Hotel Availability Notice
Please note that the Embassy Suites is now fully booked. The following nearby hotels are suggested alternatives within close proximity to the Embassy Suites:
- Clarion Inn & Suites – Lake Buena Vista
- Hampton Inn & Suites – South Lake Buena Vista
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott
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Keynote SpeakerShannon Kiser
Senior Director of Fresh Expressions North America Shannon Kiser serves as the Senior Director of Fresh Expressions North America, where she brings decades of experience training and coaching leaders in mission innovation. Shannon is the author of Opening Space and co-author of Planting Hope Here, and is a sought-after trainer, speaker, and coach for leaders navigating adaptive change and seeking to start missional initiatives. She also serves on the pastoral staff of Riverside Presbyterian Church in Sterling, VA, a bilingual (English/Spanish) congregation engaged in multiple fresh expressions of church and community hospitality through Ridgetop Coffee and Tea. Shannon resides in suburban Washington D.C. Click here to learn more about Fresh Expressions. |
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Churchwide RepThe Rev. Jaime Dubón
Director for Latin America & The Caribbean The Rev. Jaime Dubón is a Lutheran pastor from El Salvador with degrees from the Salvadoran Lutheran University and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Ordained in 1994, he served the Lutheran Church in El Salvador as a congregational pastor, Sister Parish Office coordinator, and Director of the Department of Theology. He later served congregations in West Chicago, IL, and Madison, WI, and from 2014 to 2017 was A2B and DEM in the Florida-Bahamas Synod. Pastor Dubón has contributed to several ELCA churchwide teams and served as President of the Latino Ministries Association. Since 2017, he has been the ELCA Service and Justice Area Desk Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, accompanying partner churches, organizations, and theological institutions across the region. |
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Ecumenical PartnerThe Rt. Rev. Douglas Scharf
Sixth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida The Rt. Rev. Douglas Frederick Scharf was elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Southwest Florida on April 2, 2022. He was ordained and consecrated as a bishop on September 24, 2022, in Sarasota. He was seated as the sixth bishop of the diocese on December 10, 2022, at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter in St. Petersburg. |
Assembly Agenda
- 1–5 PM: Synod Council Meeting (Cypress 1)
- 2–8 PM: Connection Café available for setup (Magnolia A-B)
- 8 AM–5:30 PM: Registration Open (West Regs Desk)
- 9–11:30 AM: First Call Theological Education (Cypress 5)
- 9 AM: Connection Café Opens (Magnolia A-B)
- 11–11:30 AM: New Member Orientation (Cypress 1)
- 12:45–2:30 PM: Opening Worship
- 2:30–5:30 PM: Plenary Meeting #1 (Palms Ballroom)
- 5:30–7 PM: Hotel's Reception (Hotel Lobby)
- 7–9 PM: Beer & Hymns (Cypress 1-5)
- 8–10 PM: Youth Voting Members gather in hospitality space for snacks/discussion/games
- 7–10 AM: Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
- 8 AM–5 PM: Registration Open
- 8 AM–5 PM: Connection Café Open
- 10 AM–1 PM: Service Project Collection
- 8:30 AM–12 PM: Plenary Meeting #2 (Palms Ballroom)
- 12 NOON–1:15 PM: Lunch Break (hotel or nearby restaurants)
- 12 NOON–1:15 PM: Youth Voting Members gather for lunch
- 1:30–2:30 PM: Workshop Session A
- 3–4 PM: Workshop Session B
- 4:15–5:30 PM: Return to Plenary Meeting #2 (Palms Ballroom)
- 5:30–7 PM: Hotel's Reception (Hotel Lobby)
- 8–10 PM: Youth Voting Members gather by pool for snacks/swim/games
- 7–10 AM: Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
- 8–11 AM: Connection Café Tear Down
- 8:30–10 AM: Plenary Session 3 (Palms Ballroom)
- Recognition of Ordination and Congregational Anniversaries
- 10:30 AM–12 NOON: Closing Worship (Palms Ballroom)
- Synod Council Meeting (Cypress 1)
End of 2026 Florida-Bahamas Synod Assembly
AMEN! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
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