With the Executive Council’s approval, I have talked with the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, N.C. and they are canceling our contract for the 2020 Triennial Convention which had been scheduled for August. The Council’s discussion centered around our current situation and the recovery of our churches from the stay-at-home orders. We are thankful for those who have continued to give to ministries, churches and community support, but we realize the stress on budget and reserves will be taxed during this time. Our concern was that trying to attend the convention in August would become too burdensome for our leaders and delegates, so we will reschedule the convention for a later date.

The Great Wolf Lodge has already issued refunds, so check your credit cards to make sure you have received those if you had a reservation. Director of Finance Dawn Rutan will be working with those who have already registered for the convention, so if you have any guidelines for those funds, please contact Dawn at drutan@acgc.us.

I hope this E-News finds you, your families and your church families all healthy and safe. This has been a trying time in a lot of ways for all of us. Again, I am so excited about how our pastors have responded to the stay-at-home orders across North America. The pastoral heart of our leaders has shown through as they have been creative, resourceful and long-lasting in reaching out – not only to their church members, but beyond in the community and across the country.