Reserve Your Room Today!
This year's Assembly is hosted at the Embassy Suites in Kissimmee. The host hotel is ideally located, just six miles from the Walt Disney World® Resort. Some of Florida’s finest golf fairways are within 20 minutes, including Greg Norman’s Champions Gate and Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill. You can enjoy an outdoor pool, free made-to-order breakfast, and a complimentary evening reception.
To book your hotel room you can contact the hotel directly at 407-597-4000 or visit the website. Reservations must be made on or before May 13, 2026 to receive the group rate. When calling, please indicate that you are with the Florida‑Bahamas Synod Group. Discounted self‑parking is available at $10.00 per night.
To book your hotel room you can contact the hotel directly at 407-597-4000 or visit the website. Reservations must be made on or before May 13, 2026 to receive the group rate. When calling, please indicate that you are with the Florida‑Bahamas Synod Group. Discounted self‑parking is available at $10.00 per night.
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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. |
