NATIONAL OLDER ADULT CONFERENCE

General registration for the biennial Church of the Brethren National Older Adult Conference opened May 1. NOAC will be held Sept. 4-8 at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center in western North Carolina.

Conference registration is $200 until July 15 (this does not include lodging and meals, which require a separate registration with the conference center—you will receive a link after registering). An online participation option is also available for $100. Special accommodations are available for those with mobility issues. Registration and more information are available at National Older Adult Conference (NOAC) – Discipleship Ministries (brethren.org). (For a paper form registration, contact Randi Rowan at 847-429-4303.)There is also a NOAC Facebook page. Registration closes Aug. 15.

The week includes worship, workshops, Bible study, ice cream socials, fellowship and activities, and more. The worship speakers this year include our own Christina Singh (Freeport) and Katie Shaw Thompson (Highland Avenue). Christy Waltersdorff (York Center) is the conference coordinator, and Leonard Matheny (Peoria) and Josh Brockway (Highland Avenue) are part of the planning team. Mark Charles, Ken Medema, Ted Swartz, Osheta Moore, Jeremy Ashworth, Deanna Brown, and Lexi Aligarbes are among the other featured speakers and performers, along with the famed "NOAC News" team.

For transportation, a bus is available through Western Plains District with pick-up points in St. Louis/southern Illinois available. Information on that is below. The return hotel stop is in Mount Vernon, IL. If you need assistance in making this rendezvous, please contact the district office. Direct flights to Asheville, N.C., are available from Chicago O'Hare or Midway airports (via United, American, or Allegiant), or connecting service is available from other cities.

BUS INFORMATION (David Fruth, coordinator): A bus leaving from McPherson, Kan., Sun., Sept. 3, will arrive at the conference on Mon., Sept. 4. After the conference is over the bus will return to McPherson arriving Sat., Sept. 9. Costs for the bus trip will be $425 including bus travel and two nights at a motel. For more information or to reserve a space on the bus contact David Fruth at 620-245-0674 or 316-708-1760 or email at davebonnie@cox.net. To hold a seat a $100 deposit is required by June 1.