{"id":7,"date":"2018-09-26T15:49:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/ac\/index\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:13:18","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\/webcasts\/\">Watch worship<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-info btn-hg btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/coverage\/ac2026\" target=\"_blank\">AC 2026 News &#038; Photos<\/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\/brethren-and-the-declaration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Brethren and the Declaration of Independence: Denise Kettering-Lane presents an equipping session\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Declaration_Pg1-NationalArchives-square-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Brethren and the Declaration of Independence: Denise Kettering-Lane presents an equipping session\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-and-the-declaration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Brethren and the Declaration of Independence: Denise Kettering-Lane presents an equipping session<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on July 3, 2026 at 10:59 pm <\/small><p>\u201cAs we approach the 250th anniversary of the event that kicked off the revolution, we might ask, what do we Brethren think about the Declaration of Independence? \u2026 And what would our forebears say about what we\u2019ve become?\u201d asked Denise Kettering-Lane at her standing-room-only equipping session titled \u201cDunkers and the Declaration of Independence: Then and Now.\u201d<\/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\/god-of-grace-and-god-of-glory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"\u2018God of grace and God of glory\u2019: A call to worship\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/PAC-DSC09328-X3-DanielMurrellII-600px-150x150.jpg\" title=\"\u2018God of grace and God of glory\u2019: A call to worship\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-of-grace-and-god-of-glory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018God of grace and God of glory\u2019: A call to worship<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on July 3, 2026 at 11:01 am <\/small><p>The following call to worship was shared during the closing worship service of the 2026 Conference on Thursday morning, July 2, with leadership from Gail Heisel. And it has a back story.<\/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\/resolution-on-weapons-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Resolution on weapons transfer is adopted by the 2026 Annual Conference\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Business-Voting-DSC_0565-byCherylBC-600px-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Resolution on weapons transfer is adopted by the 2026 Annual Conference\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/resolution-on-weapons-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Resolution on weapons transfer is adopted by the 2026 Annual Conference<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on July 1, 2026 at 9:45 pm <\/small><p>The delegate body of the 2026 Annual Conference on Wednesday afternoon, July 1, adopted a \u201cResolution on Weapons Transfer\u201d with a solid majority vote. The paper cites Matthew 5:44b-45, \u201cLove your enemies and pray for those who persecute you\u2026,\u201d to call the Church of the Brethren to \u201cexamine and respond to the impacts of the arms industry.\u201d<\/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) Watch worship AC 2026 News &#038; Photos 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 [&#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":157,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2825,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/2825"}],"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}]}}