“Wild Church is an emerging yet ancient spiritual practice of connecting with the living world as kin… By moving beyond human-made walls and dogmas, we open ourselves to a direct experience of Mystery, listening for sermons whispered through the wind, the trees, and our local watersheds.
—from the Wild Church Network
Church of the Oak
a community within the Wild Church Network
Church of the Oak is a spiritual community of practice seeking to connect with the living world as kin and to deepen into intimate relationship with the land, the water, the air, and the creatures with whom we share our homes. Our gatherings offer opportunities for contemplation, grief and gratitude, movement and song, solo wandering, ecological restoration and activism on behalf of and in collaboration with the beloved others in our watersheds. We gather outside on each Solstice, Equinox, and Cross Quarter, as well as other sacred times of the year.
2026 Schedule
May Day: Saturday, May 2, 5:30-7, Little Platte Catholic Worker Farm, Platteville, WI. Potluck at 5- bring a dish to share as well as your own dishware.
Summer Solstice: Saturday, June 20, 6:30-8:30 (Potluck at 6), Casper Bluff, Galena, IL. Potluck at 6 — bring a dish to share as well as your own dishware.
Lammas: Saturday, August 1, 5:30-7, St. Isidore Catholic Worker Farm, Cuba City, WI. Potluck at 6 --bring a dish to share as well as your own dishware.
Fall Equinox: Tuesday, September 22, 6-8, Sinsinawa Mound, Sinsinawa, WI. Potluck at 5:30—bring a dish to share as well as your own dishware.
Feast of Saint Francis: Sunday, October 4, Time/Place TBD
Samhain / All Hallows: Saturday, October 31, 4:30. Potluck TBD
Winter Solstice: Monday, December 21, 4-6, Sinsinawa Mound, Sinsinawa, WI.
Allyson Winter Polman