The 2025 synod convention appropriately begins with worship. May the Lord bless us as we praise his name and proclaim his gospel to one another, gaining strength as Christ works in us through Word and sacrament that Christ may continue to work through us in the world.

This year’s convention theme is “Christ through us.” We take the opportunity to look back over 175 years of WELS history and marvel at the work the Lord has accomplished through us, often in spite of us. But before we can speak of Christ’s work through us, we must lay the foundation of Christ’s work for us. “Christ for us” is more than a motto. It’s the heart and core of the gospel.

The opening service will center convention attendees in the “for us” of Christ, his person, and his work.

The daily devotions throughout the week will then unfold the theme of Christ “through us” in the core areas of our synodical work (publications, worker training, and missions).

Our closing service will give thanks to God for past blessings as we look to the future with confidence. Only because Christ is decidedly for us, can we be confident that God has been our “help in ages past” and remains our “hope for years to come.”