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Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ 55th Annual Meeting

June 9-11, 2017

GREEN LAKE CONFERENCE CENTER W2511 STATE ROAD 23

GREEN LAKE, WISCONSIN 54911 1–920-294-3323

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What you need to know about the Annual

Meeting

Moderator’s Invitation 3 About the logo 4 Special Guests 5 Schedule 7 Saturday After the Keynote 8 Morning Activities 8 Afternoon Activities 12 Sunday Faith Formation Gatherings 14 How to Register for the Meeting 18 How to Reserve Lodging and Meals 18 Child Care 19 Getting Around 20

Where is Green Lake?

W2511 State Road 23, Green Lake, WI 54941

Phone: (920) 294-3323 E-mail: GuestServices@glcc.org

Look for GLCC signs and red brick gates on the south side of State Highway 23; 2 miles west of the city of Green Lake and 8 miles east of Princeton.

Get directions from your location from www.google.com/maps

Once you enter Green Lake’s red brick gates, follow Lawson Drive all the way back to the registration area at Kraft Centre.

Distance to Green Lake Conference Center From: Oshkosh 30 miles Columbus, WI 40 miles Appleton 50 miles Madison 65 miles Green Bay 80 miles Milwaukee 90 miles Chicago 180 miles

Minneapolis 270 miles

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Grace and Peace to you in the name of our Still Speaking God, calling us into new and exciting ways of being church together.

It is an honor to invite you to gather as the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ for our Annual Meeting on the beautiful shores of Green Lake at the Green Lake Conference Center.

Recognizing that change is inevitable in our lives and in our congregations, last year we set out to explore how we are called to “shift” our thinking and open our hearts to new ways of being the church God is calling us to be. Since last year countless congregations have engaged the SHIFT initiative.

This year we will gather to share, encourage, and inspire one another through the theme:

Shift: Our Unfolding Story

Our guiding scripture is taken from Micah 6:8 And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Two keynote speakers will challenge us to hear the ways God might be calling us to shift our understanding and action around areas of justice increasingly relevant in our world today.

The Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer, author and theologian, serves as the ninth President and General Minister of the United Church of Christ. He sees the shift taking place throughout our denomination. John insists “that the Holy Spirit envisions a future in which the United Church of Christ matters.” I agree with him. He calls all of us to rethink and consider new ways of being church – believing that an emergent church is already coming alongside the institutional church. He will address us on Friday afternoon.

Our keynote speaker on Saturday morning, The Rev. Everett Mitchell, wears many hats: pastor, theologian, lawyer, and circuit court judge. His theological focus has been examining the relationship of the church to social issues, such as poverty, war, incarceration, and immigration. One of his favorite quotes speaks directly to our shifting times: "Do not follow the path that has been given, instead go to where there is no path and leave a trail."

More than 15 workshops will enhance your life and ministry. There will be workshops on faith formation, justice Issues (particularly around immigration), leadership, and worship.

New to this year’s annual meeting will be a Share Fair. Congregations from across the conference will present and share the new ways they are being church in their own settings. And, of course, we will be surrounded by the beauty of Green Lake Conference Center, a setting of respite and relaxation in the midst of our busy summers.

The Annual Meeting web site (wcucc.org/annualmeeting) gives you more information on the workshops and faith formation offerings, as well as the whole schedule for our plenary sessions and all the other activities that are planned for the weekend. Please take time to familiarize yourself with the resolution to become an “Immigrant Welcoming Conference” that will come to a vote on Saturday afternoon.

I hope you will join me as we affirm our mutual calling to be the church in this time and place, listening for the voice of the Still Speaking God leading us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly into our shared hope-filled future.

God’s Peace,

Rev. Zayna Thompson, Moderator

Rev. Zayna Thompson

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SHIFT: Our Unfolding Story The first year of SHIFT was busy and exciting, all at once! This year we want to do two things at the annual meeting:

First, CELEBRATE all the ways that ministry in the Wisconsin Conference is SHIFTing.

