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2026 LCMS National Convention
July 18 - July 23
Delegate Travel Reimbursement Deadline
In order to be reimbursed for your Synod Convention travel and meals, please complete a travel expense voucher and return it to the District Office no later than Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The amounts in Section “C” (Meals) should be your actual meal expenses. Reimbursement will not exceed $86 per day. Original itemized receipts must be attached.
Congregation assessment fees must be paid in full in order for a delegate’s reimbursement request to be processed.
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The 69th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will be held July 18–23, 2026, in Phoenix, Arizona.
RESOURCES AND INFO:
- Travel Expense Voucher
- Convention Welcome Info
- Things To Do
- Downtown Phoenix Map
- Convention Center Wireless Info
- FAQs
- Click here to sign up to secure your spot at a lunch-and-learn event with Lutheran Church Extension Fund, Concordia Plan Services, Lutheran Braille Workers, Alliance Defending Freedom, or the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Pre-convention floor committee meetings: July 17, afternoon
- Floor committee open hearings: July 18, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
- Delegate orientation: July 18, 1:30 p.m.
- Opening worship: July 18, 7 p.m.
- Convention proceedings: July 19–23.
- Convention close: July 23, 12 p.m.
- Installation of new officers: Sept. 18, St. Louis.
The convention theme is “Christ Is Risen Indeed,” based on 1 Corinthians 15:20–22: “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.” The convention will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix. More information about the 2026 convention will be shared here as it becomes available.