Pastors' Conference at Peace Lutheran Chirch, Livonia

On Tuesday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 15, the pastors of the southeast conference of the Michigan District met at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Livonia, Michigan.

Here are a couple of photos of Peace.

Pastors' Conference: Calvary Lutheran Church, Eaton Rapids, Michigan

On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29-30, the pastors of the southeast conference of the Michigan District of the WELS met at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eaton Rapids, Michigan.

For your amusement: Apparently, at Calvery in Eaton Rapids, Jesus has a special interest in what time it is!

District Council -- Maumee, Ohio

On Tuesday and Wednesday (January 28-29), the circuit pastors from the Michigan District of the WELS met at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Maumee, Ohio.  The chapel is pictured below, but our meeting was in the fellowship hall which I did not take a photo of.

Pastors' Conference -- Immanuel, South Lyon

On Tuesday, April 18 and Wednesday, April 19, the pastors of the Southeast Conference of the Michigan District met for meetings at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Lyon, MI.  Here are some photos of Immanuel.

Michigan District Convention -- Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw

Monday through Wednesday morning this week, pastors, teachers, and lay delegates from all over the Michigan District of the WELS met at Michigan Lutheran Seminary to discuss the business and affairs of the synod and the district.

The fellowship and conversations with many brothers is always appreciated and valuable.   Our Divine Service on Tuesday evening at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church was wonderful.  And I was also elected circuit pastor for the Metro-West Circuit near Detroit.

Here are some photos from our convention.

MLS Chapel

Convention floor in MLS Gymnasium

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Saginaw

Fall Pastors' Conference 2021

On Monday and Tuesday, September 27-28, the pastors of the Southeast Conference of the Michigan District met at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor.

Pastors' Conference-- Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansing

On Monday, February 17 the WELS pastors and teachers of the Southeastern Conference of the Michigan District met together for mutual encouragement and consolation.  The focus was on use of social media that both promotes and detracts from the Gospel.  The pastors met Tuesday morning for an additional day of conference.  The meeting was held at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansing, Michigan.  I was privileged to preach the sermon for the opening service.

Here are some photos of Emanuel First.

The Gospel writers are painted on the peak of the ceiling.

Michigan District Convention -- Bowling Green University

This past week, June 10-12, the pastors of the Michigan District met at Bowling Green University for our district convention.  The theme of the convention was on Holy Baptism, which always makes for a comforting and Christ-centered theme.  There was no controversy brewing, so it was a pretty uneventful convention.  But a boring convention usually means good things for the district and synod.  Here are a couple of photos from Bowling Green, Ohio.

Pastors' Conference at Cross of Glory Evangelical Lutheran Church, Washington Twp., MI

On Monday, February 18, the pastors and teachers of the Southeast Conference of the Michigan District met for the annual Pastor / Teacher Conference.  This year it was held at Cross of Glory Evangelical Lutheran Church in Washington Township, Michigan.  The pastors also met for Tuesday morning to complete the conference.

Here are some photos of Cross of Glory.