Such a view helps us realize our responsibility to fund the Lord's work and gratefully respond with generous gifts. Forward in Christ thank offering The commission is working on the thank offering for the 150th anniversary celebration. For more information, see the Forward in Christ committee report. Blessings and thanks Thousands of WELS members gave hundreds of thousands of gifts in 1998 through their congregations and directly to the synod to continue the march of God's gospel through the world. Following is the report of the generosity of God's people.
Current gifts are the total of all gifts in which planned giving has been involved.
For the synod this includes individual mission offerings and gifts to restricted funds. Deferred gifts are the gifts that gift planning counselors have helped WELS members arrange through their estate plans. The terms of Mr. John Oswald and Teacher Henry Meyer will end in July, and they are not eligible to be reappointed. We thank God for the faithfulness of those whose service to CCFS has ended. We welcome our new partners with the prayer that God will bless them and our synod through their labors.