Editing Mequon, Wisconsin (section)

==Culture==

===Libraries===

The Frank L. Weyenberg Library is a public library serving Mequon and Thiensville. In addition to its collection of physical media, the library provides patrons with digital resources and meeting space. In 2018, the library made 307,796 loans to patrons. The library is a member of the Monarch Library System, comprising thirty-one libraries in Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Dodge counties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank L. Weyenberg Library: 2018 Annual Report |url=https://www.flwlib.org/DocumentCenter/View/1779/2018-Annual-Report_By-the-Numbers |publisher=Frank L. Weyenberg Library |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

The Rincker Memorial Library at [[Concordia University Wisconsin]] is a private research library with a collection of over 100,000 physical books and 400 scholarly journals. The Rinker library also has access to an additional 150,000 eBooks and 50,000 electronic periodicals. The university's Arnold H. and Vern L. Moeller Rare Books Room contains a collection of over 300 items dating from the 15th through 19th centuries, primarily related to the historical development of Lutheranism, including texts by [[Augustine of Hippo]], [[Francis Bacon]], [[Martin Luther]] and [[Philipp Melanchthon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia University Wisconsin: Rincker Memorial Library |url=https://www.cuw.edu/academics/library/index.html |publisher=Concordia University Wisconsin |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

[[Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary]] hosts a private library of primarily theological materials, containing over 50,000 print books and an archive of over 400 publications from a variety of Christian denominations. The seminary owns a collection of rare antique books dating to the 16th through 18th centuries by theologians including [[Johann Wilhelm Baier]], [[Abraham Calovius]], [[Martin Chemnitz]], [[Johann Gerhard]] and Martin Luther. The oldest item in the collection is a 1487 edition of a [[Exegesis|commentary]] by [[Nicholas of Lyra]].<ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Hartwig |title=The Holy Extraordinary in the Library |url=https://www.wls.wels.net/the-holy-extraordinary-in-the-library/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512081439/https://www.wls.wels.net/the-holy-extraordinary-in-the-library/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |publisher=Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary |access-date=April 13, 2020 }}</ref>

===Museums===

[[File:Jonathan Clark House Mequon WI May-09.jpg|thumb|The Jonathan Clark House Museum in northern Mequon is [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|listed]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]

* '''[[Jonathan Clark House|Jonathan Clark House Museum]]''': Built in 1848 by an early Yankee settler from Vermont, the Jonathan Clark House has been restored and furnished to reflect what life was like for Mequon's settlers in the period from 1840 to 1860.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan Clark House Museum: About Us |url=https://jonathanclarkhouse.com/about-us |publisher=Jonathan Clark House Museum |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>
* '''Postal Museum''': Housed in the 1839 [[Isham Day House]] on the west bank of the Milwaukee River, the Mequon-Thiensville Historical Society maintains the building as a replica of a 19th-century post office and also displays a stamp collection.<ref>{{cite web|first=Erik |last=Hanley |title=Isham Day House may become postal, stamp museum |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/mequon-thiensville/2017/01/31/isham-day-house-may-become-postal-stamp-museum/97273202/ |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> The museum opened to the public in 2019, and admission is free.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Mequon Weekly Bulletin - July 19, 2019 |url=https://www.ci.mequon.wi.us/community/page/city-mequon-weekly-bulletin-july-19-2019 |publisher=City of Mequon |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

===Performing arts===

* '''Acacia Theatre Company''': The nondenominational Christian theater company has been based out of the Todd Wehr Auditorium at Concordia University Wisconsin since its 2002–2003 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Acacia |date=February 5, 2014 |url=http://www.acaciatheatre.com/about/ |publisher=Acacia Theatre Company |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>
* '''Marcus North Shore Cinema''': The [[Marcus Corporation]] operates an eleven-auditorium [[Multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex]] movie theater in Mequon with a bar and restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Shore Cinema: Mequon, WI |url=https://www.marcustheatres.com/theatre-locations/north-shore-cinema-mequon |publisher=Marcus Corporation |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

===Religion===

[[File:FSLC5.jpg|thumb|right|Trinity Lutheran Church of Freistadt's current building was constructed in 1884 to replace an older wooden structure.]]

[[Lutheranism]] has played an important role in Mequon since the community's earliest years. In 1840, a group of [[Old Lutheran]] immigrants from [[Prussia]] established Trinity Lutheran Church of Freistadt, the first Lutheran congregation in Wisconsin. In 1845, the [[Lutheran Synod of Buffalo]], one of the predecessor organizations of the modern [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)]], formed in Freistadt.<ref name="Early"/>

As of 2020, four churches—Christ Alone Evangelical; Christ Alone Evangelical, North Campus; St. John's Evangelical; and Trinity (West Mequon)—are affiliated with the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] (WELS).<ref name="ChristAlone">{{cite web |title=Christ Alone Lutheran |url=https://www.christalonewels.org/default.asp?sec_id=180011619 |publisher=Christ Alone Lutheran |access-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811235304/https://www.christalonewels.org/default.asp?sec_id=180011619 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church |url=https://www.stjohnsmequon.org/site/default.asp?sec_id=180020783 |publisher=St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Trinity Lutheran Church |url=https://www.trinitymeq.com/ |publisher=Trinity Lutheran Church |access-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228105032/http://trinitymeq.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Christ Alone Evangelical Lutheran Church also operates a school serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade,<ref name="ChristAlone"/> and the WELS-affiliated Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is a men's post-secondary educational institution that trains [[pastor]]s for the synod.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary: Our Purpose |url=https://www.wls.wels.net/about-wls/our-purpose/ |publisher=Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>

Beautiful Savior Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran (Freistadt) are affiliated with the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church |url=https://www.bslcmequon.com |publisher=Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Trinity (Freistadt) also operates a private school for students from kindergarten through eighth grade,<ref name="Trinity">{{cite web|title=Trinity Lutheran Church of Freistadt |url=https://trinityfreistadt.com |publisher=Trinity Lutheran Church of Freistadt |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> and the Missouri Synod operates Concordia University Wisconsin, one of eight campuses in its [[Concordia University System]].

