175th Annual Gathering – Program at a Glance

All events will be held at the conference center. Specific rooms will be posted as they are assigned.

FRIDAY SCHEDULE — OCTOBER 11

  • 5:00-6:00: Crystal Meeting Room, Roger Williams Inn
    • WI Ministers Council Fall Annual Meeting
  • 5:00-7:00: Staughton Hall Lobby, Pillsbury Hall Lower Level
    • Registration opens for Banquet attendees & full Annual Gathering participants Staughton Hall
    • Prayer Space and Exhibit Hall opens
  • 6:45-9:30: Bauer Dining Room, Kraft Centre
    • Anniversary Banquet:  “The Stories of GOD Among Us...Connecting Us”
    • Semi-formal Attire. Click HERE for banquet ticket information.

SATURDAY SCHEDULE — OCTOBER 12

  • 7:00am: Lake Dock
  • 7:30-8:30: Bauer Dining Room, Kraft Centre
    • Breakfast for Annual Gathering registrants; Click HERE for meal ticket information.
  • 8:15: Staughton Hall Lobby, Pillsbury Hall Lower Level
    • Registration for Saturday Arrivals Open
  • 9:00: Staughton Hall, Pillsbury Hall Lower Level
    • Worshipful Work Session - ABC/WI Annual Meeting [Vote on Proposed Changes to ABC/WI Governance
      documents, Elections, Other Business Items, Recognitions]
  • 10:00-11:50: Breakout Sessions
    • Staughton Hall, Pillsbury: Pastoral Ministry: “What is that in your hand?”
    • Crystal Meeting Room, Roger Williams: Christian Education: “Engaging Youth to Jesus with Modern Teaching Techniques”  
  • 10:00-10:50: McGarvey Meeting Room,Roger Williams Inn
    • Church Administration: "Effective Leadership Service...what are we really asking people to do?"
  • 11:00-11:50: McGarvey Meeting Room,Roger Williams Inn
    • Financial Resources: “Imagine Your Legacy”
  • 12:00pm: Bauer Dining Room, Kraft Centre
    • Lunch for Annual Gathering registrants; Click HERE for meal ticket information.
  • 1:15-2:15: Various Options Available
    • Cyrstal Meeting Room, Roger Williams: American Baptist Women’s Ministries Annual Fall Meeting - Speaker: Susan Hall, Director of Planned Giving from Rainbow Acres, Campe Verde, ZA
    • Staughton Hall, Pillsbury Hall Lower Level: Networking/Fellowship Time with Vendors and one another
    • Click on links to learn more: Free Time/World Gift Shop (open from 11:30 am  - 2:30 pm)
  • 2:15-2:30: Staughton Hall Lobby, Pillsbury Hall Lower Level
    • Afternoon Snacks/President Reception provided by First Baptist Church of West Allis
  • 2:30:  Staughton Hall, Pillsbury Hall LowerLevel
    • Closing worship service “Living Waters -- Spring Forth” Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque, Guest Preacher; Special Presentations; Offering to support new ministries in ABC Wisconsin through the New Wineskins Endowment Fund
  • 4:00  Adjournment.

 

Click HERE for a campus map of Green Lake Conference Center.

 


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