Southeast Wisconsin District

Scope and Contents

Box 1 contains all of the series for this collection.

Series 1: Meeting Minutes

Series 2: Southeastern Wisconsin District Mission Congregations

Series 3: Milwaukee Campus Ministry

Series 4: Reports, Budgets, and Correspondence

Series 5: Board for Home Missions Materials

Scope and Contents

Records consist of individual correspondences with pastors and teachers in the Southeastern Wisconsin District of the Wisconsin Synod. Correspondences include calls that were accepted, declined/returned, and calls that were being deliberated. Also contained in in the collection are correspondence pertaining to those seeking a return to the public ministry after absence for a period of time. Finally there are correspondences pertaining to anniversaries and congregational dedications.

Scope and Contents Box 2 contains 60 file folders. All of Series 4, Series 5, Series 6, Series 7, Series 8, Series 9, and Series 10.Series 4: District correspondence Subseries 1: Dakota-Montana District – 1933-46, 1953 Folders 48-50Subseries 2: Michigan District – 1933-53 Folders 51-53Subseries 3: Minnesota District – 1933-53 Folders 54-56Subseries 4: Nebraska District – 1933-53 Folders 57-58Subseries 5: Northern Wisconsin District – 1930-50 Folders...

Scope and Contents This box contains 17 file folders from series 3 and series 4 in The Presidental Papers of Gustave E. Bergemann. These folders relate to the Michigan District, Minnesota District, Nebraska District, Northern Wisconsin Distrcit, Southeast Wisconsin District, and Western Wisconsin District.Sub-series 3fβ: West-Wisconsin District, 1926-1933395 Alpha B, 1925-1932396 Alpha D-E,1926-1932397 Alpha F, 1926-1933398 Alpha G, 1927-1933...

Scope and Contents This series contains meeting minutes from the Southeastern Wisconsin District Mission Board, the WELS General Board for Home Missions, district missionary conferences sponsored by the SEW DMB, the Inner-City Mission Committee, and the SEW District Evangelism Committee.File Folders include: 1 Southeastern Wisconsin District Mission Board—Information Booklets and Manpower Lists2 South Atlantic District Mission Board—Manual: 19893 Southeastern...

Scope and Contents This series consists of COP meeting agendas and meeting minutes from 1948-1989. Agendas and minutes are included from both regular COP meetings held throughout the year and assignment committee meetings held each May to assign pastor and teacher graduates. A detailed index of the various topics discussed at COP meetings is included.Files included in this series are: 1 Index to Topics Discussed at COP Meetings2 1948 COP Meeting Minutes3 1949 COP...

Scope and Contents This series consists of correspondence between President Nommensen and pastors and teachers in the Southeastern Wisconsin District. The collection includes correspondence pertaining to calls accepted, declined and deliberated, as well as retirements, anniversaries and congregational dedications.File folders in this series are: 1 Pastor Calls — Welcome to the District (July 1985-May 1989)2 Pastor Calls — Retirements (September 1983-October 1988)...

Scope and Contents In late 1917, the newly merged synod organized into six districts. By 1920, the synod had grown from six districts to eight with the inclusion of the Pacific Northwest District and the Dakota Montana District.* Bergemann used this district structure to organize the greatest share of his correspondence from 1918 until the end of his presidency. Correspondence with individuals and congregations was reckoned according to the district where the pastor or congregation was located. Synodical...

Scope and Contents This series consists of correspondence to and from the eight districts of the Synod during Brenner’s presidency.Subseries 1: Dakota-Montana District – 1933-46, 1953 File Folders: 48-50Subseries 2: Michigan District – 1933-53 File Folders: 51-53Subseries 3: Minnesota District – 1933-53 File Folders: 54-56Subseries 4: Nebraska District – 1933-53 File Folders: 57-58Subseries 5: Northern Wisconsin District – 1930-50 File Folders:...

Scope and Contents Records in this collection are divided into three different groupings: 1) a variety of documents on the break with Missouri, 2) materials regarding the Revised Standard Version (RSV) translation of the Bible, and 3) miscellaneous pastoral documents from Dahlke's ministry. However, the significance of this collection is found in the first grouping, of which the majority of this collection consists. Dahlke's thoughts on the break with Missouri prove to be very significant. Not...