'Grace in Action' Vital Congregations Trip: Cape Coral, FL 

Some of the best learning we can have as church leaders is a combination of inspiration and instruction. We want to invite you to a "come and see" as well as a "come and learn" weekend at Grace Church, a multiple-site, United Methodist Church with four campuses in Southwest Florida (Cape Coral/Fort Myers area). Grace Church has grown from 400 to 2700 in worship attendance, from one campus with two worship services to five campuses with ten weekly services. Grace Church has one of the largest recovery ministries in America as well as a ministry to the poor and marginalized that models the Wesleyan ministry balance of acts of mercy and acts of piety in a contemporary setting. 

During this weekend, you and your team will experience and learn about how Grace Church builds healthy teams, establishes clear focus, develops fruitful strategies and structures and gets better at making disciples of Jesus. You will personally experience our recovery and compassion outreach ministries. On Friday night, you will worship at Celebrate Recovery. On Saturday morning, your team will experience how Grace Church does outreach that both helps people in need and also connects them to a relationship with God. On Sunday morning, you will have an opportunity to worship at three of our campuses.

I hope you will join us!

Cost: $650 per person. This includes flight, conference registration, workshops, ground transportation from Albany, NY airport, and lunch on Sunday. Each participant will be responsible for their lodging and meals. We have made arrangements with the Best Western Hotel located at 13021 North Cleveland Avenue in North Fort Myers, Florida for a discounted rate ($92). You can make reservations by calling 239-997-5511 and mentioning "Grace Church". Click here for a copy of the schedule of events.

1 CEU will be offered for attending this event.

Registration deadline: December 2, 2016.