175 Years Anniversary Dinner
Wednesday, May 28
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.
Agenda:
- 4:00 p.m. Open House at the WELS Museum
- 5:00 p.m.Ā Social Hour
- 6:00 p.m.Ā Dinner
- 7:00 p.m.Ā Program
- 8:00 p.m. Afterglow in the WELS Museum Gallery
The program will include greetings from WELS President Mark Schroeder and former WELS President Karl Gurgel with featured speaker Rev. Prof Joel Otto, chairman of the WELS 175th Anniversary Committee.
Professor 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.
Tickets are $50 per person.
