{"id":7,"date":"2018-09-26T15:49:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/ac\/index\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:07:59","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.links .btn-lg,\n.links .btn-hg {\n    max-width: 350px;\n    margin: 10px auto;\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"container mt-3\">\n    <div class=\"jumbotron-bg\">\n        <div class=\"text text-center\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-5\">\n                   \n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/growing-faith-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Conference 2027 theme: Growing Faith\">\n                   \n             \n\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md\">\n                    <h2 style=\"color:#074f0f;\">Annual Conference 2027<br>\n                      <span class=\"h3\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Wednesday, July 28 \u2013 Sunday, August 1<\/span><\/h2>\n                     <h4 style=\"font-weight: bold; color:#a94803;\">Daytona Beach, Florida<br>\n                                              Ocean Center Daytona Beach<br>\n                                                  101 N Atlantic Avenue<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/2027-Annual-Conference-Theme-Statement-and-Daily-Themes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Interpretive Statement and Daily Themes (PDF)<\/a><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                     \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>  \n            <p><!--\/.sm-7--><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <p><!--\/.row--><br><!--\/.text--><\/p>\n        <div class=\"links gray\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n\n               \n                <div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-hg btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/nominations\/\">Nominations<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-info btn-hg btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/moderator\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moderator<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-danger btn-hg btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2027 Annual Conference<\/a><\/div>\n                <p><!--\/.sm-4--><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <p><!--\/.row--><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <p><!--\/.links gray--><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n            <h3>FAQ<\/h3>\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/faq\/\">Frequently Asked Questions \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Planners<\/h3>\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/planners\/\">Information for Planners of Annual Conference Events \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <p><!--\/.col-sm-4--><\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n            <h3>Polity Manual<\/h3>\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/ppg\/\">Polity, Policies, &amp; Guidelines \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/resources\">Past Conference Resources \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <p><!--\/.col-sm-4--><\/p>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n            <h3>Conference Statements<\/h3>\n            <p>Church of the Brethren resolutions and statements since 1954 are available online<\/p>\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/statements\/\">Go to Statements \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div><!--\/.col-sm-4-->\n    <\/div><!--\/.row-->\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n\n\n<div class=\"feedzy-d5dc2f5492684109ab3c8c3cd7ee38ff feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual Conference \u2013 News<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/discernment-and-calling-an-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Discernment and calling: An appeal for nominations for the Annual Conference ballot\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/election-byGlennRiegel-600px-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Discernment and calling: An appeal for nominations for the Annual Conference ballot\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/discernment-and-calling-an-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Discernment and calling: An appeal for nominations for the Annual Conference ballot<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 30, 2026 at 11:28 pm <\/small><p>Choosing to live faithfully presents any number of moments for discernment. Everyday choices usually don\u2019t call for serious discernment but are simply a matter of doing, as an individual, what we know is right. But now and then we need to dig a little deeper.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/listening-session-on-annual-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Listening session about future of Annual Conference to take place online on Nov. 3\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/DelegateLooksOverPacket-GRZ0067-byGlennRiegel-square-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Listening session about future of Annual Conference to take place online on Nov. 3\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/listening-session-on-annual-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Listening session about future of Annual Conference to take place online on Nov. 3<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 30, 2026 at 5:06 pm <\/small><p>The last listening session in a series sponsored by the Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board\u2019s committee considering recommendations related to the future of Annual Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. (Eastern time).<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/growing-faith-logo-square-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 23, 2026 at 10:55 pm <\/small><p>The Apostle Paul wrote to the members of the church in Thessalonica in 2 Thessalonians 1:3, \u201cWe must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing\u201d (NRSVue).<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Church of the Brethren has implemented a variety of actions for protecting public health at our gatherings, but attending any group event may increase your risk of COVID, influenza, other infectious diseases, and injury. The Church of the Brethren disclaims any liability for adverse health exposures and outcomes. By your registration or presence at a Church of the Brethren event, you voluntarily assume all risks and agree you will not hold the Church of the Brethren or its related parties liable for any resulting illness or injury.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Conference 2027 Wednesday, July 28 \u2013 Sunday, August 1 Daytona Beach, Florida Ocean Center Daytona Beach 101 N Atlantic Avenue Interpretive Statement and Daily Themes (PDF)&nbsp; Nominations Moderator 2027 Annual Conference FAQ Frequently Asked Questions \u00bb Planners Information for Planners of Annual Conference Events \u00bb Polity Manual Polity, Policies, &amp; Guidelines \u00bb Resources Past [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/empty.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":167,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2887,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/2887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}