Conference Annual Gathering 2024

What You Need to Know

Love is GREATER Than Fear

Oct. 18-19, 2024

CAG will be taking place online this year. Please register for each event you will be attending.

You must register for each event you will attend. Please follow each link separately.

Pre-CAG Events:
- Budget Town Hall October 9, 7:00 p.m.
- Meet the Candidate Town Hall October 15, 7:00 p.m.
- Bylaws Town Hall October 16, 7:00 p.m.
- Boundary Awareness Training October 17, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

CAG Events:
- CAG Program Friday
- Business Meeting Saturday

Schedule

Conference Annual Gathering begins Friday morning with Opening Worship and concludes Saturday afternoon with Closing Worship.

Daily schedules are as follows:

(With some details still in progress, we will post any updates as they become available.)

Budget Town Hall: Wednesday, October 9, 7:00 p.m.
- Register Here
Meet the Candidate Town Hall: Tuesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m.
- Register Here
Bylaws Town Hall: Wednesday, October 16, 7:00 p.m.
- Register Here
Boundary Awareness Training: Thursday, October 17, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Register Here

8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer Space (optional)
9 a.m. Opening Worship
10 a.m. Plenary 1: “Love is Greater than Fear”
11 a.m. Workshop Block 1- more details coming soon!
12 p.m. Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. Regather
12:50 p.m. Speakouts
1 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois
2 p.m. Plenary 2: “Love is Greater than Fear”
3 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Workshop Block 2- more details coming soon!
4:15 p.m. Plenary 3: “Love is Greater than Fear”
5:15 p.m. Benediction
6 p.m. Optional Social Gathering: Cocktails/Mocktails with the CM

Business Meeting
- Register Here

Our Featured Guests

Keynote Speaker: Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois

Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois, MSW (she/her) is a prominent health and racial justice advocate in the Greater St. Louis region and Southern Illinois. She currently serves as the President and CEO of Deaconess Foundation and is the pastor of Monument of Faith Church, Inc.

Bethany has received numerous accolades for her community service and leadership, including the Silver Bell Award from Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri and the Access to Equal Justice Award from Washington University. Her work with the Ferguson Commission involved addressing the root causes of community unrest following Michael Brown’s death, resulting in a comprehensive report with 189 calls to action aimed at fostering healing and change.

Closing Worship Preacher: Rev. Michael Neuroth

Michael serves as Director of the United Church of Christ’s Office of Public Policy and Advocacy on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Prior to serving as director, Michael worked for 15 years as the UCC’s Policy Advocate for International Issues and led the DC office’s work on international peace, human rights, and economic justice issues. He has also worked for ecumenical and interfaith organizations such as the World Council of Churches, Church World Service, Ecumenical Advocacy Days, and the Parliament of the World’s Religions. Michael holds an M.Div, ThM., and MSW from Princeton Seminary and Rutgers University. He resides in Washington D.C. with his spouse, Amber, two wonderful boys, and a Goldendoodle named Chewie.