Events

The Wade Center plans to record all events and upload them to our YouTube channel unless otherwise noted and barring any technical difficulties.

DECEMBER 11, 2025 @ 7PM, BAKKE AUDITORIUM
Christmas at the Wade: Our Finest Gifts We Bring
Join us for a talk by Emily Hunter McGowin, author of Christmas: Season of Light and Life (IVP). We’ll also celebrate the release of Richard Hughes Gibson’s The Way of Dante: Going Through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven with C.S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Charles Williams (IVP Academic). Richard Gibson and Jon Boyd (IVP Associate Publisher and Academic Editorial Director) will join Jim Beitler for a conversation about the book. Festive treats and book signings to follow.
Watch "Christmas at the Wade" Livestream
JANUARY 29, 2026 @ 7PM, BAKKE AUDITORIUM
First lecture in the 2026 Hansen Lecture Series with Jim Beitler
FEBRUARY 26, 2026 @ 7PM, BAKKE AUDITORIUM
Second lecture in the 2026 Hansen Lecture Series with Jim Beitler
MARCH 19, 2026 @ 7PM, BAKKE AUDITORIUM
Third lecture in the 2026 Hansen Lecture Series with Jim Beitler

Endowed Programming

This endowment offers occasional lectures as well as artistic presentations of all types including periodically commissioning new works.

A series of lectures on the Wade authors presented annually by Wheaton College faculty.

A regular series of talks, performances, exhibitions, and new commissions celebrating imagination and the arts.

Occasional lectures on spiritual formation subjects by speakers who draw upon the writings of the Wade authors in this area.

Explore Media Recordings

View & listen to recordings from our previous programming, and other Wade author-related content, on our Media Page and YouTube channel.

Connect with the Wade Center
By Mail:
Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187
See "Plan Your Visit" page for street address
630.752.5908
wade@wheaton.edu
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