The Southwest Conference staff, along with Annual Gathering Coordinator Karen Richter, have the planning well underway and we need feedback from clergy in non-parish settings.
Hosting the Annual Gathering in El Paso will require most delegates to travel for the in-person event. As a border city in Texas, El Paso gives us the opportunity to highlight the uniqueness of the geographical region, our local churches and their work and outreach, and the intersectionality of advocacy for social justice, humane immigration, and reproductive liberty.
Thursday, April 27 will be a travel day with a banquet dinner.
Friday, April 28 will be a day full of worship, workshops, reconnecting, and other meaningful experiences.
Saturday, April 29 will be the business day, closing worship, and the day for departure. New this year, we’ll be hosting virtual meetings in advance of the in-person dates to work on hearings and resolutions.
The business session on Saturday will be the only portion of the event that will be hybrid (available online to delegates who are not able to travel).
Pricing is as follows:
$199 early registration per person closes March 1
$250 regular registration closes March 24
$275 late registration closes March 31
All meals are included except for Friday dinner (includes Thursday dinner, Friday breakfast & lunch, Saturday breakfast & lunch).
All worship, meetings, and workshops will be held at the Radisson-El Paso Airport, where we have a room rate of $129 per night.
Travel reimbursement is available for $225 for airfare or driving. Other scholarships may become available.
If you would be interested in carpooling with another church or two, please indicate that on the survey. We can help coordinate.
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts - they’re important to us and so are you.