News from the Wisconsin Conference

February 2023

President's Update:

The highlights for January are:

We started the new year with a staff meeting at the conference office. We reflected on God’s blessings for us in 2022 and recommitted ourselves to following God’s directions for our...

Titus Naftanaila

President

Budget Update:

It is a hectic time of year in the Secretariat and Treasury Departments as we close the records for 2022 and plan and budget for 2023. I am happy to report that there were 209 baptisms and professions of faith in 2022...

Brian Stephan

Executive Secretary/Treasurer

Youth Department:

We’re looking forward to Summer Camp 2023 and wanted to send you all an update so that you can better plan. We are making a handful changes that we think are going to be a huge benefit to the overall program...

Zack Payne

Youth Director

Stewardship:

When you hear the words, “You should increase your giving,” you may think that this sounds like advice loaded with self-interest, but it’s not. I won’t pretend that increased giving won’t help the church carry out its mission...

Bill Ochs

Planned Giving/Trust Services Director

News

Wakonda: Building Our Future

A special page on our website has been dedicated to Wakonda: Building Our Future. Click the button below for updates on donations and progress on the specific projects. You'll also find info on signing up to volunteer!

Thank You Volunteers! Wakonda Works Days

Thank you to the volunteers who came to our first winter work day at Camp Wakonda! The next work day is February 5 and we have have room for more volunteers to come and help prepare for Maranatha's arrival...

Women's Empowerment Weekend: Registration Open

I am looking forward to fellowshipping with all the ladies who will be coming to Camp Wakonda for our Wisconsin Women’s Ministry Empowerment Weekend, March 10-12,2023. Early-bird rate is good though February 17...

Family Life: Finding Balance, Improving Empathy & More

Enjoy the following articles:

Balancing Family and Career
Five exercises to help you build more empathy
How the Internet Changed Marital Intimacy

NAD Health Summit: Power to Heal, April 2-8

Whether you’ve never been to an NAD Health Summit or you’ve been with us in the past, you don’t want to miss this one because we will be doing something different. The trainings, networking sessions, and spiritual...

Fox Valley Church Partners with Local Police Department

On December 20, 2022, the Fox Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located in Neenah WI, partnered with its local police department in an outreach effort to the community. Together they distributed twenty gift cards from...

February Sales at The LightHouse Thrift Store

Click below for February sales information.

Hallelujah Hustle Registration Opens February 5

Can you believe it? We are already preparing for the Hallelujah Hustle this summer! We are SUPER excited to be making arrangements and plans for our event this year. Thanks again to everyone who has participated and...

WI School Choice Available for Several Conference Schools

Enrollment for Wisconsin School Choice opens on February 1, 2023. If you enroll in this program your student can attend the following of our conference schools tuition free!

For information specific to each...

90 Gather for Annual WinterFestaPalooza

Originally posted on the Wakonda Facebook page (link HERE) on January 17, 2023.

This past weekend, a group of 90 youth, young adults, and young families gathered at Camp Wakonda...

Public Campus Ministries Receives $80,000 Grant

Originally published on the Lake Union Herald Website and in the LUH This Week on January 12, 2023. In January, Wisconsin Conference welcomed the new year with an answer to an audacious prayer request. The...

WI Member Highlighted in the Lake Union Herald

The following story was originally published on the Lake Union Herald website and the Lake Union Herald This Week on January 5, 2023.

“Your test results show that you are pregnant.” Hearing those words, as I...

Youth Department Seeks Communication Help

In 2023, Wakonda (the WI Conf. Youth Evangelism Department) is pushing forward into the realm of content and communications. We’re going to be intentional about pushing more stories about what youth and young adults...

JAHWI Welcomes New Leadership

The Hispanic Adventist Youth of the Wisconsin Conference have done a wonderful job in 2021-2022, under the direction of President Geidy Gómez. The Jahwi federation has two years to minister to our youth and Geidy...