A Different Kind of Gathering This Year
We want to share something with you about where Church Life is heading this fall, and we hope you will be as excited about it as we are.
After much prayer and conversation as a team, we are postponing our Church Life Conference to 2027.
In its place this year, we are leading a missions trip to Lima, Peru, November 11 through 16, partnering with Catedral de Fe and their annual outreach, Operation Hope (Operación Esperanza).
Here is why this feels right for this season.
For months we have been talking about three things in the Church Life community: a heart for the nations, the call of the marketplace, and the strengthening of the local church.
This trip is where all three meet.
We will be: Reaching the nations through ministry in Lima, including children's and adult crusades, feeding the homeless, distributing groceries, and providing medical care with medication.
Honoring the marketplace at a Thursday night marketplace banquet that gathers Lima's business and ministry leaders together in one room.
Strengthening the local church by coming alongside Catedral de Fe and the network of churches connected to Operation Hope.
Pastors traveling with us may also have the opportunity to preach at local churches that Sunday.
We see this as the beginning of a rhythm we believe God is leading us into: a year for going, followed by a year for gathering.
Mission trips and conferences, working in tandem.
This year is a year for going.
Trip details at a glance: Dates: November 11 to 16, 2026 Host: Catedral de Fe, Lima, Peru Outbound: AA917, Miami to Lima, Wednesday November 11, departs 5:35 PM Return: AA1558, Lima to Miami, Monday November 16, departs around 8:00 AM Hotel: El Pardo Lima, a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Miraflores.
Reservations at +51 1-617-1000 or 800-222-TREE.
Mention that you are with Church Life when booking.
What participants take care of: airfare, hotel, and meals.
What participants give toward, in cash and on-site with a receipt from Catedral de Fe: transportation in Lima and Operation Hope itself.
Suggested amount coming soon.
If you sense the Lord stirring you toward this, we invite you to start praying about whether you are meant to go.
Watch this space, your inbox, and our community page for next steps, including the suggested giving amount and a way to let us know you are in.
We are believing God for a movement of hope through the streets of Lima this November, and we would love for you to be part of it.