be Trinity’s turn to work at

the Apple Valley Food Pantry (at St. Matthews

Church, 129 S. Mason Street, Appleton). We are

in need of 8-10 volunteers high school age or

older who are willing to help in the dock area as

well as sort the incoming donations. If interested,

please contact Randy & Sandy Popp at 920-740-

4333 or Tom & Barb Wilde at 920-725-0014 for

details.

Men of His Word

STAND--not lying down, not inactive, not

unaware, but STAND--ready, expending energy,

poised, alert. FIRM--not unstable, not easily

toppled or defeated, not tired or worn out; but

FIRM--on a solid foundation, equipped and

prepared, strong from beginning, through the

middle and to the end, trusting in the plans, the

resources, and the One who says it. "STAND

FIRM" says our God. "STAND FIRM" He

repeats. Nearly 20 times the New Testament

commands us or tells us the importance of the

words "STAND FIRM."

STAND FIRM is the theme for the 2016 Men of His

Word Conference. You're invited to join the

ranks February 20, 2016 at the Oshkosh

Convention Center.

Register at www.menofhisword.org and check

out the coming events tab for other fellowship

opportunities.

Christian Women’s Circle

Christian Women’s Circle would like to thank

everyone who donated and purchased items from

their bake sale. The sale was a great success! All

proceeds from the sale went to the school

addition fund.

The CWC will not meet in January, February, or

March. Meetings resume on April 13th at 6:00

p.m. with Joyette Worm & Krista McKenzie as

hostesses.

Thrivent Choice Dollars®

During this special time of year, we pause to

reflect on all that we have to be thankful for.

Family, friends, faith …

One way eligible Thrivent Financial members can

show their thanks is by directing Choice Dollars to

Trinity Lutheran School. If you’re a Thrivent

member who has been designated Choice

Dollars®, take this opportunity to recommend

where Thrivent distributes some of its charitable

grant funds by directing them to Trinity Lutheran

School.

Young People Society (Youth Group)

The Trinity YPS will have a chili cook off on

January 10th from 12:00 – 1:30 pm. Parents are

asked to help with this event. Look for more

information in upcoming bulletins. Please contact

Shawn or Debbie Kienert at 727-1818 with

questions.

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New Family Bible Workshops

This month a new Bible group opportunity begins.

“Family Bible Workshops” will be offered on

various topics to build up the Christian home.

This class will meet the third Tuesday each month

6:00-7:00pm in the lobby at school.

During the class you are welcome to bring your

children for free-play time in the gym. (Please

make sure they bring clean tennis shoes which

will help keep our gym floor in good condition.)

Please consider this class an opportunity for your

family and for any friend you’d like to invite.

Check out the website trinityneenah.net for more

information. Contact pastor Barthel if you have

any questions.

Lessons from the KINGS

We’ll begin with a new evening Bible Study this

week on the Kings of Israel. Join us at 7pm in the

lobby at the school. Everyone is welcome.

Contact pastor Barthel if you have any questions.

Children’s Bible Study

Classes resume at the school at 9:15 on Sunday

January 3rd. All children Pre-K to 6th grade are

welcome to join these lessons taught at their

grade level by the Children’s Bible Study teachers.

Parents and others are welcome to stay for the

Family Bible Study that also meets at the school

whenever the children meet.

Women’s Bible Study

Women’s Bible Study will resume on Thursday,

January 7th at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran

School. We will continue studying The Heart of

Jesus, Women in the Gospel of Luke. All ladies are

welcome to join us in our study of the

reassurance we receive in the forgiveness and

promise of hope though our Savior. If you have

questions please call or text Krista Davis at 920-

460-4791 or kdavis@fvlhs.org.

Outreach Updates from Pastor Barthel

See God’s light to all nations: After Jesus was

born …Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and

asked, “Where is the one who has been born

…we have come to worship him.” (Matthew 2)

Jesus is the Savior from sin for all. The magi were

drawn to the light by a star in the darkness. Still

today people are drawn to the Light as we let his

Word, the good news of his coming, shine in this

dark world.

Thanks to all who participated in and helped with

the Christmas for Kids event. Thirty-four children

ages PreK-5th grade participated in addition to the

many helpers and leaders. Thanks to the Trinity

Lutheran School Parent Teacher Organization for

sponsoring this event.

This past Christmas we invited the community to

join us for our special services with placing ads in

the Post Crescent and News Record on three

different dates. We also mailed over 800 large

color postcard invites to those who recently

moved to the area. In addition personal visits

and invites were extended. Remember that it is

never the wrong time to invite a friend to

worship. Anytime is the best time.

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Would you be interested in taking an evangelism

training class? Not sure if you would be

comfortable spreading the gospel by directly

contacting people, but willing to try? I will work

with your own comfort level and your personal

level of preparedness as we grow together in

sharing Christ with the community. Contact me

about the opportunity. (920-850-7455

pastorbarthel@gmail.com)

The Trinity Stewardship & Evangelism Board will

be sharing a list of planned outreach and

evangelism efforts for 2016. These efforts will

seek to both promote events at Trinity and get

our message out to those around us. We’ll be

seeking to use the budget entrusted to us by the

congregation to reach out with the gospel and

promote opportunities to the community to

connect with our church and message.

