Winterfest Chili Cook-Off and Pastry Auction
Saturday, March 1, 2024 | 11:00am to 1:30pm | 12:00 Pastry Auction
The Board of Elders at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin, Missouri will be hosting Immanuel’s once annual “WINTERFEST: A Family & Friends Chili Cook-Off & Pastry Auction” on Saturday, March 1. The day will include a chili feed, chili cook-off competition, pastry auction, music, inflatables for the kids and fun! Invite your family, co-workers, neighbors and friends. Join us anytime from 11am to 1:30pm in the Martin Luther School Gym, located on the campus of Immanuel Lutheran Church at 2616 Connecticut Avenue in South Joplin.
Cook-Off participants will compete for the tastiest chili. Those who enter the competition will be given a table and space to decorate and display their chili entry. Those who attend will be able to taste all the entries and vote for a winner. All-you-can-eat entry to the event is $4 for children and $6 for adults.
Will our last champions be back to defend their titles? The winner of the competition will have their name added to the Winterfest Chili Trophy, which they can proudly display for one year wherever they prefer.
Sign Up
Sign up to provide chili, to enter the chili competition, or to provide a special pie, cake or candy for our Pastry Auction. Sweets and baked goods will be auctioned off to the highest bidder during the day!
We also need chicken noodle soup (for those who don’t eat chili) and other items for the meal, and help decorating, setting up and cleaning up! See the sign up posters in the church narthex (lobby) at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Want to sign up or make a donation? Fill out the Contact Form at the bottom of this page, and we’ll get you entered into the chili contest! All church, school, and community members are welcome to compete for bragging rights. immanueljoplin.com/CONTACT