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Christ Through Us
A Pictorial History of the Wisconsin Synod, 1850-2025
Christ Through Us: A Pictorial History of the Wisconsin Synod, 1850–2025 is a special edition, hardcover book. It’s a fresh, new look at WELS history, filled with pictures and personal stories to share the gospel message about Jesus throughout several centuries and the world! Preorder your copy today, and we’ll ship it to you when it’s available in Summer 2025!
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1. St. John’s, Town of Oakwood (Oak Creek), Wisconsin
2. Chief Alchesay (middle row, in vest) served as a scout with the US Army
3. Log cabin church, Gillett, Wisconsin; This was a typical first structure for many of our early congregations.
4. Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1905 (Image courtesy of Concordia Historical Institute, St. Louis, Missouri.)
5. Architect checking construction progress at the new seminary in Thiensville, Wisconsin
6. Postcard of Northwestern College’s gymnasium, Watertown, Wisconsin
7. A view of Milwaukee, 1856
8. August Pieper and his young family
9. WELS members in Caledonia, Wisconsin, 1905
10. Teacher Christina Damler with her class, St. John’s, Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
11. Northwestern baseball team, 1907
12. Dr. William Schweppe and friend; Schweppe was the first permanent missionary for the Synodical Conference in Nigeria.
13. Northwestern’s new gymnasium, with the sprinter statue, far right
14. Northwestern Military Company Parade in Lake Mills, Wisconsin
15. President Taft’s telegram congratulating Northwestern President Ernst on the dedication of the new gymnasium
16. Portrait of President John Muehlhaeuser, founding father of the Wisconsin Synod
From The Committee
Joel Otto
Co-author of Christ Through Us and Chairman of the WELS 175th Anniversary Committee
Paul Koelpin
Professor of History and Theology at Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN
Susan Willems
Historian and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Archivist
John Braun
Co-author of Christ Through Us and former executive editor for Forward in Christ magazine