BAM = Befriend A Mission
If you want to receive more detailed info about our BAM assignments, contact our LWMS circuit board vice president, Janice Moore (janicemoore84@gmail.com). Your church’s LWMS reporter should also have a copy of this information.
LWMS women love missions and the missionaries who serve them. One way this is apparent is through the Befriend A Mission program (BAM). Our circuit is assigned two to three home and world missions to support for a two year period. These three missions will be supported by our circuit until January 2027.
What can you do to support these missions? Pray for the missionary, his family and the mission field. Send cards of encouragement and check and see if they have any specific needs, projects or gifts that will encourage and enhance their ability to serve in their calling.
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Milwaukee, WI
Pastor William Dunn
pastordunn@stpetermilwaukee.com
Pastor William Dunn was called to St. Peter Lutheran Church in 2016 to start and minister to the Spanish community in the area. The associate pastor at St. Peter retired in 2021 and Pastor Dunn became the sole pastor of St. Peter. In November 2024, a sister congregation in Milwaukee within a couple of mi !es of St. Peter, Christ Lutheran, made the decision to close. Several of the members are transferring to St Peter. At one time, Christ Lutheran had a school and Pastor Dunn is attempting to connect with several of the youth that went to school at Christ Lutheran. Please pray for Pastor Dunn as he
assimilates the two congregations into one plus continues the Spanish Mission.
Find more info about the church at St. Peter Lutheran
Huntersville Lutheran Church
Cornelius, NC
Pastor Doug Van Sice
pastor@huntersvillelc.com
Pastor Doug Van Sice moved to Huntersville in July 2017 and began his work as the first pastor of a new mission, Hunterville Lutheran Church. Hunterville Lutheran Church has been using various rented spaces for their church services. In 2021 they purchased a 5
acre parcel ofland. The construction of their new church is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2025. Needless to say, they are eagerly looking forward to worshiping in their new church building.
Please pray for this new congregation as it completes it’s church building and takes on the mortgage debit. It is an exciting time for this congregation. May our Lord continue to bless it. Find more info about the church at Huntersville Lutheran Church
One Africa Team
Missionary Jake Vilhauer
Missionary Jake Vilhauer serves on the One Africa Team outreach team, assisting in the work of reaching out to new contacts and developing relationships with potential new gospel outreach partners. His work focuses on French-speaking contacts. He also teaches classes and serves as a counselor for students in the TELL Network and serves as an advisor to the One Africa Team in educational matters, especially with church partners who operate or want to start elementary and secondary schools.
Vilhauer graduated and was assigned from Martin Luther College in May 2024 with a major in secondary social studies and a minor in coaching. He married Madelynne (nee Hackenbery) in 2024. The Vilhauers have started their ministry in France with a three month immersion course in the French language, followed by an additional three months in Douala, Cameroon, using the French language. They will then relocate to Lusaka, Zambia, to begin work with the One Africa Team.
Find more info about Missionary Vilhauer at