Come to our annual Wild Game Banquet & Seminar on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Oconto Falls High School.
Be sure to come early and bring your favorite dish for the Wild Game Potluck Dinner at 5:30 p.m. with the featured seminar speaker, James H VanSteenhouse–“The Bear Man”– at 6:30 p.m. The doors open at 4 p.m.
When you arrive at 4 p.m. you can tour the gym and see the display of replicas of huge trophy whitetail deer. This amazing display of world-class trophy whitetail deer presents a unique display for you to see the most incredible trophies ever taken. This year includes grizzly bear and huge white tails taken in the wild. Again this year there will be a Youth Nerf Gun Range from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with prizes.
At 5:30 p.m. we will have a Wild Game Potluck Dinner. Then at 6:30 p.m. we will hear from our featured speaker, James H. VanSteenhouse, a retired CEO of Interlinc Mortgage Services LLC. Jim is an avid archery hunter around the world. He grew up on a farm in Michigan hunting with a shotgun and rifle. In September 2015, he was attacked by a grizzly while on an archery moose hunt, it changed his life forever. You need to hear part II his story.
Donation raffle prizes will be available again this year. High Level Prizes are: Mission X Cross-bow Pro Kit, Weatherby Vanguard 25-06 Bronze Composite, Savage Axis XP .270 w/Scope Camo Composite, .45 cal. Smith & Wesson Semi-Auto and a Finfanatic Charter Fishing Trip. Low Level Prizes are: Mark II Savage BNS Laminate .22 , 9mm Ruger EC9, (2) Tactacam Camera Package, CenterPoint Crossbow Package, 1/2 hog From Meatski’s, (2) Doe Hunts @ Butler Rock, a “Heater” Body Suit and a Women’s Prize-Gift Card Package.
Remember to bring in any buck or bull for scoring and a can good for the local food pantry. For more information you may call the church office at 920-855-2962.
The Bear Man, Jim Van Steenhouse and his wife, Liz will be speaking at Hillside Assembly on Sunday, January 28th during the 10 a.m. service. Jim will be sharing his story about a bear attack, that nearly took his life while on an archery moose hunt, at the Wild Game Banquet on Saturday night at Oconto Falls High School—the public
is invited. After this attack, Jim and Liz faced some insurmountable marriage difficulties that Jim’s new faith in Christ enabled them to overcome. Their testimony has helped hundreds of couples to have a better marriage and find freedom and restoration in Christ.
They started a marriage healing work they call, “Rough Roads Marriage”. The public is invited to hear their story and especially those who are struggling in their marriage relationship or with a life controlling addiction.
The Wild Game Banquet and special marriage service are both free to attend. You
can call the church for more information at 920-855-2962. The church is located on the west side of Gillett at 5890 Hwy 22 West.
