{"id":7,"date":"2018-09-26T15:49:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/ac\/index\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:12:20","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\/ac2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/01\/Imagine-logo-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Conference 2026 theme: Imagine\">\n                   \n             \n\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md\">\n                    <h2 style=\"color:#156082;\">Annual Conference 2026<br>\n                      <span class=\"h3\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sunday, June 28 \u2013 Thursday, July 2<\/span><\/h2>\n                    <h2 style=\"color:#429339;\">Fort Wayne, Indiana<br>\n                      <span class=\"h3\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Grand Wayne Convention Center<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/2026-Annual-Conference-Theme-Statement-Daily-Themes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#156082;\">Interpretive Statement and Daily Themes<\/span><\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\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\/ac2026\/registration\/\">Registration<\/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\/ac2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AC 2026<\/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\/annual-conference-worship-livestreamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Annual Conference worship services will be livestreamed\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/AC2026Logo-Imagine-square-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Annual Conference worship services will be livestreamed\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-worship-livestreamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Annual Conference worship services will be livestreamed<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 12, 2026 at 11:59 am <\/small><p>The daily worship services at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren will be livestreamed and available free of charge with no registration required, although donations will be appreciated. Annual Conference takes place in Fort Wayne, Ind., on June 28 to July 2.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/committee-to-ask-questions-of-delegates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Review and Evaluation Committee to ask questions of delegates<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 12, 2026 at 11:30 am <\/small><p>As we collectively prepare to gather at the 2026 Annual Conference in Fort Wayne near the end of this month, the Review and Evaluation Committee has been working diligently on its task of making a comprehensive study of the denominational program.<\/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\/special-annual-conference-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Special Annual Conference events are offered in Fort Wayne this summer\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Embassytheatertour-square-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Special Annual Conference events are offered in Fort Wayne this summer\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/special-annual-conference-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Special Annual Conference events are offered in Fort Wayne this summer<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 5, 2026 at 11:00 am <\/small><p>The 2026 Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren is offering a number of special events and opportunities this summer in Fort Wayne, Ind.<\/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 2026 Sunday, June 28 \u2013 Thursday, July 2 Fort Wayne, Indiana Grand Wayne Convention Center Interpretive Statement and Daily Themes (PDF) Registration Moderator AC 2026 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions \u00bb Planners Information for Planners of Annual Conference Events \u00bb Polity Manual Polity, Policies, &amp; Guidelines \u00bb Resources Past Conference Resources \u00bb Conference Statements [&#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":155,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2751,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/2751"}],"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}]}}