On December 12, 1998, Urantia Foundation, hosted an open house Christmas celebration at 533. Approximately 60 people attended.
Members of the Fellowship's First Society of Chicago and the Greater Lake Michigan Urantia Association co-hosted a program and a remembrance supper. The focus of the program was "Great Truth Teachers of Urantia" and was directed by Barbara Newsom. Mike Ferree and Mike Mason began with a series of readings from The Urantia Book about the great teachers of truth our planet has been blessed with since early humanity.
After a brief remembrance supper, the social part of the party began and continued into the evening. Several First Society members reminisced about studying in the Forum Room and expressed feelings of warmth, welcome, and pleasure to be at 533 at such an occasion.