Join the Covenant Network at a regional conference near you! In order to engage our national network of supporters, we are holding a series of one-day conferences around the country. Themes will vary at each location, but updates about the mission of the Covenant Network and the work of local chapters will be highlighted at each event.
Saturday, October 27, 2012: Twin Cities Area, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, MN
9:00 am – 2:00 pm “The Door is Opening: Church, State, and LGBT Persons”
Contact: David Van Dyke and Joann Lee, (651) 227-6311
Friday, November 2, 2012: Baltimore Area, Catonsville Presbyterian Church, Catonsville, MD
9:00 am – 3:00 pm “The Call to Christian Hospitality,” with keynote speaker Henry G. Brinton,
author of The Welcoming Congregation: Roots and Fruits of Christian Hospitality
Contact: Ken Kovacs, (410) 747-6180
Friday, November 16, 2012: Kansas City Area, Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, KS
12:00 pm – 7:00 pm “Faithful Householders: Compassion and Continuity”
Contact: Jay McKell, (913) 530-1443
Saturday, November 17, 2012: Milwaukee Area, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Milwaukee, WI
9:00 am – 2:00 pm “Exploring A New Day for a New Church,”
with keynote speaker James Calvin Davis, author of In Defense of Civility
Contact: Deborah Block, (414) 276-4757
Sunday, January 27, 2013 Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO
9:00 am – 3:00 pm “A New Day Calls for a New Way of Being Church”
Contact: Louise Westfall, (303) 839-5500
Saturday, February 16, 2013 Second Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, MO
9:00 am – 2:00 pm “A New Day Calls for a New Way of Being Church”
Contact: Mary Gene Boteler, (314) 367-0366
Thursday, February 21, 2013 Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL
9:00 am – 2:00 pm “A New Day for the Covenant Network and the PC(USA)”
Contact: Calum MacLeod, (312) 981-4025
SPRING 2013 Date and Time TBA – Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA
“What Does Inclusion Look Like In the Post-Ordination Church?”
Contact: Baron Mullis, (404) 876-7396
SPRING 2013 At the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, NY
Details and Dates To Be Announced
Contact: Jon Walton, (212) 675-6150
Don’t see your area on the list? If you’d be interested in hosting a regional conference at some point in the future, please contact Brian Ellison.
West Coast?
This is a great question! We have heard of interest in having conferences on the west coast but, as of yet, haven’t identified organizers. Let’s offer this as an invitation–if your congregation or, perhaps, supportive group of congregations is interested in hosting a regional conference next spring in the Seattle area, the Portland area, the Bay Area, or Southern California, send an email to Executive Director Brian Ellison at [email protected]. Let’s see what we can accomplish!