Join us for a Bus Trip to the Issues, Etc., “Making the Case” Conference in Chicago!
Destination: Concordia University Chicago
Date: July 17-20, 2025
Who: Individuals 18+
Cost: $1,165/per person for single occupancy. $900/per person for double occupancy. $750/per person for quadruple occupancy. (everything included except 4 meals)
The group will travel via the Faith Lutheran Motor Coach Bus from Pierre, SD. On Thursday evening, the group will take in a dinner theater and spend the night in the Wisconsin Dells. Hotel accommodations have been secured in Chicago for Friday evening. At the conclusion of the Divine Service on Saturday, the group will depart Chicago and return to the same hotel in the Wisconsin Dells. Sunday will be a travel day as the group returns to Brookings.
The conference will be held at Concordia University Chicago. It begins with a live broadcast of Issues, Etc., at 3:00pm on Friday, July 18 and ends at 4:00pm on Saturday, July 19, with the Divine Service at 6:00pm. There will be a singles social Friday evening after Vespers.
Speakers include the following:
Scott Jennings of CNN
Dr. Thomas Egger, President of Concordia Seminary - St. Louis
Dr. Jon Bruss, President of Concordia Theological Seminary - Fort Wayne
Dr. Carl Trueman
Pastor Will Weedon
The complete conference schedule is not available yet. Click here to go to the conference website.
Click here to download and print the registration form.
Click here to submit the registration form electronically.
Click here to pay deposit and/or balance due online.
A $250 nonrefundable deposit is due by May 1, 2025. A trip minimum must be met by this date or all deposits will be returned and the trip will be canceled. The remaining trip balance is due by June 15, 2025.
Contact Jessie Kuechenmeister at 605-691-1953 (call or text) or email mountcalvary@swiftel.net with questions.