Reports

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This series consists of correspondence, reports and other documents dealing with the financial plans and problems of the WELS in the immediate post-Depression era. The most notable portion of the series is two files on the debt retirement of the WELS between 1935 and 1943. Also included are files on the self-insurance plan and the pension plan.

Scope and Contents This series contains documents (agendas, minutes, reports, correspondence, etc.) relating to the synodical board in charge of ministerial education. The board changed its name over the years, from the Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) to the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) to the Board for Worker Training (BWT) to the Board for Pastor and Teacher Education (BPTE) and finally the Board for Ministerial Education (BME). This material contains information relating not only to...

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...

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This series consists of correspondence, reports, essays and other documents dealing with unionism and fellowship issues that arose during and after Brenner’s presidency. One interesting file contains a large number of requests for the WELS to join in national or world ecumenical endeavors. Brenner’s responses are quite clear. Most notably are a large file on unionism problems and also one on scouting.

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...

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Not much seems to have been preserved in the way of library archives. This series includes statistical reports and accession files, arranged chronologically. There is also information about a few special items donated to the NWC Library.

Scope and Contents This series consists of correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the activity of the Synodical Conference, of which the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod was a member until it severed fellowship in 1963. These documents reflect the tenuous nature of the synods which comprised the Synodical Conference during Naumann’s presidency.Subseries 1: Official Documents (including minutes, reports, and official correspondence)—1954-1965Subseries 2: Synodical...

Scope and Contents This subseries contains documents pertinent to various district and synod conventions between 1948 and 1961, mostly from the Church Union Committee. Types of documents include proceedings, reports, memorials, and resolutions. While these documents have been sorted chronologically where possible, it is difficult to determine the exact circumstances behind these documents and whether they were presented at the synod or district level. Regardless, they all provide intriguing insights into...

Scope and Contents This subseries contains documents from the circuit, congregational, and individual levels of synod. Types of documents include papers, exegeses, reports, responses, and withdrawals of membership or service. These documents are useful in that they represent various viewpoints on both side of the issue, from the "ground level" of the WELSFile folders found in this subseries are: 14 Papers and Reports Regarding the Issue (1956,1957)15 Papers and Reports...

Scope and Contents This series consists of meeting minutes, reports, planning documents, and budget details for the CME from 1989-1993. Also included are correspondence between the CME and world mission fields, call information for missionaries called through the CME, and a proposal for a new program—VASE: Volunteer Association for Soul Encouragement. Folders in this series are: 7--1989 CME Planning Documents8--CME udget (July 1989-June 1990)9--1990 CME Minutes...