Fairfield Inn & Suites Wisconsin Dells
The Continuing Church of God observes God's Holy Days (click here for you can click here for the calendar of Holy Days), sometimes called festival or feast days, throughout the world.
Information on them is in the free online book: Should You Keep God's Holy Days or Demonic Holidays?
The longest festival is called the Feast of Tabernacles (see The Feast of Tabernacles: A Time for Christians?) also called the Feast of Booths. The Jews call it Sukkot.
Services are to begin the evening of September 29th and continue until sunset ending the Last Great Day which is October 7th in 2023.
Some website links to outside sources are in this post, but this does not mean that they are endorsed by the Continuing Church of God. They are provided as additional sources of information–and hopefully some of that information may be helpful to you and your family as you begin to make plans for the 2023 Feast of Tabernacles.
Please make every effort to obey God and attend this year.
In the USA, we are planning to observe the Feast of Tabernacles in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
We plan to hold services in the Fairfield Inn & Suites Wisconsin Dells. Its address is 511 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Wisconsin Dells
It reportedly shares a parking lot, and has affiliation, with the SpringHill Suites Wisconsin Dells. Its address is 461 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965.
The hotel representative sent the following:
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:
- Fairfield Inn & Suites Wisconsin Dells for 99 USD per night
Book your group rate for CCOG Feast of Tabernacles
- SpringHill Suites Wisconsin Dells for 109 USD per night
The SpringHill Suites Wisconsin Dells is supposedly a little nicer than the Fairfield Inn & Suites Wisconsin Dells and also is to have the option of having connecting rooms.
The rates for each include some type of breakfast.
The discount being offered to us is substantial as when we tried to book them for the period of the Feast of Tabernacles, the rates that came up online were about USD$50 more per night, so we feel that the rates being offered are quite good.
While we do not require that people stay at either of those properties, it is usually much easier for those who choose to stay where services will be held.
Congregants should already be saving second tithe so they can afford to go and observe the Feast of Tabernacles joyfully, as God’s word declares they should.
Do not put it off as time marches on fairly quickly.
You do not need to stay at the hotel it will likely be held at in order to attend the Feast of Tabernacles here. However, many will find staying at the meeting hotel convenient.
According to Tripadvisor, the Wisconsin Dells has about 118 restaurants and 110 places to stay.
The closest airport is Madison Truax Field (MSN), which is 40.56 miles away. The Milwaukee Airport (MKE) is 127.2 miles away.
Here is the expected schedule for services for the USA site and it should be similar for Canada:
DAILY SCHEDULE
Friday, September 29, 2023. Services: 7:30 pm.
Saturday, September 30, 2023. Services: 2:00 pm.
Sunday, October 1, 2023. Services: 9:30 am.
Monday, October 2, 2023. Services: 9:30 am.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Services: 9:30 am.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Services: 9:30 am.
Thursday, October 5, 2023. Services: 9:30 am.
Friday, October 6, 2023. Services: 9:30 am.
Saturday, October 7, 2023. Services: 2:00 pm.
More information on this site is expected to be added once it is available.
For other information about this Feast site, contact Dr. Bob Thiel, email cogwriter@aol.com
We do not expect a full feast site in Australia in 2023. Possibly, those there will connect online with those of New Zealand.
The Feast site in Canada is Services will be held at Tweedside Hall, situated at 570 Tweedside Road, Harvey Station. From Fredericton it is about 45 minutes from the venue. From our home we are about 20 minutes away. The facility has a full kitchen which is at our disposal should we need it.
For more information, contact Herb Haddon, email giseleghaddon@gmail.com
We expect to have a feast site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which those in Rwanda would attend in 2023.
For more information on the site in the Congo, contact Moise Nshimiyimana, Phone number+250788415438 P.o box 2493 Kigali.
His email is: monaliv19@gmail.com
We have scattered members across Europe and the British Isles. We anticipate that CCOG members there will watch services online in 2023.
We plan to have a site in Gambella, Ethiopia. Those there came to us from a Church of God, Seventh-day background and are relatively new to keeping the Feast of Tabernacles. The same goes from those in South Sudan who also are likely to attend.
