Event Details

EVENT DETAILS

Venue

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
11831 N Seminary Dr.
Mequon, WI 53092
Directions

Schedule of events

All times in Central time zone

10:00 a.m. – Doors and registration open; View booth displays and poster submissions (Auditorium)

11:00 a.m. – Commissioning worship service (Auditorium; Livestreamed)
Ms. Louisa Felgenhauer – Peridot-Our Savior’s Lutheran School, San Carlos Apache Reservation, Ariz.
Rev. Dan Kroll – Missionary, Senegal
Ms. Cindy Lendt – Women’s ministry coordinator, Asia-Oceania Team
Dr. Chris Pluger – Missionary, One Africa Team
Rev. Nathan Strutz – Home mission counselor

12:00 p.m. – Food trucks available, live music by Latin American trio Elemencia, kid’s activities, fellowship with missionaries (Outdoors)

1:00 p.m. – Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary campus tours (Meet at registration tables – accessible tour option available)

2:00 p.m. – Home Missions headlines (Auditorium; Livestreamed)
Rev. Mark Gabb – Home Missions administrator

2:15 p.m. – Moments with Missionaries (Auditorium; Livestreamed)
Missionary Jake and Liz Borgwardt – Crossroads, Chicago, Ill.

2:30 p.m. – World Missions headlines (Auditorium; Livestreamed)
Rev. Larry Schlomer – World Missions administrator

2:45 p.m. – Moments with Missionaries (Auditorium; Livestreamed)
Missionary Mark and Sarah Zondag – Asia-Oceania Team

3:00 p.m. – Q&A with new missionaries (Auditorium; Livestreamed)
Submit your questions (Closes at 2:30 p.m. on June 13)

3:45 p.m. – Closing announcements (Auditorium)
“Fan favorite” winner of high school poster contest announced
Raffle winners announced

4:00 p.m. – Event close

Featured fares

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Three tasting tickets come with each registration and can be used on any combination of three sample items.

Smokin’ Jack’s BBQ

HOG 1860 slider

Smoked pork shoulder, topped with coleslaw and pickled red onion, on a brioche slider bun

Lola’s Empanadas

Chicken or carne asada empanadas

Both empanadas come with a side of chips and salsa.

Shawarma House

Chicken or beef shawarma

Booth displays

Home Missions & more

100 missions in 10 years
Campus Ministry
Mission Journeys
Pastoral Studies Institute (PSI)

World Missions

Africa
Central Africa Medical Mission (CAMM)
Asia-Oceania
Europe
Latin America
Native American Mission
Multi-Language Productions (MLP)

Missions Supporters

WELS Church Extension Fund (CEF)
WELS Foundation
Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS)

Fan favorite voting for high school poster contest

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

All WELS and ELS high school artists are invited to express their creativity and learn about WELS mission work by creating an 11×17” masterpiece capturing the heart of either WELS Home or World Missions. Two overall winners (one from Home Missions and one from World Missions) will be chosen. Learn more at tasteofmissions.com/postercontest.

Artwork from the two winners AND all other poster submissions will be on display in the auditorium. Taste of Missions attendees can vote for a third “fan favorite” winner at the event. The winner will be announced from the main stage during closing announcements at 3:45 p.m.