October 11-14, 2026 @ Pickwick Landing State Park
The 2026 Fall Pastors Conference is fast approaching. Below is everything you need to know to prepare for the conference. Please share this information with any vicars or retired pastors in your congregation.
You will not be required to call the hotel for room reservations for this conference. The hotel requires a rooming list from the District. To assist us in making your reservations, please indicate your roommate and your date of arrival and departure on your registration form. Rooms are reserved for the conferences through September 30, 2026. We must have your reservation by then. After that date, any rooms not reserved will be released back to the hotel.
Where is the conference to be held?
Pickwick Landing State Park
120 Playground Loop
Pickwick Dam, TN 38326
For directions please click here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9cBjD8wSuyPDgbiC6
Meals
The conference fee for meals provides seven meals for the Pastors conference as well as all breaks.
NOTE: No lunch will be served on Sunday or Wednesday. You will need to eat lunch and dinner before you arrive on Sunday.
What is the cost?
Registration Fee $ 100.00
Meals – includes 7 meals and all breaks $250.00
Hotel Accommodations $203.25 (shared room)
TOTAL $ 553.25
NOTE: If you want a single room, your total cost will be $756.50.
Your wives are invited to attend. We would ask that you pay the appropriate amount due for meals, listed above, if they plan on eating with you. If your wife is attending and will be eating meals with you, your total cost will be as follows $1,006.50.
Registration Fee
If more than one pastor from a congregation is attending, the congregation pays for each pastor’s meals and accommodations but only one registration fee. Per the standing rules adopted by the conference, all District congregations (including those vacant, served part-time or served by a deacon) are expected to pay the registration fee. In addition, even when a Pastor is unable to attend the conference, his congregation is still expected to pay the registration fee.
Mileage Reimbursement
This expense is the responsibility of the congregation.
Retired Pastors
Retired Pastors, who are members of the Mid-South District, are guests of the conference. The conference will pay the retired Pastors’ registration fee, lodging and meal expense. There will be no reimbursement for mileage.
If you would like a single room or if your wife is rooming with you, we request that you pay the difference for 3 nights, $203.25. If your wife will be eating with you, we would ask that you pay an additional $250.00 to cover her meals.
Program
The Rev. Dr. Rick Serina, Associate Executive Director, LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations, St. Louis, MO will be the primary conference presenter. Rev. Mark Barz will serve as Conference Chaplain.
God’s blessings on your travels.
Links
Register online now || Agenda
