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Annual Meeting

Posted June 7th, 2008

The 2008 annual meeting of the WELS Historical Institute was held in the chapel of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on Sunday, October 26, 2008, at 3:00 P.M. Dr. Mark Braun made a presentation entitled: “He was a man and a Christian: The Life and Work of John W.O. Brenner.”

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Started in 1982, the purpose of the WELS Historical Institute is to preserve and present the story of God’s grace to WELS. Membership currently consists of 26 organizations (congregations, school libraries, etc.) and 342 individuals.

Journal
The institute publishes two issues of the WELS Historical Institute Journal and two Historical Institute newsletters each year. The Journal is designed to appeal to pastor, teacher, and layperson alike. It includes heavily researched articles interspersed with personal reminiscences and translations of old letters and documents.

To subscribe to the WELS Historical Institute Journal, contact Pastor Ray Schumacher at 414-615-5708; schumacherr [at] nph [dot] wels [dot] net.