Michigan District Mission Board

Scope and Contents This series consists of reports, correspondence, agendas, minutes and other documents pertaining to nearly fifty years of work by the GBHM and its successor the Board for Home Missions. Subseries 1 includes minutes from the General Board for Home Missions and the General Synodical Committee. Subseries 2 includes about forty-five years of reports, as well as evaluation and informational documents sent to the WELS home missions, such as the Home Mission Handbook, the “New Mode” Evangelism...

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This series consists of correspondence from a variety of correspondents regarding Michigan District Mission Board business, as well as the specific workings of the mission congregations scattered across the district. Some correspondents include: Frederick Adrian, John Chworowsky, Edwin Frey, Richard Frohmader, Daniel Gawrisch, Daniel Gieschen, Peter Kruschel, Herbert Kuske, James Mattek, Robert Mueller, and Walter Oehlhafen. Files associated with this series are file numbers 83-95.

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This series consists of reports, correspondence, notes and other documents collected by Louis Leitz, a laymember of the Michigan District Mission Board, during his years of service on the Board. Files associated with this series are file numbers 96-99.

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This series consists of reports, correspondence and other documents regarding District Mission Stations, Evangelism & New Mission Ideas, Finances, Inservice Seminars, Lapeer Region Work, Metro-Detroit Outreach Work, Mission Counselors, Soul Conservation, Statistical Reports and other official business of the Michigan District Mission Board in conjunction with the General Board for Home Missions (WELS). Files associated with this series are file numbers 100-110.

Scope and Contents This series consists of correspondence, reports, newsletters, and other documents sent to and from the Michigan District Mission Board from various mission congregations started in the Northern Conference of the Michigan District (WELS). Missions in this conference were started in the northern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The files associated with this series are file numbers 111-148. These congregations with the dates of their files include:Beautiful Savior...

Scope and Contents This series consists of correspondence, reports, newsletters, and other documents sent to and from the Michigan District Mission Board from various mission congregations started in the Ohio Conference of the Michigan District (WELS). Missions in this conference were started in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia. Files associated with this series are file numbers 149-253. These congregations with the dates of their files include: Abiding Word Evangelical Lutheran...