Christ Through Us

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