Grace Lutheran Church in Thiensville is affiliated with the [[mainline Protestant]] ELCA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grace Lutheran Church elca |url=http://www.grace53092.org |publisher=Grace Lutheran Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Other mainline Protestant congregations include the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]]-affiliated Crossroads Presbyterian,<ref>{{cite web|title=Crossroads Presbyterian Church: What We Believe |url=https://www.crossroadspres.org/about/beliefs/ |publisher=Crossroads Presbyterian Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Mequon [[United Methodist Church]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Mequon United Methodist Church |url=http://www.mequonumc.org |publisher=Mequon United Methodist Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> and St. Boniface [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{cite web|title=St. Boniface Episcopal Church: Who We Are |url=http://www.saintbonifacechurch.com/who-we-are |publisher=St. Boniface Episcopal Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>

The [[evangelical Protestant]] churches in Mequon include Alliance Bible Church,<ref>{{cite web|title=Alliance Bible Church |url=https://myabc.church |publisher=Alliance Bible Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Christ Church,<ref>{{cite web|title=Christ Church |url=https://www.christchurchmequon.org |publisher=Christ Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> the [[Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States)|evangelical Presbyterian]] Grace 242,<ref>{{cite web|title=Grace 242: About Us |url=https://g242.org/about-us/ |publisher=Grace 242 |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> and Vessels of Honor. Additionally, two [[Pentecostal]] congregations—Christian Life Church<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Life Church: What We Believe |url=http://www.clcwi.com/what-we-believe |publisher=Christian Life Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> and the [[Assemblies of God]]-affiliated Restoration Church<ref>{{cite web|title=Church Directory: RESTORATION CHURCH |url=https://ag.org/church?g=43b5b096-c4e5-444a-9551-17343c2b75d0&d=False |publisher=Assemblies of God |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>—are located in the city. The [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] also have a [[Kingdom Hall]] in Mequon.

There once were two [[Catholic Church]]es in the Mequon area: St. Cecilia Catholic Church and School in Thiensville and St. James Catholic Church and School in Mequon. The two parishes merged in 1984 to form Lumen Christi Catholic Church, although the church maintained two campuses until September 2016, when a new, larger church and school facility opened to serve all of Mequon's congregants. The parish operates a school for students from kindergarten through eighth grade.<ref name="Lumen">{{cite web|title=Lumen Christi Catholic Church: About Our Parish - History |url=https://lumenchristiparish.org/history |publisher=Lumen Christi Catholic Church |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>

The metro-Milwaukee area's [[Jewish community]] is concentrated on Milwaukee's upper east side and in the suburbs north of the city along Lake Michigan. Mequon is the northernmost suburb with a significant Jewish presence.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jane |last=Avner |title=Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: Jews |url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/jews/ |publisher=University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> There are two [[synagogue]]s in Mequon: the [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] Congregation Anshai Lebowitz<ref>{{cite web |title=Directory: Congregation Anshai Lebowitz |url=https://www.milwaukeejewish.org/business-directory/4486/congregation-anshai-lebowitz/ |publisher=Milwaukee Jewish Federation |access-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-date=July 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710120633/https://www.milwaukeejewish.org/business-directory/4486/congregation-anshai-lebowitz/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Peltz Center for Jewish Life, which is affiliated with the [[Chabad]] movement.<ref>{{cite web|title=THE JOSEPH AND REBECCA PELTZ CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE |url=https://www.chabadmequon.org |publisher=THE JOSEPH AND REBECCA PELTZ CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Additionally, Mequon is home to the Ovation Sarah Chudnow Jewish retirement community;<ref>{{cite web|title=Ovation Sarah Chudnow |url=https://ovation.org/communities/ovation-sarah-chudnow/ |publisher=Ovation Communities |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> the Blane Goodman Funeral Service, LLC, which claims to be the Milwaukee area's "only Jewish funeral directors;"<ref>{{cite web|title=Blane Goodman Funeral Service, LLC |url=https://www.blanegoodmanfunerals.com |publisher=Blane Goodman Funeral Service, LLC |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> and a [[Roundy's]] Metro Market with extensive [[Kosher foods|kosher]] options, including [[Pas Yisroel]] bakery, [[Chalav Yisrael]] dairy, and a kosher fish and meat counter.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Golub |first1=Rob |title=Shorewood Metro Market cuts some kosher items as Mequon remains number one| url=https://www.jewishchronicle.org/2017/10/25/shorewood-metro-market-cuts-some-kosher-items-as-mequon-remains-number-one/ |access-date=April 24, 2020 |publisher=The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle|date=October 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=THE JOSEPH AND REBECCA PELTZ CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE: Kosher Food |url=https://www.chabadmequon.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2230401/jewish/Kosher-Food.htm |publisher=THE JOSEPH AND REBECCA PELTZ CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>

Unitarian Church North, a [[Unitarian Universalist]] congregation is located in northern Mequon, along Interstate 43.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unitarian Church North |url=https://ucnorth.org |publisher=Unitarian Church North |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>