Annual Meetings & Conferences – National Association of Congregational Christian Churches https://www.naccc.org National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:51:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 2025 Annual Meeting and Conference Resources https://www.naccc.org/2025-annual-meeting-and-conference-resources/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:08:33 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=17866

The 71st Annual Meeting & Conference of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, from June 21-24, 2025. 

Business Sessions and Plenary Sessions Recordings

Meeting Information

For Your Review – 2025 Annual Reports

NACCC Apparel

Image proofs of the NACCC apparel options available to in-person attendees can be found in the registration brochure above! The deadline to order NACCC apparel for pick up at the Annual Meeting and Conference in St. Louis was May 25, 2025.

  • Click here to view the size chart for the women’s v-neck t-shirts.
  • Click here to view the size chart for the hooded sweatshirts.
  • Click here to view the size chart for the unisex crewneck t-shirts.

Bring Your Banners!

At the 2025 AMC, we’d love to decorate our space with the beautiful banners of our member churches. Please plan to bring a banner that is up to four feet wide (including the stand) to be put on display, as well as a stand to mount it on.

Banners of all kinds are welcome! Some examples of what your banner may include are direct representations of your church and its history, depictions of biblical scenes or artistic renderings, and scriptural or devotional quotes. Feel free to be creative – the options are limitless!

2026 Annual Meeting and Conference

Join us June 27-30, 2026, in Springfield, Massachusetts for the 2026 Annual Meeting and Conference of the NACCC!

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2024 Annual Meeting & Conference Resources https://www.naccc.org/2024-annual-meeting-conference-resources-2/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:16:52 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=15637

Our 70th Annual Meeting & Conference in Spokane, Washington was a hybrid event which was both an in-person and virtual attendance meeting.

Welcome Sister Churches!

As part of our celebration, we welcomed four new churches into our historic fellowship:

PLENARY SESSION VIDEOS

View the plenary sessions by clicking the links below. 

For Your Review ~ 2024 Annual Reports

Future Annual Meeting & Conference Dates:

June 21-24, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri

2025 Promo Video and Sneak Peek

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Save the Date – AMC 2024 https://www.naccc.org/save-the-date-amc-2024/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:03:43 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=12301

Mark your calendar! The 70th Annual Meeting & Conference of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches takes place in Spokane, Washington from June 22-25, 2024.  Hosted by the Pacific Northwest Association, the conference will take place at The Centennial. Details to follow! Enjoy this preview:

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2023 Annual Meeting & Conference Resources https://www.naccc.org/2023-annual-meeting-conference-resources/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:15:48 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=12277

Our 69th Annual Meeting & Conference was a hybrid event which was both an in-person and virtual attendance meeting.

Welcome Sister Churches!

As part of our celebration, we welcomed four new churches into our historic fellowship:

PLENARY SESSION VIDEOS

Click to view. Videos will open in a new window.

MEETING INFORMATION

Vote Required:

For Your Review ~ 2023 Annual Reports

FUTURE ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE DATES:

June 22-25, 2024; Spokane, Washington

2024 Promo Video and Sneak Peek

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Year Round Delegate Newsletter September 2022 https://www.naccc.org/year-round-delegate-newsletter-september-2022/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:53:03 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=10069 News about the September mailing to member churches, Healthy Boundaries workshop for clergy, and information about ordering 2023-2024 Planning Calendars.

Read the YRD Line

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2022 Annual Meeting & Conference https://www.naccc.org/2022-annual-meeting-conference/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:22:37 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=6454

2022 Annual Meeting & Conference

Our 68th Annual Meeting & Conference was a hybrid event which was both an in-person and virtual attendance meeting.

Welcome Sister Churches!

As part of our celebration, we welcomed six new churches into our historic fellowship:

Second Church of Plymouth
Manomet, Massachusetts

Mendota Heights Church
Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Westfield Congregational Church
Westfield, Iowa

Union Congregational Church of Amesbury
Amesbury, Massachusetts

First Congregational Church of Waterbury
Waterbury, Connecticut

Pilgrim Trinitarian Congregational Church
Dorchester, Massachusetts

Congregational Talk – Ashley Cleere Executive Director, NACCC
View Congregational Talk

View Missionary Presentations

Meeting Information

Important Documents and Links:

Vote Required ~ 

For Your Review ~ 2022 Annual Reports:

Love Talks ~ Saturday Afternoon with Book Signings
Love of God:  Diana Butler Bass
dianabutlerbass.com

Love of Neighbor:  Valarie Kaur
valariekaur.com

Love of Self:  Mihee Kim-Kort
mkimkort.com

Workshop Presentations:
How Does Your Garden Grow?