Second, REMIND OURSELVES that a shift is more than a few steps in one direction or another. In Micah 6:8 we are reminded that God calls us “to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Rachel Wunsch has created a logo for us this year that combines both of these goals for our meeting.

Hands, hearts and feet work together to bring about the ministry we are called to by Jesus Christ. And we know that we cannot do this alone. We do it together, with the help of God.

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Special Guests

Rev. John C. Dorhauer General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ John has served as the Conference Minister of the Southwest Conference of the UCC, and also served as pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ and Zion United Church of Christ in rural Missouri. John received a Master of Divinity degree from Eden Theological Seminary (1988), and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary (2004), where he studied white privilege and its effects on the church. John is passionate about justice. Two statements that shape his theology are: "God is love. God is just." Throughout his ministry, John has embodied the UCC’s vision to create “A just world for all.” Under his leadership, the UCC has adopted a new Purpose, Mission, and Vision Statement centered on seeking justice for everyone, highlighting the UCC’s core values of Extravagant Welcome, Continuing Testament, and Changing Lives. John insists “that the Holy Spirit envisions a future in which the United Church of Christ matters.” During his tenure, he is calling on the denomination to rethink itself and to consider new ways of “being church” in light of institutional religion’s changing landscape and emerging shifts in the generational populations – believing that an emergent church is already coming alongside the institutional church.

Rev. Everett Mitchell

Everett is the Senior Pastor of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church in Madison. He is also a Circuit Court Judge in Dane County. Before that he was Director of Community Relations for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Everett has a J.D. from UW-Madison; he has a M.Div and Th.M from Princeton Theological Seminary. Everett has been very involved in issues of racial justice in Madison and beyond.

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Annual Meeting Worship

Bringing us an inspiring new worship experience this year will be Gary Rand, Director of Worship Activities and Adjunct Professor in Worship at McCormick Theological Seminary. Gary strives to design worship that engages people through music and participatory activities, and is planning our Friday evening and Sunday worship. Joining in worship on Sunday with their unique music style will be The Many, an indie folk/gospel, liturgically-grounded, new kind of worship band. Pianist Rob Clearfield will also be on tap.

Gary Rand A veteran leader of worship and the arts in local churches, Gary Rand now serves as Director of Worship Activities and Adjunct Professor in Worship at Chicago’s McCormick Theological Seminary as well as Adjunct Professor at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. He serves as group lead for worship and liturgy for the Wild Goose Festival, and is co-director of the Plural Guild, a website resource for liturgy, congregational music and discussion on worship issues. He has a Masters degree from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and a Doctorate from Northwestern University.

The Many

The Many is an indie folk/gospel, liturgically-grounded, new kind of worship band, an intentionally diverse collective creating music for people who want to do justice, love mercy, walk humbly, and follow the Jesus who so loves the world. The Many’s music is crafted for people to sing together…in congregations, small groups…wherever people gather to pray, imagine, hope for and work towards a new day, where love and mercy win. They’re the house band of The Plural Guild, a gathering of writers, musicians and artists, led by Gary and Lenora Rand, dedicated to creating new music, poems, prayer, visual art and liturgy that help us open up to the questions and sorrow and sacredness of our lives and world, and enter together into hopeful acts of healing and resistance. Rob Clearfield

Pianist Rob Clearfield has not only won the hearts of congregations and audiences. He has also won over the critics. Jack Walton of the South Bend Tribune wrote, “Rob plays a kind of music that’s both private and yet, as expressive as possible. It’s a sound almost impossible to classify, where intelligence and inspiration, mediated by advanced technique, yield a music imbued with a kind of alchemy. Chicago Examiner, Neil Tesser called Rob “…one of the city’s most enjoyably unpredictable players.”

