Date: Friday, August 5, 2022 Location: Tour begins at Christ Lutheran Church in Pewaukee, Wis. Presenter: Professor Joel Pless Description: The date of the WELS Historical Institute bus tour is Friday, August 05, 2022. The meeting and ending location is Christ, Pewaukee. Beginning at 8:00 AM sharp, bus tour attendees will tour the recently expanded […]
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022, 10:00 a.m. Location: Salem Landmark Church and WELS Museum, 6814 N 107th Street, Milwaukee, WI Presenter: Carl Nolte Description: This presentation will briefly look at the history behind some of the great hymns of our Christian musical heritage and then sing through them using the refurbished reed organ at the […]
Our Great Heritage: Worker Training Schools Series Michigan Lutheran Seminary - Making the Difference WELS Historical Institute Annual Meeting Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Central Time Venue: - Watch live Location: Center for Mission and Ministry located at N16W23377 Stone Ridge Dr in Waukesha, WI. If you cannot attend the annual meeting in person, […]
Presentations 160th Anniversary of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. Prof John Brenner as possible presenter. Coordinate with other anniversary events with WLS. Held at WLS in person. History of Grace Lutheran Church Milwaukee WI 175th Anniversary of the Congregation – Pastor James Huebner – June 11, 2023 WELS Military Chaplaincy – Susan Willems History of St John […]
This presentation will look at the history of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, WI.
The annual West Granville Cemetery Tour will take place on Saturday, June 17, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please meet at the main cemetery entrance at 6815 N. 107th Street which is one block south of the intersection of 107th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue. Parking is available across the street at the historic Salem Landmark Church.
2023 WELS Synod Convention
July 31 – Aug. 3, 2023
This presentation will explore the fascinating history of Milwaukee's earliest Lutheran congregations.
This presentation will look briefly at the history beings some of the great hymns of our faith.
Join us for the next presentation in our series called, Our Great Heritage: Worker Training Schools, where we will highlight the history of our schools. This presentation will highlight the history of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.
How might our great-great grandparents have celebrated Christmas 175 years ago? The WELS Historical Institute and Salem Lutheran Church invites you to “A Landmark German Christmas Concert” to find out! This free concert will take place on Wednesday, December 20 at 6:30 pm at historic Salem Landmark Church on the campus of Salem Lutheran Church […]
Presentations Seminex – 50th Anniversary of Seminex at Concordia St Louis in 2024 - Joel Pless is presenter