Convention Resources
Convention resources will be posted as they are available.
Convention Minutes
Daily Minutes
Tuesday – July 22, 2025
Wednesday – July 23, 2025
Thursday – July 24, 2025
Tuesday Morning
Financial results - Mr. Kyle Egan, WELS chief financial officer
Financial Results – presentation PDF
Ministry Financial Plan (2023-2025 budget) - Mr. Kyle Egan, WELS chief financial officer
Greetings from the Obadiah Lutheran Synod of Uganda, Rev. Makisumu Musa
Tuesday Afternoon/Evening
Convention Essay - Prof. Joel Otto, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
Convention Essay – PDF
Wednesday Morning
World Missions - Rev. Larry Schlomer, administrator
World Missions – presentation PDF
Home Missions - Rev. Mark Gabb, administrator
Home Missions – presentation PDF
Northwestern Publishing House - Mr. Jeremy Angle, president
NPH – presentation PDF
Ministry of Christian Giving - Rev. Kurt Lueneburg, director
Ministry of Christian Giving – presentation PDF
Wednesday Afternoon/Evening
Lutheran Military Support Group - Mr. Brad Price
Lutheran Military Support Group – presentation PDF
Presentation Slide Deck – PPT
Martin Luther College - Pres. Richard Gurgel
Michigan Lutheran Seminary - Pres. Mark Luetzow
Home Missions presentations
World Missions presentations
2025 Agenda
Download the complete synod convention agenda.
Book of Reports and Memorials
The primary source of the convention’s business is the Book of Reports and Memorials (BORAM), which contains various departmental reports as well as formal petitions to the synod convention called “memorials.”
WELS Statistical Report
The 2024 WELS statistics have been gathered by WELS Congregational Services. View the complete report as well as a summary and analysis of the data.
