Wisconsin Adventurers Learn About Safety

Wisconsin Adventurers Learn About Safety

Over the weekend of September 6-8, Adventurer Clubs across Wisconsin gathered together at Camp Wakonda for their annual Family Camporee! The theme for this year’s event was Safe With Jesus. Over the weekend the group had fun learning about safety in a variety of ways. Youth Director, Zack Payne, shared the following on the Wakonda…

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Public Campus Retreat: Origin Story

When: September 27-29, 2024 Where: Camp Wakonda What: Join other college students at Origin Story! Experience deep community, make friends, build habits, and explore God’s Word with others to grow in your discovery of God and launch your faith.   Register today: https://forms.gle/Y1QY6cZaDoGsvu1i7 or scan the QR code! 

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Courage in the Time of Storm

Originally published on the Wakonda Blog on July 31, 2024: https://www.wakonda.org/blog At 6:00am, Monday morning, not twenty-four hours after Summer Camp duties were officially over, I and a team of Camp Wakonda staff set out for Gillette, Wyoming to help set up for the Believe the Promise Pathfinder International Camporee. It was a pretty uneventful…

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Cruise With A Mission

Incredible cruise adventure to The Caribbean! December 8-15, 2024.

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Just Breathe, and Let God

Summer Camp Girl's Director, Hannah Bergeon is highlighted in the Lake Union Herald.

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Wisconsin’s Legacy of Pathfinder Leadership – Part 2

This is part 2 in a two-part series about Wisconsin Pathfinder Area Coordinators as published on the Youth Department’s Wakonda Blog in May of 2024. PART 2: Continuing a Legacy Many people will celebrate that the first official “Pathfinder Club” started in the 1920s in California–and indeed that club, led by John McKim and Willa…

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Wisconsin’s Legacy of Pathfinder Leaders – Part 1

This is part 1 in a two-part series about Wisconsin Pathfinder Area Coordinators as published on the Youth Department’s Wakonda Blog in May of 2024. PART 1: Celebrating a Legacy Wisconsin has been blessed with an excellent team of conference Pathfinders leaders. When I say that, you may be tempted to look back on a…

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Wisconsin Pathfinders End Year on High Note

The following was shared on the Wakonda Facebook Page on May 14, 2024 Wisconsin Pathfinder Fair 2024 Awesome turnout, Scotty Baker taught us about Archaeology, Pathfinders competed the stilt race, slow bike, and pancake flip events, we practiced our parade for Camp Meeting, clubs won awards for their hard work over the year, we sang,…

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Stevens Point Church Hosts Send-Off for Graduates in Local Adventist Christian Fellowship Chapter

Zack Payne, Youth Director

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Nearly 200 Attend Adventurer Fun Day!

Adventurers earned both the Magnets 1 and 2 Awards! The Amazing Glen taught us all about “Magnets, Not Magic!”

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News & Events

Save the Date — Wisconsin Conference Camp Meeting 2025

Theme: Let It Rain 📅 June 20–28, 2025📍 Camp Wakonda — W8368 County Hwy E, Oxford, WI 53952 Join us for Camp Meeting 2025, a time to come together as a conference family for worship, fellowship, and spiritual renewal under this year’s theme, “Let It Rain.” We look forward to a week filled with inspiring messages, uplifting music, and programs…

One Gift, Two Blessings!

After serving for decades as a teacher in a small rural town, Patricia retired. After a number of years in retirement, she decided to get a part-time job at a retail store in town “for something to do.” She enjoyed her job and wound up working there for over 15 years. During that time, she…

Young Adult Ministry in Wisconsin

Young adults in Wisconsin are, as they are across the country, at risk of drifting away from the church if church leaders aren’t intentionally giving them reasons to engage. The more I talked with young adults here, the more it became clear that there was a felt need: we need to create space for this…

Ron Whitehead New Lake Union Youth, Young Adults, and Children’s Ministries Director

On March 5, the Lake Union Executive Committee voted to elect Ron Whitehead as the Lake Union Youth, Young Adults, and Children’s Ministries Director. For the past 29 years, he has faithfully led the Lake Union Youth Department in a volunteer capacity, dedicating his time and energy to mentoring, guiding, and empowering young people across…

Elden Ramirez voted as the New Lake Union President

On March 5, the Lake Union Executive Committee voted to elect Elden Ramirez as the next president of the Lake Union Conference, with his leadership taking effect on April 15, 2025. This historic decision marks a significant milestone, as he becomes the first Gen X union president in North America and the first Hispanic American…

Rediscovering the Book

The narrative in 2 Chronicles 34:8-33 offers several compelling and thought-provoking lessons relevant to today’s contemporary church practices.  King Josiah instructed his officials to restore the temple, which had been neglected for several decades. While evaluating the building’s condition, they made a profound discovery that affected everyone, from the king himself to the everyday citizens…