The Ethiopians and South Sudanese are quite poor and there can be health risks here (as well as anywhere in Africa we have sites). If you want to go, please contact Evans Ochieng, email evochieng74@gmail.com or Koang Deng koangdeng5@gmail.com; Koang Deng lives in Ethiopia.
If you can speak (like give sermonettes) that would be helpful.
We have hundreds with us in Ghana. They came to us from a Church of God, Seventh-day background and are relatively new to keeping the Feast of Tabernacles.
The expected location is RAMSEYER RETREATS CENTER IN KUMASI. Here is the email address of our leading Pastor Samuel Ofosu Gyeabour fosusamuel81@gmail.com
A site in far eastern India is planned for Lamdan, which is in eastern India:
We plan to have the Feast at a place called Lamdan.It is a training institute for mountaineering.In the past we had activities such as basic training for climbing mountains (like Mt Everest:), swimming, rafting, trekking, rock climbing, rapelling and living in tents, including paragliding.
For more information, contact me cogwriter@aol.com
We expect to have nine Feast sites in Kenya.
Got kacholaKisiiKihanchaChilaniDaktechBometMauMoloNjoro.
Got kachola isnear lake Victoria. It is reportedly a good site to view GOD'S creation around the lake.
For more information on the sites in Kenya, contact Evans Ochieng, email evochieng74@gmail.com
We plan to have two sites in Malawi. According to Pastor Evans Ochieng, "it is cheap."
Brother Sambandele and Khuleme will take care of Mwanza. Deacon Wahela, chiphangwi will be at Migowi.
If you want to go, please contact Radson Mulozowa email radsonmulozowa@gmail.com or Evans Ochieng, email evochieng74@gmail.com
If you can speak (like give sermonettes) that would be helpful.
We expect to have one or two sites in Mozambique.
If you want to go, please contact Radson Mulozowa email radsonmulozowa@gmail.com
A Feast of Tabernacles site is planned for Westport, New Zealand.
For additional information, contact Ritchie White, email aerotriker@gmail.com
We expect to have a site in Panama. This will likely be about 2-3 hours away from the international airport there. More details are expected to be posted once they become more available.
For further information please contact George 'Doc' Buchanan. His email address is: Doc1111@protonmail.com
A site is planned for the Philippines nearSurigao City:
Dear Dr. Thiel,
Happy to report to you that we finally had found a fine feast site for the upcoming Feast of Tabernacles. This is a mountain resort namely, FARMERS’ GARDEN RESORT, located at the Municipality of Mainit (which means hot), Surigao del Norte, a one hour drive from Surigao City. A wellness resort sorrounded by hills which has four pools, one of which is a warm water from a volcanic spring.
We already informed our brethren in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro City of which they felt excited about.
We were told by the management to book as early as possible with the 30% advance. We promised to do before end of this month.
The price of rooms are quite just reasonable as follows:
1) Double Bed . . . .Php 1,500.00 (US $ 30.00)
2) Family of 6. .Php 2,400.00 (US $48.00)
3) Function Hall ( the double-size room converted into a Function Hall). . Php 1,500.00
It is our plan that Steve Dupuie will be able to speak there for part of the Feast.
For further details, contact Joe Lumpay, email is joecags_lumpay@yahoo.com
We may have a very small Spanish language site in Puerto Rico--if not then Carlos Aponte is looking at the Dominican Republic.
For more information, contact Carlos Aponte. His email is carlosaponte2007@hotmail.com
For more information on the site in the Congo, contact Moise Nshimiyimana, Phone number+250788415438 P.o box 2493 Kigali.
His email is: monaliv19@gmail.com
We expect to have a site in Utegi, Tanzania. For more information, contact Martin Wanga, email matinwanga@gmail.com.
We do have some type of services available via the internet for those who cannot get to the festival sites. Sermons, offertories, and some other items are expected to be at the Sermons link at the www.ccog.org website and probably more will be in this article.
Please obey God and keep the Feast of Tabernacles as He would want you to (see also How to Keep God's Festivals).
Here are messages made for 2023:
Feast of Tabernacles 2023 Opening Night Message.
Behind the Work 2023: Using Radio
The Millennial Kingdom of God
Wild Beasts and Prophecy
When Does the 6000 Years End? 2031? 2035?
