It's Time to Travel --
Join us on a memorable Bus Trip to Branson, Missouri!
5 DAYS, 4 NIGHTS - 3 AMAZING SHOWS!
THREE OR MORE SHOWS (subject to change):
Dates: Tuesday through Saturday, December 1st to 5th (weather permitting), 2026.
There is a sign up sheet in Narthex or call the office. We are nearly full with a limit of 42 people.
Travel via the Faith Lutheran motor coach.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (subject to change):
Day 1: Leave Pierre Tuesday 9:00 am for Missouri. Lunch (Sioux Falls), rest-stop (IA), Dinner (St Joseph MO). Spend the evening at Drury Inn. (please wait to call them until further instructions via email).
Day 2: Continental breakfast. Wed. 9am depart for Branson, MO. Lunch TBD. Check in at Hotel Grand Victorian. Afternoon free. 5pm dinner (TBD). 6:15p depart for the 7:30p Sight & Sound Miracle of Christmas show.
Day 3: Continental breakfast. Thu. 8:45am depart for the Clay Cooper Country Express show. Lunch (TBD). Afternoon free, or Downtown shopping, or scenic bus drive TBD. Depart 4:30pm for Dolly Parton Stampede Christmas Dinner Show. 5:30p (dinner included) and show begins.
Day 4: Continental breakfast. 9am depart Branson for Council Bluffs (Fairfield TBD). Perhaps a stop at Precious Moments Chapel, Carthage, MO. Lunch stop. Rest stop. Check in at motel. Dinner options to be determined.
Day 5: Continental breakfast. 9am depart for Pierre, SD. Lunch (Sioux Falls TBD).
ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS: $750 per person (based on double occupancy rooms)
$175 Travel plus $167 for the Group Event Fees need to paid to Faith Lutheran (subject to change as we are still finalizing the itinerary and show reservations)
Travel Cost - We will request a reimbursement of travel costs of $175 per person (payable to Faith Lutheran). Note: We are licensed as a "Not For Hire" motor coach and therefore cannot put together a typical travel package for profit. This request is a reimbursement/suggested donation for the trip travel costs. All other costs are on your own.
Event Show Fees - We are planning three (3) shows. As a group, the church has to pre-purchase these tickets and request reimbursement from each person. The total of these reservations are $167 to be reimbursed to FLC.
The following estimated cost items will be paid by the traveler to the vendors.
Lodging - Estimated at $65 per night with tax, x 5 nights. That's $325 each assuming double occupancy (or $650 for individual private rooms). Motels: We will make the group reservations for a block of motel rooms but you will then book and pay directly for your room as adjusted for your party, whether single, double, family, etc.
Meals - Estimated at $30/day x 5 days. While traveling, we will make stops every few hours, often at truck stops which will have fast food chains nearby. Breakfasts will most likely be continental at the motel. Lunches on your own at the event for the day. Evening dinners we could try to do group meals, but you will pay your own meal ticket directly (unless included in a dinner-show fee).
Bus drivers are donating their time. Any remaining proceeds or tips will go to future mission trips.
DEADLINE:
We are near capacity, so we need to finalize our list.
Registration Form
We are now requesting your registration form be filled out returned along with a deposit of $200 per person by November 1. If you prefer to pay the full amount due to the church, that is $342 per person. Otherwise, the remainder of the amount due before departure on December 1.
We have collected your email addresses so that we can send out further communications and instructions. We are currently finalizing the itinerary, travel stops, and block room reservations.
Contacts:
Helen at Faith Lutheran, 605-224-2216
Dennis and Carolyn Ryckman, 605-222-7713
Make checks payable to Faith Lutheran Church (memo field "Branson"). The address is at the bottom of this page.
Have other travel event ideas for the congregation and Parish Fellowship? Let us know so we can keep "Moving Faith into Action”.