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Schedule

Friday, June 9

Morning

Gathering time 8:45

Registration 9:00

Everett Mitchell Keynote 9:00-10:00

“Taxi” driver training 8:30

*Your choice of activity 10:30 - 11:45

UCCI Directors meeting 10:00 Lunch 12:00-1:30

Exhibits open 10:30

Usher's meeting 11:30

Afternoon

New Delegate orientation 11:00

Plenary 3 - Business meeting 1:30-2:45

Lunch 11:30-1:00 *Your choice of activity 3:15-4:30

Choir rehearsal 4:30

Afternoon

Gathering time 1:00-1:30

Evening

Plenary 1 – Business meeting 1:30-2:45

Dinner 5:30 - 6:30

John Dorhauer Keynote 3:15-4:30

Plenary 4 – Business meeting 6:45-7:45

**After Hours - your choice 8:00-9:00

Evening

Dinner 5:00-6:30

Sunday, June 11 Worship 6:40-7:15

Breakfast 7:30-8:30

Plenary 2 – Business meeting 7:20-8:20

Hotel check-out begins 7:30

Reception/Social time Sponsored by the Cornerstone Fund 8:30

Faith Formation Gatherings 8:30-9:30

Choir rehearsal 8:30-9:30

Saturday, June 10

Plenary 5 - Business Meeting 9:45-10:30

Morning

Closing Worship with Communion

after Plenary

Breakfast 7:30-8:30

Exhibits open 8:00

Registration 8:30

*Workshops, Share Fair, Exhibits, Meditation Walk

** After Hours on Saturday. Several groups (ONA, UCCI, UTS and others will hold informal gatherings

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Saturday Breakout Opportunities On Saturday there will be two breakout sessions, morning and afternoon. Choose from the following experiences for these breakout times.

Share Fair Stroll through the Share Fair in Bauer, where 20 Wisconsin UCC congregations will be exhibiting their inspiring stories of ministry. You can talk with the people involved in innovative ministries and learn how they got started, challenges they faced, where they found resources, what results they’re seeing, and more. Gather fresh ideas for new ministries you can take back to your congregation. And connect with people who can lend their experience as your congregation takes on a new initiative.

Workshops Choose from over a dozen workshop topics of current interest – immigration, conflict resolution, music and worship, criminal justice reform and several tools for ministry. Most will be offered only once, either in the morning or in the afternoon after the Business Meeting. Use the workshop descriptions in this booklet to plan your time.

Meditation Walk Members of Lay Academy have created a new Meditation Walk for us. It will take you to places on the GLCC campus you may have never been and will add a new dimension to our understanding of Micah 6:8.

Exhibits As always, the exhibit hall will be filled with opportunities to learn about new resources and pick up items to enhance your spiritual or personal life. Exhibits include things like custom made clergy stoles, liturgical artwork, educational materials, organizations supporting aspects of UCC life and learning, UCC identity items and more. Help support the various peoples and programs that make up the UCC.

Workshops: Saturday Morning

10:30 – 11:45

Becoming Immigrant Welcoming: A Ministry of Hospitality and Hope

Interested in being an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation and don’t know where to start? This workshop aims to be a very practical discussion about what it means for the Wisconsin Conference to become Immigrant Welcoming. We will also address the process by which congregations discern whether to covenant as an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation. We will engage with leaders from Janesville UCC, First Congregational who will share their own journey to become Immigrant Welcoming. We will briefly touch on the biblical, theological, and historical basis for the ministry of

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welcoming newcomers, and give an update on the UCC's national response to recent immigration and refugee issues.

Joya Colon-Berezín currently serves in ministry at Middleton Community Church UCC (Director of Christian Education) and at Bethel Bethany UCC (Ministry Associate). Joya hails from New York City. She is a graduate of Oberlin College, and New York Theological Seminary. She has a background in faith-based community organizing, and prior to moving to Wisconsin she worked for Church World Service as the Ecumenical Relations Coordinator for the Immigration and Refugee Program.

Tanya Sadagopan serves as the minister of Janesville UCC, First Congregational Church. Her work over the last 10 years has included church revitalization and renewal focusing on Faith, Families, and Activism in the community. Her church ministries have spanned the Greater Chicago landscape, have been ecumenical in nature and have resonated across faith traditions. She has worked on national issues such as curbing gun violence, fair wages, economic justice, and most recently has guided Janesville UCC through the process of Becoming an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation.

