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Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner

November 8th, 2025
Christ Lutheran Church - 220 S Main St. Deforest, WI
Additional Information:

LUTEFISK & MEATBALL DINNER 2025 

Fall is in the air…a sure sign that it’s time for the annual Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner at Christ Lutheran Church!  We expect about 1,400  members, friends and neighbors to come to enjoy this wonderful meal, which includes the area’s best-tasting lutefisk, homemade meatballs, the best potato lefse around, as well as rutabagas, mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, cranberries and delicious pies.

Date:  Saturday, November 8, 2025
Time:  Seatings begin at 11:00am and continue every hour with the last seating at 5:00pm
Cost:
Adults = $26.00
Children (Ages 4-12 yrs) = $13.00
Children (0-3 yrs) = Free

Reservations:
Start date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
End date:  Thursday, October 30, 2025 at noon

There are several ways to make a reservation:

1.   Online – Use Sign Up Genius to make your reservation using the link shown below:
            Sign Up Genius – Lutefisk Reservations
2.   Call the Church Office at (608) 846-4718
3.   Stop in the office at 220 S. Main, DeForest, WI. Lutefisk Office hours are Monday-Thursday – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Payment Methods:
New for 2025: Payment for all reservations must be received in the church office and paid in full within 2 weeks of the reservation.
Reservations made from October 19 through October 30, must be paid by November 3 at noon.  Any unpaid reservation will be cancelled.

Online Registrations:  Pay by credit card online at checkout.
Mail:  
Checks and cash can be mailed to Christ Lutheran Church at 220 S Main St, DeForest WI 53532
Office:  Checks and cash can be dropped off in the office or in the outside box located by the office door facing Sunset Dr.

WALK-INS are Welcome  
Walk-in tickets available beginning 10 am.

Call ahead or order online or buy a ticket the day of the dinner for your carry-out meals.

Handicap Accessible- Please use Sunset Drive Entrance

Details:
Bake Sale and Bazaar from 9 am - 6 pm

NAGC staff will be available for anyone interested in their Norwegian genealogy.
The Edvard Grieg Chorus will share Norwegian music between 11:30 and 12:45