Join us April 29-May 1, 2025
At Alderwood United Church,
Etobicoke, ON
*Register before MARCH 21, 2025 to guarantee hotel accomodations
What can you expect?
Expect to be lifted and inspired as you gather with colleagues within the United Church to worship, listen, learn, and PRAY with each other.
If you are new to our gatherings, come and experience Jesus’ life and love.
This Year’s Speaker
Gordon T Smith
Gordon is a Canadian theologian, author and educator. He currently serves as the executive director of Christian Higher Education Canada, an association of 34 Canadian Christian post-secondary institution. He was previously president and professor of systematic and spiritual theology at Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary. He has written many books, including Your Calling Here and Now: Making Sense of Vocation (2022), Welcome, Holy Spirit: A Theological and Experiential Introduction (2021) and Wisdom from Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age (2020).
Workshops
- Collaboration: An Exploration with John Neff
- Thriving in Multivocational Ministry with Amy Bratton
- Using AI for Forming Disciples with Glen Wells
- Weird, Wild, and Wondrous: The Spirit’s Renewal in Emerging Churches with Kassandra Matthews & Greg Smith-Young
Preachers
and Worship Leaders
- Rev. Carmen Lansdowne, Moderator of the United Church of Canada
- Fraser Williamson
- Robin Jacobson
- Daniel Martin
- Lorraine Diaz
- Sandra Jenkinson
- Kim Gilliland
- Greg Smith-Young
- Kimberly Heath
- Diane Walker
- And of course our amazing music team!
Tentative Schedule
| Tuesday April 29 | Wednesday April 30 | Thursday May 1 |
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| 9:00 | Registration | Gathering | Gathering |
| 9:30am | 9:30-10:30 Opening Welcome and Worship | 9:30-10:30 Worship | 9:30-10:30 Worship |
| 10:30 | 10:30-12:00 Keynote | 10:30-12:00 Keynote | 10:30 Workshops |
| 12:00 | 12:00-1:00 Lunch | 12:00-1:00 Lunch | 12:00-1:30 Lunch |
| 1:00 | 1:00-1:30 Prayer | 1:00-1:30 Prayer | 1:30-2:30 Closing Worship |
| 1:30 | 1:30-3:00 Workshops | 1:30-3:00 Workshops | Depart |
| 3:00 | 3:00-3:30 Break | 3:00-3:30 Break |
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| 3:30 | 3:30-5:00 Workshops | 3:30-5:00 AGM |
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| 5:00 | 5:00-6:30 Dinner | 5:00-6:30 Dinner |
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| 6:30 | 6:30-8:00 Worship: Celebrating 100! with the Moderator | 6:30-8:00 Prayer Summit |
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| Fellowship Time at the Hotel | Fellowship Time at the Hotel |
2025 Fees
Full Conference Fees
- Private room – $575 (2 nights at hotel), $750 (3 nights at hotel)
- Shared room – $435 (2 nights), $515 (3 nights) *please find your own roommate
- No room needed – $360
*Register before MARCH 21 to guarantee hotel accomodations
Student Rates
- Private room – $500 (2 nights), $650 (3 nights)
- Shared room – $360 (2 nights), $420 (3 nights) *please find your own roommate
- No room needed – $180
Partial Conference
- Single Day rate, no hotel – $155
- 2 days without hotel – $260
- 2 Day Conference with hotel room (one night): $425 (single), $300 (double)
*Register before MARCH 21 to guarantee hotel accomodations
Student Rates
Single Day Rate – $80
Flight Reimbursement
Flight reimbursement rates are 80% to a maximum depending on the province of origin:
NL – $450
NS – $400
PE – $300
NB – $300
QC – $250
MB – $350
SK – $400
AB – $450
BC – $600