Your ideas and feedback are always welcome as

we reach out with the gospel at Trinity. I’m

always glad to talk. Call, stop by, or send me a

message anytime.

Remember the Magi’s response? “We have come

to worship him.” They were looking for him

because God gave them a light and his Word.

God brings others to see the King as their own

Savior and worship him as you let his light shine

in your life and on your lips.

Ladies Craft Day

Kick off your weekend with fellowship & fun

while working on those unfinished projects!

Ladies craft day will be held on the following

Friday evenings, January 15th, February 19th,

March 18th and April 22nd from 5 pm to ? at the

school. Just bring your projects & invite a friend

or neighbor as well – no RSVP necessary. Any

questions, please contact Rita Braun at (920)284-

7010 or Traci Simington at (920)740-3309.

Trinity Lutheran School

Open House

Trinity is hosting an open house on Tuesday,

January 12, from 12:00-7:00 p.m. This is a great

opportunity to come and see Trinity Lutheran

School in person. There are two ways you can be

entered into a drawing to win a $250 tuition

credit. Parents who do not already have a child in

an FVL School can enter the drawing at the open

house. Current FVL Schools parents can also be

entered in a drawing by referring a new parent to

the Open House. Don’t have school-age children?

You can still be entered in the drawing by

referring someone to the open house. If you win,

you can designate the tuition credit for the

student of your choice. *Restrictions apply.

Detailed rules, restrictions and eligibility

requirements of tuition credit drawing can be

found at all Open House locations listed above

on January 12, 2016, as well as

at http://fvlschools.org/news--updates/open-

house-prize-notice. Come visit the school or

invite someone who should consider a Trinity

Lutheran education!

National Honor Society

Congratulations to the following Trinity graduates

who were inducted into FVL’s National Honor

Society this week: Mikayla Bauman, Abigail

Lienhard, Brianna Olson, Mason Tecca and Ryan

Timm. These juniors join seniors Noah Braun,

Megan Getlinger, Jared Laabs, Noah Stevens,

Lauren Zanders and Eben Zellmer in NHS. Megan

Getlinger was also a featured speaker; she gave a

speech on the NHS membership quality of

scholarship.

Call Meeting

Our current 5th & 6th grade teacher, Mr. Zweifel,

is serving a one-year emergency call and will be

leaving after this school year. Therefore, we will

have a special voters' meeting to call a 5th and

6th grade teacher and athletic director on

Sunday, January 10, after the 10:30 service. All

voting members are encouraged to participate.

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Attend TLS for Free through School Choice

Attend TLS for Free through School Choice

Do you know someone who wants a Christ-

centered education for their child, but finds the

cost of a private school out-of-reach? Trinity will

participate in the Wisconsin Parental Choice

Program beginning with the 2106-2017 school

year. Through this program, parents who meet

certain income requirements can receive a

voucher to attend a participating private school

for free. See the income eligibility chart below.

Family Size

Max. Yearly Income (Single)

Max. Yearly Income(Married)

2 $29,735 N/A 3 $37,499 $44,499 4 $45,263 $52,263 5 $53,027 $60,027 6 $60,791 $67,791

*As determined by Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)

on the federal income tax return for the prior

calendar year (2015 for the 2016-17 school year).

To be eligible, students must meet one of the

flowing prior-year attendance criteria:

• Enrolled in a public school in the district

where the student lives in the prior year;

• Not enrolled in school in the prior year;

• Participated in the choice program in the

prior year;

• Is applying to K (4K or 5K), 1st or 9th grade

for the 2016-17 school year.

That means students not yet enrolled in school,

students currently enrolled in TLS’s Pre-K or

kindergarten classes, or students currently in any

grade in a public school could be eligible. The

application period begins February 1. We will

have more information available at our January

12 open house and at www.trinityneenah.net.

Accreditation

TLS is working to become accredited in order to …

• Provide quality assurance,

• Promote ongoing improvement,

• Maintain eligibility for the school choice

program, and

• Be eligible for certain grants and matching

fund programs.

To become accredited, we must conduct a

rigorous self-study to make certain we are

meeting 285 standards of high-quality schools.

Our self-study is starting soon. Please consider

serving on a self-study committee, and watch for

information about how you can serve in the

coming weeks.

Opportunities to Serve

Winnebago County Jail - Wisconsin Lutheran

Institutional Ministry conducts ministry in the

county jail. Bible study leaders are needed to help

with this ministry. Please contact Dan Krause

(920-203-7570) for more information.

Nursing Home - Weekly Sunday services (10 am)

at Winnebago County’s nursing home, Park View

Health Care, are provided through Wisconsin

Lutheran Institutional Ministries. Children or

adult choirs, musicians, and soloists are welcome

to participate in this service and are greatly

appreciated by the residents. Please consider

volunteering your talents. Scheduling is

coordinated by the WLIM Coordinator, Dan

Krause (920-203-7570).