Becoming Welcoming Communities: A Study Guide

This workshop will introduce “Becoming Welcoming Communities: Immigration in the Light of Biblical Faith,” a study guide for congregations from the Wisconsin Council of Churches. Immigration has become one of the most emotionally charged and polarizing social and political issues. Immigration is also a core issue for faith communities. Throughout the New Testament, Christians are called to care for the outcast and the stranger. Christians have been in the forefront of those calling for hospitality, solidarity, and justice for the more recently-arrived members of their communities. They have worked to replace prejudice and hostility with understanding and reconciliation.

Peter Bakken is Coordinator for Public Policy at the Wisconsin Council of Churches and Executive Director of Wisconsin Interfaith Power and Light. He received his Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Chicago Divinity School. He is the author of the WCC publications, Hunger at Our Doorstep: A Study-Action Guide for Wisconsin Congregations and Becoming Welcoming Communities: Immigration in Light of Biblical Faith.

Coaching isn’t Just for Football Do you think it’s time to change something in your life? In the fitness world, we look for a personal trainer. Or we could go to a continuing education class. A new tool for change in the church is a coach who works with the pastor to figure out how to make a shift in the ways of doing ministry. Greg

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Watling and Ted Drewson will share their experience of a coaching relationship; Greg is the coach. And Ted says it has been a really good thing in his work life and personal life.

Rev. Ted Drewson is pastor at Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Fond du Lac.

Rev. Greg Watling is pastor at United Church of Christ, New London.

Healing the Heart of Democracy – a Sampler

As cultural, social, economic and political divisions have deepened, it has become harder and harder to talk with each other about the things that divide us. Parker Palmer’s 2011 book Healing the Heart of Democracy explores these divides and proposes ways to go about bridging them through intentional, invitational small-group work. This workshop will introduce Palmer’s approach and provide some sample small-group experiences based on offerings at First Congregational, Appleton, during the 2012 and 2016 election seasons.

Steve Hirby retired in 2008 after serving in a variety of administrative positions at Lawrence University, including 21 years as a fund raiser and 8 in information technology. He has been an active member and lay leader of First Congregational UCC, Appleton, and had served on several Conference committees before being elected to the Board of Directors in 2011. He chaired the Board from 2012-2016. Steve lives in Appleton with his wife, Pat. They have three grown sons and three grandchildren.

Healthy Congregations

Churches are our faith families. As is the case in our personal families, not always are our relationships within our faith families easy. Sometimes we have difficulty communicating. Sometimes decisions by others in the church are made that negatively affect us. Sometimes there’s outright conflict between members. A healthy church family requires attention, devotion, intention, and a willingness to learn

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new ways of relating and communicating. The Wisconsin Conference’s newly trained Conflict Resolution team is able to help you develop best practices for healthy congregations. This workshop will introduce to you to some best practices for healthy congregations and conflict mediation. It may help you decide if you’d like the team to come work with your church family.

The Conflict Resolution Team includes: Jane Anderson, Associate Conference Minister; Stephen Ware; Tina Ottman-Boykin; Rev. Beth Voigt; and Rev. Delisa Buckingham-Taylor.

Let’s Talk Potty Talk

Issues of transgender people and the bathrooms they may use are hot topics today. Hear stories of Transgender families in the life of the church.

Members of the Open and Affirming Team of the Wisconsin Conference will lead the presentation and discussion.

Music and the Arts for the Practice of Praise, Prayer, Lament and Justice Come and find ideas and resources for the renewal of worship with a special emphasis on creative approaches, the arts and music. (This workshop will be repeated in the afternoon.)

Gary Rand is our worship director this year and has planned the worship services for Friday evening and Sunday morning. See “Special Guests” for more information about Gary.

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The New MOM: A Conversation The development of a re-visioned Manual on Ministry has taken years and engaged participants from across the United Church of Christ. Much of our church and ministry practice will remain the same; but some changes have been recommended as well. This workshop will offer an introduction to and conversation about the new MOM. We encourage you to take a look at the new MOM at http://www.uccfiles.com/pdf/2017-drafted-MOM.pdf.

