2025 Event Details
Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza
Our 2025 location is at the Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
A block of rooms have been reserved for a discounted rate. Please note that you can extend your stay several days before and after our conference and receive a similar rate.
Wes Granberg-Michaelson
Rev. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson is a global ecumenical leader whose work has highlighted the intersection of faith with public life.
He was legislative assistant to Senator Mark O. Hatfield, Director of Church and Society for the World Council of Churches, and served for 17 years as General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America.
He chairs the board of Sojourners, an advocacy ministry linking faith and social justice. He also serves on the boards of Church Innovations Institute and the Global Christian Forum. And this year, he’s dedicating time to Faith2020, connecting people of faith with the values of progressive candidates for the 2020 election.
Community With Other Pastors
One of the critical elements of the Larger Church conference is community. Many of our members share that it was at this conference that they met other pastors who they could lean on to ask questions, find support, and grow in their leadership.
Other Details
For most, the best way to join us will be to fly into either Santa Fe (SAF) or Albuquerque (ABQ). It is approximately an hour drive from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. The events of the conference start with registration on Monday late afternoon, and we recommend you arrive for dinner by 5PM local time Monday.
The event will end by 12:00PM on Thursday.
The Hotel is located in downtown Santa Fe, an easy walk from everything! Taxis or Uber/Lyft can be used, as well as renting cars.
Registration fees generally include two meals together, as well as snacks during our morning sessions. A schedule will be distributed ahead of the event.
Our meeting times are Monday evening for dinner, as well as Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.
We want to learn together, but we are also committed to rest, relaxation, and fun. Tuesday and Wednesday’s general sessions will be in the morning, leaving the afternoon for you to explore Santa Fe or the surrounding areas.
Yes!
Many conference attendees (half or more) are joined by their spouses for the week. Spouses are welcome to sit in on any or all sessions or enjoy the comfort of the hotel.
We would like to thank our presenting sponsor for their support.
We also like to thank our additional sponsors for supporting us.
Beth Lewis Scholarship
In 2018, our Larger Church Conference recognized the work of an amazing woman and partner in ministry, Beth Lewis. We wanted to bless her for her work with our group as well as the work she has done for the church of Jesus! So we decided to create a Luther Seminary endowed scholarship in her name. The Beth Lewis Scholarship will be a blessing to a young person pursing their call to serve the church of Jesus too. Blessed to be a blessing enacted once again! If you would like to give to the scholarship fund, please go to the link below and honor Beth and bless the church too!
Give to Scholarship Fund.
Click on designation and select other and type in “Beth Lewis Scholarship”.