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Fox Valley Lutheran Winterfest

FVL Winterfest 2016 is set for January 31 from

noon til 4 p.m. This “Celebration of Music” day is

filled with food, auction bidding, music and fun.

This event showcases the bands and choirs of FVL

and offers fun for the whole family. Enjoy the

marionette shows, the children’s game room

(sponsored by FVL Schools), and treats for all

ages. Admission for the event is $2. Students with

FVL ID or FVL Passport are free. All proceeds

benefit the FVL music program.

Interactive Faith Bible Study

The next four-week Interactive Faith online Bible

study will begin Wed., Jan. 13, 2016. Rev. Gary

Pufahl, chairman of WELS Adult Discipleship and

pastor at Christ, Big Bend, Wis., will lead the

study twice each Wednesday at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

(central) through Feb. 3. The theme of Pufahl’s

study is “Who is your God, for whom you live?”

“Ever since the fall into sin, human beings have

wanted the status of ‘god.’ They want to be god.

They want to play god,” says Pufahl. “But who

exactly is the one true God? What is he like?

What are his attributes? What is his will? What

does he do? What amazing blessings become

ours as we get to know our God better? I pray

that God’s people will gain a greater appreciation

for who God is and what he does as their God and

that they will apply God’s priorities to their lives.”

To learn more or join the study, go to

wels.net/interactivefaith.

New Website Helps, Heals Victims

A new website, www.freedomforcaptives.com,

has been developed by the Committee on Mental

Health, part of the WELS Commission on Special

Ministries. The new site was created to reach out

to and help heal abuse survivors, while also

offering pastors and called workers resources

that guide counseling of survivors.

The website’s purpose is to empower the

Christian community to respond with excellence

to the sin of child abuse and provide resources to

pastors, teachers, and lay Christians that will

deepen their understanding of child abuse and

improve the Christian response to the physical,

emotional and spiritual impact of maltreatment.

“Any pastor, teacher, lay person in the church, or

survivor in the church can go to the website with

just about whatever question they have about

child maltreatment,” says Vieth. “They’ll be able

to find the very best, most cutting edge

resources—and information on how to select a

counselor. Pastors have all sorts of resources on

the website if they want to develop child

protection policies. If they want to teach the

students in their WELS school about personal

safety, there are resources on the website to help

them do that.”

Vieth explains that the need for these resources

is huge. He quoted the Center for Disease

Control, saying one out of every four girls and one

out of every six boys are sexually abused and

about 28 percent of children in the U.S. are

physically abused to the point of causing injury. In

addition to physical abuse, a significant number

of children are neglected, emotionally or

psychologically abused, or witness violence in the

home.

Many times, a history of abuse causes survivors

to stay away from the church, especially when

religion was erroneously used by the abuser as a

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reason for the abuse. Vieth says, “Freedom for

the Captives is designed to convey to children and

adults alike who have been impacted by this sin

that the church is on their side and has something

to offer.”

Resources include original articles written to

address the issue from a Christian perspective,

links to national organizations for abuse victims,

frequently asked questions, and Bible verses.

Vieth explains that Jesus was the original child

advocate in a time when children were not

valued by society. He says he wants this website

and initiative to hearken back to the earliest

Christians who strived to follow Christ’s example

regarding their attitude to children.

Visit the site at www.freedomforcaptives.com.

WELS United Gift Supports

Hmong Outreach Efforts

WELS United is working to support our Hmong

outreach efforts here in the Fox Cities, but their

special gift promises to have even greater impact.

Responding to a request to help bring a Hmong

language worship service to Fox Cities Hmong

families, WELS United approved a three-year

grant to cover the cost of providing a ‘live

streaming service’ originating from Immanuel

Hmong Lutheran in St. Paul, MN. The 2015 grant

amount is $449.

With their gift, WELS United became part of a

collaborative effort that included our WELS

District Mission Board, which provided an

$11,000 program grant, WELS Technology

Director Martin Spriggs, who provided

development expertise and guidance, and the

staff and members of Immanuel Hmong Lutheran

who agreed to develop and operate a live stream

production in support of our Fox Cities Hmong

ministry.

The live streaming worship service went live on

Sunday, September 13, 2015, when the Immanuel

Hmong Lutheran worship service was broadcast

to St. Paul Lutheran, in Appleton. The live stream

service will be an important tool to aid in our

efforts to reach out to local Hmong families, as

individuals and families who might be hesitant to

attend an in-person church service can now

experience a Lutheran worship service at home.

For some, this will be a first step toward

Christianity.

Something that is truly exciting, though, is that

because there is no geographic limitation to live

stream broadcasts, it is hoped that the worship

services will eventually benefit Hmong families

throughout the United States and the world.

Those who experience the Immanuel Hmong

worship services will be able to share information

with friends and relatives in their home countries

of Thailand and Laos.

With glory to God we thank WELS United, our

WELS District Mission Board, WELS Technology

Director Martin Spriggs and Pastor Pheng Moua

and the members of Immanuel Hmong Lutheran

in St. Paul, MN, for their willingness to work

together to share the gospel message in such an

exciting and powerful manner.

Jeff Ings, Volunteer

Lutheran Hmong Ministry of the Fox Cities