![]() ![]() “The spiritual needs are the same for all of us, whether it was the farmers and ranchers I served in South Dakota, the engineers in Peoria, Ill., or the military members here. “It’s been one of the most incredible experiences and blessings in my ministry to be able to bring the Word to those recruits,” says Schulz. For the first time, they’re taking ownership of their faith. They’re young, and it’s usually their first time away from home. Now Schulz leads a service every Sunday at the Marine Corp Recruit Depot in nearby San Diego anywhere from 25 to 65 recruits attend, many of whom aren’t WELS members. It’s a challenge unless you have the right contact person.” “It’s really, really hard to get on base. “We want to let the chaplains on base know who we are and that if they come across any WELS members they can send them our way so we can serve them,” he says. Schulz says one of the first challenges he faced was getting on base. “It was a real appeal to me to be able to serve military families.” “I knew the congregation was made up of a lot of military members, and I always had a high respect for people who serve our country in that way,” says Schulz. Schulz has been at Chula Vista for five and a half years. He is the contact pastor for five different Marine and Naval bases in the area. ![]() military members with the reassuring gospel message. Paul Schulz, pastor at Risen Savior, Chula Vista, Calif., is one of approximately 120 military contact pastors who serve U.S. One way the commission does this is through military contact pastors-pastors who serve WELS members and other Christians stationed at nearby military bases in addition to serving a congregation. ![]() One of the many groups served by WELS Commission on Special Ministries is military service members and their families. ![]()
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