Wichita Promo Video

MORE RECENT ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE DATES:

2023 Annual Meeting & Conference: June 24-27; Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Watch the Promo Video

2024 Annual Meeting & Conference: June 22-25; Spokane, Washington

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Annual Meeting & Conference Grant – Providence Endowment https://www.naccc.org/annual-meeting-conference-grant-providence-endowment/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:48:14 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=1527

The Providence Endowment was established and initially funded by the 2004 Annual Meeting and Conference Host Committee to help churches offset the expenses of sending a delegate to the Annual Meeting and Conference.  The Providence Endowment provides grants to churches that have been unable to send a delegate to the Annual Meeting and Conference for the last three years due to financial reasons.  Grants of up to $500 may be awarded to offset associated expenses.  See the application for details and the deadline. Grant recipients will be required to complete and submit a Grant Report (a brief questionnaire) following the meeting. 

To apply, download and complete the Providence Endowment Grant Application form.

Providence Endowment Grant Application

Providence Endowment Final Report

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2021 Annual Meeting & Conference https://www.naccc.org/2021-annual-meeting-conference/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:32:19 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=1918 Our 2021 Annual Meeting and Conference was held as a a Virtual meeting. Below you will find documents and videos related to that wonderful event.

Welcome Sister Churches!

As part of our celebration, we welcomed four new churches into our historic fellowship:

Congregational Church of East Sumner
Sumner, Maine

First Church in Pembroke
Pembroke, Massachusetts

West Congregational Church
Taunton, Massachusetts

First Congregational Church of St. Johnsbury Center
St. Johnsbury Center, Vermont

We are THRILLED to welcome these fellow Followers of the Way!

THE CONGREGATIONAL LECTURER

Rev. Dr. Mary E. Biedron is the Senior Minister of North Congregational Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and has been active in local, statewide, and national fellowships among churches affiliated with the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches for over 30 years. She is a graduate of Methodist Theological School in Ohio, M.Div (1999) and D.Min (2015). Her dissertation explored the historical practice and contemporary possibilities for discernment in Congregational churches.

Lecture Topic: “The Great Crossing, Then and Now”
As we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Plymouth Pilgrims’ Great Crossing to North America, it’s important to reflect on the beliefs, theological assertions, and self-understanding that they brought with them, and those that they had to leave behind. What can this tell us, as we confront a different, but just as profound, kind of Great Crossing? What are the beliefs, assertions, and understandings that we need to carefully take along, and what do we need to leave behind…and how do we make those choices in an authentically Congregationalist way?

Congregational Lecture

THE BIBLE LECTURER

David Clark, PhD, and his family moved to Minnesota in 1988 to teach at Bethel Seminary. He has served in senior leadership in a church and at Bethel University. Dr. Clark just retired from his last role as VP and Dean of Bethel Seminary. During his years as faculty, he wrote eight books and dozens of articles and contributed as a member of several boards, including the national board of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Dr. Clark now serves the wider church through consulting and public speaking.

Bible Lecture #1       Bible Lecture #2      Bible Lecture #3

 

Our 2022 Annual Meeting & Conference will be held June 25-28  in Wichita, Kansas. Click here to view a promotional video previewing our visit!

 


From 2021
Virtual Annual Meeting
and Conference

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Annual Meeting Workshops (Recorded Live) ~ List

Missionary Presentations

Videos from 2021 Annual Meeting

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The Promising Future of Small Churches – 2019 Annual Meeting & Conference Lecture https://www.naccc.org/promising-future-small-churches-2019-amc/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:51:51 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=1590

Hear how churches of any size, especially small churches, have a future when they become engaged with their communities. See how your church can take a fresh look at finding its place in your community.

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Why the Congregational Story Matters – 2019 Annual Meeting and Conference Lecture https://www.naccc.org/why-the-congregation-story-matters-2019-amc/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:48:02 +0000 https://www.naccc.org/?p=1587

Peggy Bendroth suggests that the culture of Congregationalism continues to permeate the American way of life, but over time, Congregationalist has lost an understanding of their roots.  Bendroth says we have to understand our DNA – – “Who you were is how you are.”  In other words, it’s important to reclaim an understanding of the history of the Congregational Way to understand who we are today and who we are called to be tomorrow. 

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