Swiss Believers

An informal group of Swiss-heritage Christian believers that get together occasionally in the Carolinas.


Coming Get-Togethers of the Swiss Believers

The Three Kings Day celebration 2024will be a fondue supper hosted by Bruno and Becky Keller in Waxhaw, North Carolina on Saturday, January 6th, 2024 at 4pm. Directions to the Kellers.

Past Get-Togethers

Swiss National Day, August 5, 2023 at the Rathod's Châlet on Lake Wiley, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Three Kings Day, January 8, 2023 at Ted & Esther Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 6, 2022 at Rolf & Katherine Buehler's, in the Steele Creek area of Charolotte, North Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 4, 2021 at Travis & Simone Wilson's, Waxhaw North Carolina.

We missed getting together in 2020 and January 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Swiss National Day, August 3, 2019 at Travis & Simone Wilson's, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Three Kings Day, January 13, 2019 at Ted & Esther Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 4, 2018 at Matt and Lois Ruedinger's Châlet on Crossbow, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Three Kings Party, January 14, 2018 at Ted & Esther Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 5, 2017 at Cane Creek Park near Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Three Kings Day, January 14, 2017 at Bruno and Becky Keller's, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Swiss Independence Day, August 13, 2016 at Esther and Ted Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

Three Kings' Day, January 10, 2016 at Calvin & Erika Ma's, Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 1st, 2015 at Ted & Esther Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

Three Kings' Day, January 10, 2015 at Calvin & Erika Ma's, Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 2, 2014 at Bruno and Becky Keller's, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Three Kings' Day, January 4, 2014 at SIM dining room in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 3, 2013 at Hans & Silvia Moser's, Denton, North Carolina.

Fondue Dinner, January 6, 2013 at the Keller's, Waxhaw, North Carolina.
(If anyone has photos from this dinner, please send them to jdudeck@laclef.org).

Swiss Get-Together, August 4, 2012 at the Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

Fondue Party, January 7, 2012 at the Crossman & Gable Chalet in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Swiss Holiday Party, August 6, 2011 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Van Wyck, South Carolina.

Three Kings Day fondue dinner, January 8, 2011 at the SIM dining room in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 7, 2010 at Bruno and Becky Keller's in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Three Kings Day, January 10, 2010 at Ted & Esther Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

August First Celebration, August 1, 2009 at the Châlet on Crossbow in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Three Kings' Day, January 11, 2009 at Bruno and Becky Keller's in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Swiss National Holiday, August 9, 2008 at Hans Moser's in Denton, North Carolina.

Three Kings Day, January 6, 2008 at Crossmans' and Gables' in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

August First celebration, August 4, 2007 at the SIM USA Lodge in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Drei Königs Tag, January 6, 2007 at Crossmans' and Gables' in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Swiss National Day, August 5, 2006 at Marq & Hilda Ryan-Ribi's, Wingate, North Carolina.

Three Kings' Day Party, January 8, 2006 at Bruno & Becky Keller's, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Swiss National Day celebration, August 14, 2005 at Ted & Esther Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

Swiss Alphorn concert with Lorenz Schwarz, July 21, 2005 at Crossmans' and Gables' in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Drei Königs Tag, January 9, 2005 at Ted & Esther Payne's, Lancaster, South Carolina.

August First Celebration, August 1, 2004 at Bruno & Becky Keller's in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Swiss Supper with Walter Donzé, February 1, 2004 at Crossmans' and Gables' in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Swiss National Holiday, August 2, 2003 at Hans Moser's in Denton, North Carolina.

Drei Königs Tag, January 4, 2003 at Crossmans' and Gables' in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

SIM Friendship Day at SIM USA, Sept 28, 2002, Charlotte, North Carolina (sorry no pictures).

Erste August Fest, August 3, 2002 at Hans Moser's in Denton, North Carolina.

Old Salem, North Carolina, June 15, 2002.

Drei Königs Tag, January 6, 2002 at Crossmans' and Gables' in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Premier Août Swiss National Holiday, August 4, 2001 at Hans Moser's in Denton, North Carolina.

Drei Königs Tag, January 6, 2001 at Marq & Hilda Ryan-Ribi's in Wingate, North Carolina.

JAARS Day, November 4, 2000 at Ted and Esther Payne's in Lancaster, South Carolina.


For more information on the Swiss Believers in the Carolinas, contact:
Bruno Keller <becky-bruno_keller@sil.org> or
Travis Wilson <wilson.travisjames@gmail.com>