Associate Conference Ministers Rob McDougall, Joanne Thomson, and Jane Anderson will lead the workshop.

Workshops: Saturday Afternoon, 3:15 – 4:30

Engaging Criminal Justice Reform Learn how local congregations can engage in local, state and national efforts to reform the injustice in our justice system.

Rev. jerry Hancock JD, M.Div.is Director of The Prison Ministry Project based in First Congregational UCC, Madison, Wisconsin.

David Liners is the State Director of WISDOM. Jerome Dillard is the Director of EXPO: Ex-Prisoners Organizing, a program of WISDOM.

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Music and the Arts for the Practice of Praise, Prayer, Lament and Justice Come and find ideas and resources for the renewal of worship with a special emphasis on creative approaches, the arts and music.

Gary Rand is our worship director this year and has planned the worship services for Friday evening and Sunday morning. See “Special Guests” for more information about Gary.

The Path to ONA Are you interested in the process of becoming Open and Affirming? Come hear stories of churches who have recently completed Open and Affirming processes.

Members of the Open and Affirming Team of the Wisconsin Conference and members of churches will lead the presentation and discussion.

Tools for Ministry Have you ever felt like you just can’t get caught up, everything you do or plan is a last minute effort? This workshop will give you some tools and suggestions for planning ahead even if you have very little time for planning. You will leave with your own tools to take back to your church with you. This workshop is for Ministers, Lay Leaders, council/board members and those who want to help make the church run smoothly throughout the year.

Jeannie Douglas has been ordained in the United Church of Christ for 16 years. For the last 10 years she has served as an Intentional Interim serving churches throughout Wisconsin. She also served as a called Minister in both Minnesota and Montana. Currently she serves as Pastor of Congregational Life in First Congregational of Appleton. She has led several workshops and retreats and is also a Certified Life Coach. Because of her wide range of experience in churches she has developed a toolbox of methods for making planning easier in the church.

Using an Original Biblical Pictorial Timeline to Engage the Whole Congregation in the Biblical Story One of a congregation’s most important responsibilities is to nurture its people in the Christian faith. The Biblical Pictorial Timeline (BPT) is a collection of 36 original images depicting Bible stories. The BPT and its related books, curriculum, and resources are a creative, engaging way to foster biblical literacy and interpretation, and support people as they find their place in the unfolding drama of the Bible. The

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BPT is applicable to a wide variety of congregational settings; connects worship, education, and mission; and provides a link between church and home.

Chris and Stacy Myers are ministers with First Congregational United Church of Christ in River Falls, Wisconsin.

Your Stewardship Ministry Informed by the UCC / DOC “Stepping up to Stewardship” conference, this workshop will explore the unique opportunities for ministry in our congregational stewardship efforts.

Rev. Ann Utke has served in pastoral ministry in a variety of church settings since 1994. Currently Ann is an interim minister at St. John’s UCC, Random Lake. She lives in Milwaukee with her husband, Bill, who is also a UCC clergyperson. In her free time, she enjoys gluten free cooking, practicing Spanish, and singing along with her ukulele.

Sunday

Faith Formation

Gatherings

8:30 – 9:30

Discipleship Walk This guided contemplative walk through the Green Lake grounds will provide participants the opportunity to prayerfully interact with our meeting setting. We will follow a route of prayer stations throughout the grounds, stopping periodically for lectio-like meditations on prayers, poems and other readings, and scripture, and watching mindfully for signs and wonders throughout the walk. Participants will be asked to add their prayers a group composition, and will take home a reminder of the walk to use in prayer.

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Julie Kramer is a year 3 Lay Academy student. She is a long-time member of First Congregational in Madison, and has co-facilitated (along with Rev. Ann Beaty) several classes on spiritual practices and development. Her

interests include leadership, prayer, and writing poetry. Julie and her husband Greg and 3 teenage children are all “cat people” and avid hockey fans. Debbie Hoogesteger is a 2010 graduate of the Wisconsin Conference Lay Academy and facilitator for the Come-Down-to-the-Lakeshore Writer's Retreat held annually at Pilgrim Center. She and her husband Jim recently retired in the Fox Valley area to be closer to family - they are still adapting to country life on a farm several miles outside of Reedsville WI. Debbie enjoys reading, writing, spending time with her family and learning to ride the John Deere.

