1. Delegates should read the docket and other important documents before Assembly. Print out a hard copy (if you want one) or bring an electronic device on which you can read it. We will not be supplying hard copies.
2. Delegates should review the FAQ document to understand what a red, yellow, and green vote indicates regarding the partnership recommendation with MC USA.
3. On Saturday, Nov. 1, enter Souderton Mennonite Church through the main carport entrance. There is a parking lot across the street from the meetinghouse, on Chestnut Street, and parking around the building. Parking and getting through the registration line could take 15 minutes.
4. Doors open for registration at 8:30 am. Arrive early for community time in the Exhibit Hall with Conference-Related Ministries (CRMs) and other agencies. Worship will begin at 9:30 am and will feature seven different languages. This year’s worship team comes from seven different nations, speaking at least nine languages.
5. From 12:30-1:50 pm, the Exhibit Hall and lunch from Biryani Bowl in Lansdale (Indian cuisine) will be available. Make time to visit both! A prayer room will also be available for reflection throughout the day. It is located just off the sanctuary and main foyer.
6. Due to space limitations and to maintain a quiet working space for delegates, all non-delegate guests will be seated in chairs, rather than at tables, and asked to be quiet observers. For guests who wish to talk to others during the session, the delegate sessions will also be livestreamed in the sanctuary.
7. Take time to familiarize yourself with “We are your Witnesses,” a song written for the 2025 Delegate Assembly by Makinto. Watch their rehearsal video available here, courtesy of Makinto and the videographer at Nations Worship Center (Philadelphia, PA).
8. Please bring a handheld rhythm instrument, such as a djembe, bongos, shaker, or a bucket and drumsticks, for the peacemaking and drumming time during our afternoon session. If you don’t bring something, your hands work great too!
9. Our Assembly Support Fund remains open for online giving and also through a collection basket at lunch. Your gifts offset the travel costs for delegates coming from a distance (FL, CA, VT). If travel isn’t a barrier for you, please help remove it for someone else.
10. In addition to lunch, coffee, and tea are provided throughout the day. The coffee served at Assembly comes from Pear Tree Coffee Roasters, whose mission is to create a community of people (including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities) who bring their diverse abilities together. The tea served at Assembly comes from a Chinese-American Christian tea company based in San Francisco, called Prince of Peace.
We look forward to seeing everyone on November 1! Need more information? Visit the Assembly webpage.
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