Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The Real Story Behind the Shut-down of WELS Perish Services

The WELS Tones sing,
Hymns to Hum


Paul Calvin Kelm had a great idea about introducing Contemporary Charismatic Music to WELS congregations.

"Wally has a great voice and Ron has good legs. We'll get another guy from the drama department at DMLC. With bouffant wigs and the right make-up, we can sneak CCM into WELS."

Ron warmed to the idea, faster than Paul expected. "We will make a record and use fake names. No one will know!"

No one told Ron that vinyl was out, so the Love Shack was stuck with a zillion albums like the one above.

"It doesn't matter. It was an insurance grant. If we didn't spend the money, the evil Missouri Synod would have spent it."

WELS issued a statement later, saying, "No records were made. If any records were made, they were in accordance with the Scriptures and the Confessions. Anyone who denies this is violating the Eighth Commandment and Matthew 18."

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GJ - Seriously folks. I have confirmed that Kelm and Stroh went fishing for funds at WELS Kingdom Workers.

"There was probably no single program more polarizing among the WELS ministerium than that of Perish Assistance."

Moreover, Kingdom Workers would not have gone around asking to revive something just shut down by the synod convention.

This is another pathetic attempt to pull a stunt, cover it up, and call the truth-tellers liars.

In other words, Church and Changer Modus Operandi.