Save the Date for the next CGGC Triennial Conference

Our next Triennial Conference and the 200th Celebration for the Churches of God, General Conference will be held July 14-17, 2025.

WHEN

• Monday, July 14th: Travel/Arrival Day

• Tuesday, July 15th: Conference Begins, Celebration Service in the Evening

• Wednesday, July 16th: Conference Day 2, Looking Forward Service in the Evening

• Thursday, July 17th: Conference Day 3, ends at 12 P.M., First Meeting of Administrative Council to follow

WHERE

Best Western Harrisburg North, 150 Nationwide Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17110 Conference will be held at the Best Western Premier, the Central Hotel and Conference Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the town that started it all. We’ll have rooms reserved at the Best Western, but Harrisburg will have plenty of additional options for guests to stay at and will be drivable for many of our churches in the ERC.  Likewise, we are currently planning for tours of some historic sites, both directed and selfled, to take place early in the week before Conference begins.

WHO

In addition to official regional delegates, ALL are invited for the celebration service Tuesday evening!

WHY

Innovate: New Measures Now

Our theme for this conference is Innovate: New Measures Now which captures and holds in tandem two significant ideas. First, that we have a significant history worth celebrating, especially after 200 years, and second, that we need to innovate now, and keep innovating so we can have another 200 years to celebrate in 2225.

Our tag line “New Measures Now” references John Winebrenner’s “New Measures,” which were innovative methods and liturgies that challenged people in the early 1800’s, and even saw Winebrenner locked out of his own church. New, innovative approaches to saving souls for Christ is in our DNA, and our history is steeped in doing whatever it takes to reach the lost.

WITH

Keynote Speaker: Pastor Matt Lake

As the lead pastor of First Church Williamsport, in Williamsport, PA, Matt Lake is well positioned to speak to us about maintaining our history while pushing boundaries on new ways to reach our communities for Christ. Pastor Matt brought a message of innovation and encouragement to our Western Regional Conference last year, and we were so impressed that we’ve asked Pastor Matt to speak to all of you, next year at the 2025 Triennial Conference Sessions as our keynote speaker.

You’ll also hear a panel of innovative church leaders from within our denomination who will give practical examples of how to start something new in your church.

WHAT?!

Special Announcement

To Commemorate this occasion and the 200th anniversary of the denomination, the CGGC has commissioned a documentary to be produced featuring interviews from key figures in the Churches of God who have been asked to detail and vividly illustrate not only our history, but the core themes that will carry us into the next 200 years.

Meet the Team: Homeplace Creative, a film and media production company, have been commissioned to produce the film and are already deep into production having completed multiple rounds of interviews. We’re very excited to be working with Kyle Adams and Dr. Meg Adams, the founders of Homeplace Creative, COO and CEO, respectively. Their personal involvement has made this project even more special.

The film will debut at Triennial Conference along with the 200th Celebration. After Conference, there will be numerous opportunities to screen the documentary for other events, and we will be making it available for the purpose of teaching our history, the history of American Christianity in general, and a variety of other use cases, like polity courses for new pastors, or new church members in your local congregation.