NATIONAL OLDER ADULT CONFERENCE

The next National Older Adult Conference (NOAC) will be held Sept. 1-5, at Lake Junaluska, N.C., with the theme “Alive in the Spirit!” (from Romans 15:13). Registration opened May 1 at www.brethren.org/noac. Registration fees are $220 for early-bird registration (May 1 to July 20), or $250 for regular registration. First- time attendees receive a $20 discount. A virtual participation registration option is available for $150 per household.

The vibrant week includes worship, keynote sessions, workshops, service projects, field trips, ice cream socials, and more. NOAC has announced this year’s keynote speakers: writer and poet Cole Arthur Riley; musician and storyteller Ken Medema; playwright and actor Ted Swartz; and Dominique DuBois Gilliard, director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. Preachers include Greg Davidson Laszakovits, Rebecca Dali, Herb Smith, Samuel Sarpiya, and Audri Svay.

While our district will not have transportation to the event, the Western Plains District will have a bus passing through southern Illinois that might be able to accommodate additional passengers ($450 round-trip from Kansas). If interested, please contact Monica Frye at 620-241- 0919 x264 or mfrye@thecedars.org.

The planning team includes Heidi Berkenbosch, Deanna Brown, Bonnie Kline Smeltzer, Leonard Matheny (Peoria First), Don Mitchell, Karlene Tyler, and coordinator Christy Waltersdorff (York Center). Debbie Noffsinger (Highland Avenue) designed the NOAC 2025 logo. Registration information and other details will be coming out soon.