Rev. Ann Beaty has been an ordained minister for over 20 years and currently serves as Associate Minister at First Congregational UCC, Madison. Ann has special interest in contemplative prayer practices and how they feed us for justice ministries. She has an MDiv from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Her love of contemplative practices and social action was influenced by participating in a Spiritual Director certification program through Shalem Institute. She enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, and reading.

A Healing Service The healing service is an act of worship set aside for the express purpose of sharing in worship, prayer and God’s spiritual gifts of healing. This service is a safe, welcoming space for anyone seeking healing for themselves, their loved ones, their communities, churches, and more. It will include an anointing with oil for those who want to come forward and receive this laying on of hands. Manda Stack will lead the service. Mugs McFadden will accompany with music.

Rev. Manda Stack has served as Pastor for 20 years at Union Grove Congregational UCC and Raymond Community UCC (Yoke). She is certified as an energy clearing practitioner, bringing balance to people’s lives and living spaces.

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In the Key of Grace: Why & How We Sing Black Gospel Music Members of the Wisconsin Gospellers lead an exploration of the roots, songs and appeal of a musical tradition that crosses spiritual and cultural boundaries.

Alicia Gardner is Music Leader for St Paul’s UCC in Marshfield, a graduate of Lay Academy, and the Gospellers’ Membership Coordinator. Mark Schmitt is a semi-retired music educator who leads the music team at

First Congregational UCC Waukesha. He is interim musical director of the

Wisconsin Gospellers. Kimberly Redding teaches history and cross-cultural

studies at Carroll University, a member of First Congregational UCC

Waukesha. She chairs the Wisconsin Gospellers’s Leadership Team.

Join us as we take a walk with Micah Come for a Sunday Morning Bible Study on the prophet Micah.

Rev. David Schnepf is the Senior Pastor of First Congregational UCC in Oconomowoc. He graduated from Eden Theological Seminary and received a Doctorate in Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He has taught New Testament and a variety of other courses for the Lay Ministry School in the United Methodist Church, for the Indiana and Florida Conferences.

Walk the Labyrinth Participants will be welcomed to come and walk the Labyrinth for some quiet contemplation. The Labyrinth is borrowed from First Congregational UCC in Oshkosh.

Cathy Wille will be present to explain the Labyrinth to anyone who has never walked a Labyrinth.

The Ministry of Writing a Mystery As a minister, my head and heart are always full of stories but I believe we all have great imaginations. Lots of times, whether a minister or a lover of the church, our work with others keeps us up at night,

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and that is a perfect time to get up to write ten pages. This workshop will encourage writers. We will talk about ways to begin and keep going. I think writing soothes the soul, encourages the lost and lonely and sometimes you even get a book out of it! My book St. Mary’s Private Dancer is due out in March. Here are a few words from the back cover: It was no surprise when sex worker Marnie called retired pastor Shepherd Murdoch for help. But when Shep arrived at Marnie’s house, she found the kitchen covered in blood, her young son left behind and Marnie nowhere to be found. All Shep really wants is to grow flowers in her greenhouse, but a nagging sense of duty draws her into a dangerous underworld, as she searches for Marnie and tries to take care of her boy. And is police Sgt. Kelly flirting with her? She just hopes she can stay alive long enough to find out.

Rev. Blair Hull is the pastor of Congregational UCC in Whitewater.

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Register for the meeting

Register online for the

Annual Meeting

wcucc.org/annualmeeting

Registration is also available by mail. If you register by mail:

print your registration form,

send it, with appropriate fees. Checks should be made payable to Wisconsin Conference UCC. Mail to: Wisconsin Conference UCC 4459 Gray Rd DeForest, WI 53532-0435

Churches: refer to this schedule to determine number of delegates you may send to Annual Meeting. o 1-750 members = 2 delegates o 751-1250 members = 3 delegates o Over 1250 members = 4 delegates

We recommend that First-time delegates attend an orientation luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 8 in the Kraft Center.