Why Eternal Life?
Pursuit of Happiness
Here are some made in 2022:
Here are some that were made in 2021 to be watched during the Feast of Tabernacles for those without live speakers:
Nazarenes: Christians or Heretics?
For 2020, we also made the following messages:
2020 Feast of Tabernacles Opening Night Message
Offertory - Feast of Tabernacles
Behind The Work 2020: Into East Africa
And the following is for the Last Great Day:
Last Great Day Offertory
Last Great Day: God is impartial and has a plan for all
Here are some other past sermons for the Feast of Tabernacles:
Since offerings are taken up on the first Day of the Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day, here are links to offertory messages:
Here are some sermonettes that you might wish to watched during the Feast of Tabernacles:
Here are links to sermons given in 2018 at the Feast of Tabernacles in Serbia and Alexandria, Virginia:
Here are links to sermons given in 2017 at the Feast of Tabernacles in New Zealand and two from San Diego:
Here are links to some earlier messages:
Here are links to three sermons given during the Feast in Gouda, Netherlands in 2016:
Here is a sermon by Steve Dupuie: Feast of Tabernacles 2016.
Here is a link to a ceremony from the 2015 Feast of Tabernacles: The Blessing of Little Children Ceremony.
Here are links to sermons given in 2015 at the Feast of Tabernacles in the USA and Canada:
Offertories: Here is a link to two other offertories Tabernacles Offertory: Sojourning Now for the Kingdom and Last Great Day Offertory: Render to Caesar, Render to God.
Here are some messages given in 2014 in the USA that some may watch:
For opening night, you could watch the short message that was prepared for this: Feast of Tabernacles Opening Night Message.
Feast of Tabernacles from Israel This was videoed in Israel to be played at the Feast of Tabernacles and is on the Feast of Tabernacles.
Behind the Work: Go Therefore and Make Disciples Highlights what has been happening in the Continuing Church of God and showing what it has been doing since the last Feast of Tabernacles.
Christian Pilgrims This was given in Orlando, Florida in 2014.
Messianic Jewish Beliefs This was given in Orlando, Florida in 2014.
The Temple, Prophecy, and the Work This was given in Orlando, Florida in 2014.
Human Nature: Where Did it Come From? This was given in Orlando, Florida in 2014.
The Future Kingdom of God This was given in Orlando, Florida in 2014.
Tradition and Scripture This was given in Orlando, Florida in 2014.
For the Last Great Day, we recommend that you watch the sermon given last year on that date (which only those in Orlando, Florida, heard on the Last Great Day in 2014): Shemini Azaret: The Last Great Day.
Others are expected to be loaded during the Feast of Tabernacles and be placed at the ContinuingCOG channel.
Other Sermons: There are also other sermons at http://www.ccog.org/category/sermons/ which could be appropriate at the Feast of Tabernacles, though they were not specifically prepared for it. Here are a few that some might wish to view:
Again, there are others at the http://www.ccog.org/category/sermons/ website.
May you have a great Feast of Tabernacles and learn what God would have you learn from this Feast.
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
Should You Observe God’s Holy Days or Demonic Holidays? This is a free pdf booklet explaining what the Bible and history shows about God's Holy Days and popular holidays.
Did Early Christians Observe the Fall Holy Days? Did they? Did Jesus? Should you?
The Book of Life and the Feast of Trumpets? Are they related? Is so how? If not, where not?
The Day of Atonement--Its Christian Significance The Jews call it Yom Kippur, Christians "The Day of Atonement". Does it have any relevance for Christians today?
Tithing Questions and Some Answers Addresses some non-biblical arguments against tithing. Should people tithe?
Are Second and Third Tithe Still Valid Today? Some in the COGs no longer teach payment of third tithe, is this biblically correct? This article also discusses second tithe.
The Feast of Tabernacles: A Time for Christians? Is this pilgrimage holy day still valid? Does it teach anything relevant for today's Christians? What is the Last Great Day? What do these days teach?
The Feast of Tabernacles: A Time to Learn the Law The Bible teaches that every seven years that the law should be read at the Feast of Tabernacles. This is what I did at the first Feast site were I gave an actual sermon (as opposed to a sermonette) in 2006.
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