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SUMMARY:175 Anniversary Dinner
DESCRIPTION:As part of the WELS 175th anniversary celebrations\, be sure to save the date for a special anniversary dinner celebrating the founding of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. \nAgenda: \n\n4:00 p.m. Open House at the WELS Museum\n5:00 p.m. Social Hour\n6:00 p.m. Dinner\n7:00 p.m. Program\n8:00 p.m. Afterglow\n\nRegistration now closed. \nThe WELS Historical Institute cordially invites you to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod at a dinner at Salem Lutheran Church and School. The original constitution for the WELS was adopted on May 26\, 1850. That adoption took place at the first synod convention\, which was held in a small log cabin church at Salem Lutheran Church in Granville. We invite you back to birthplace of the Wisconsin Synod on May 28th to celebrate God’s grace to our church body. The WELS Museum will be open beginning at 4:00 p.m. Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church with a program to follow. WELS President Mark Schroeder and former WELS President Karl Gurgel will begin the program with their greetings. Professor Joel Otto will give a special presentation on the history of the WELS. \n$50 per person. Attendance is limited to 200 people. Registration is now closed. \nProfessor Otto chairs the WELS 175th anniversary committee (2025). Since 2011\, he has served at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary\, where he teaches church history and education and is the dean of students. Previously he served congregations in Michigan\, California\, and Wisconsin. He is also the chairman of the WELS Historical Institute and serves on the Commission on Inter-Church Relations. He has previously served on the Commission on Worship\, the Commission on Lutheran Schools\, the WELS Hymnal Project\, and as a writer for Forward in Christ. He is also the co-author of\, Christ Through Us: A Pictorial History of the Wisconsin Synod\, 1850-2025. \n 
URL:https://welshistoricalinstitute.org/event/175-anniversary-dinner/
LOCATION:Salem Landmark Church & WELS Museum\, 6814 N 107th Street\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53224\, United States
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SUMMARY:WELS Historical Institute - 40th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:WELS Historical Institute\n40th Anniversary\nSeptember 25\, 2021 \n\n\nSave the date!\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Salem Lutheran Church\, 6810 N. 107th St.\, Milwaukee\, WI (Event will also be livestreamed)\n\nTimes: 1-5 p.m.\n\n(All times are Central time zone)\n1 – 1:15 p.m. – Opening by Synod President Mark Schroeder\n\n\n1:15 – 2:15 p.m. – Panel discussion with former WELS Historical Institute presidents\nPast presidents and the current president of the WELS Historical Institute will discuss their time leading the Institute and the challenges the Historical Institute faced.  Questions are encouraged from the audience.\n\n\n2:15 – 2:45 p.m. – Presentation from current WELS Historical Institute Journal Editor Dr. John Brenner\nDr. Brenner will briefly highlight certain issues of the Journal and discuss the impact the Journal has on scholarly research of WELS history.\n\n\n2:45 – 3:30 p.m. – Cemetery Tour with James Moeller or Salem Landmark Museum Tour with Alan Siggelkow and Bill Schaefer\nCome and tour Salem Landmark Church and museum to see the preservation work the Historical Institute has been completing on the building and artifacts from our Synod’s history. A tour of the historic West Granville cemetery\, adjacent to Salem Landmark Church\, will also be offered by Mr. James Moeller.\n\n\n3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – Presentation on the history of the Institute by Dr. Mark Braun\nDr. Braun\, a former president of the WELS Historical Institute\, will focus on the early history of the Institute and examine some of the challenges facing the Institute today.\n\n\n4:30 – 5 p.m. – Hymn sing with Mr. Carl Nolte\nJoin over in Salem Landmark Church for a hymn sing to close out our celebration with sacred hymns of praise.  Mr. Carl Nolte will play the historic reed organ preserved in the Landmark Church.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
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