Reserve Lodging & Meals

Call Green Lake Conference Center to reserve

lodging and meals

1-920-294-3323

Lodging: Look online to see different lodging options - www.glcc.org

Identify yourself with the Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ Annual Meeting. Hotel rooms in Bauer Lodge, Kern Lodge, and Roger Williams Inn are within walking distance of the dining room and meeting spaces. Rooms are air-conditioned and have private baths.

Meals: If you are staying on campus, you will be automatically charged for pre-determined meal plans according to the number of night’s stay. If there are meals you plan on missing, ask to have them removed from your itinerary at time of reservation.

Main Meal Package: Friday lunch - Sunday breakfast: includes 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners. Adults: $70; children (age 6-11): $48.

If you wish to have lunch on Sunday, you must specifically add that meal to your meal package

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No charge for ages 5 and under.

Individual Meal Prices: Adult: Breakfast - $9.75, Lunch - $11.75, Dinner - $13.50, Children 6-11: Breakfast - $7.00, Lunch - $8.00, Dinner - $9.00

Commuters who wish to dine at GLCC must order in advance through GLCC at least 48 hours prior to your arrival.

All meals are served buffet-style with several choices of entrée offered at each sitting. Vegetarian options are included. Children eat from a “child friendly” buffet. Special meals due to medical requirements can be ordered by contacting guest services: 1-920-294-3323

Meals and beverages are taxed. To avoid state sales tax, bring a copy of a tax exempt form with ID number and a letter on letterhead from your church or non-profit organization stating that you are there on business for them.

Thursday Meals: If you will be at Green Lake on Thursday and staying for the entire meeting, you must add Thursday dinner (if you wish it) to your meal package when you register.

Child Care

INFANT CARE

Infant through 3 years old: Infant and toddler care will be provided by the trained professional staff at the GLCC campus.

The Children's Center is in Roger Williams Inn, accessible from our main gathering room.

There is no cost for this service; however you must register your child(ren) in advance. Infants/toddlers must be picked up by parents prior to all meal times.

Register for infant and toddler care as part of Annual Meeting registration.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH CARE

Pilgrim Center staff will provide activities at Green Lake Conference Center for children 4 years old through seniors in high school.

Register your children for this day program when you register for Annual Meeting. Cost is $10 per day per child, or $25 per child for Friday through Sunday.

Children and Youth Schedule:

Friday: 12:45–4:30 and 6:30–8:30

Saturday: 8:30–12:00, 1:15–4:45 and 6:30–8:15

Sunday: 8:15–12:15

Children are to be taken to Roger Williams Inn, the Veranda A room, no more than 15 minutes before sessions begin and picked up no more than 15 minutes after sessions end.

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Getting Around

“Taxi” Service: Too tired to walk up or down that hill one more time? We will have golf cart “taxis” driven by a team of cart drivers available to take you around the main campus. Carts will run between Kraft, Pillsbury, Bauer, Kern (at the parking lot door), and Roger Williams. “Taxi Stand” signs will be at the front of these buildings.

Accessibility: Residential and meeting facilities at GLCC are handicap accessible. However, distances between the major meeting, meal and housing facilities range from 50 to 150 yards, requiring walking on either a level or moderate uphill or downhill terrain. Access to all buildings is possible by personal vehicle.

Special Needs Assistance: The Annual Meeting Planning Committee seeks to extend a great welcome to all who attend Annual Meeting. We understand that an outdoor campus can present some barriers for those who are wheelchair bound or may have difficulty getting around, and that not every door or walkway is 100 percent “user friendly.” Thus we have a Hospitality Team whose mission is to help make your time at Annual Meeting more enjoyable and as hassle free as possible. Should you need assistance getting around, carrying bags, moving into your room, or even finding your way, our Hospitality Team can help. You can spot them around the campus in their neon green Hospitality Team vests.

You can also ask for help from anyone wearing a neon pink “Ask Me!” button.