The FLGA District 35th Regular Convention will be held at Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South in Orlando, FL.
Voting Delegates must register AND be credentialed, which are two separate processes.
Payment must be secured to complete the registration process. Guests must also register and pay!
Convention Registration is NOW CLOSED!
Event Registration closed on May 14, 2025!
A late fee of $25.00 per registration applied after May 1.
Download the FLGA District Mobile App
- All convention information will be available on the FLGA District mobile app—download the app today!
- Visit the Apple App Store or Google Play to download it today.
NOTE: these links will only work through your mobile device.
If you have already downloaded the app, updated content is often loaded. Be sure to click YES when prompted.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Event Registration closed on May 14, 2025!
• Please Note: voting Delegates must be credentialed and registered
(two separate processes), and payment must be secure to complete the registration process.
• Voting delegates must have a smart device (iPhone, Android, tablet) or a laptop computer to vote and access documents at the Convention.
• Guests must register and pay!
Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South
The Embassy Suites has reached capacity as our registration for the convention is over 400. This hotel remains the location for the convention event.
Hampton Inn is located at 4971 Calypso Cay Way, Kissimmee, FL.
This is 0.5 miles away from the Convention. Here is the link to their site.
PLEASE NOTE: the FLGA District does not have a contract with Hampton Inn and your reservation is at your discretion.
Embassy Suites Hotel Details: We negotiated our group rate to include three pre- and three post-convention days. The dates for the convention are June 5, 2025, to Jun 7, 2025. $169 per night for single or double occupancy–Additional fee for triple or quad occupancy
Please contact Kathy Keene if you have questions.
May 22, 2025 – Pray for the 2025 District Convention – NEW Video!
May 21, 2025 – District Convention – Prayer & Information
May 7, 2025 – Pray for the Nominees Email
May 2, 2025 – Convention Workbook
April 23, 2025 – Registration & Hotel Deadlines Approaching
April 16, 2025 – Volunteers Needed Email
April 7, 2025 – Order Your Convention Shirt Email
March 12, 2025 – Offering and Ingathering Email
February 22, 2025 – Nominations Needed Email
February 19, 2025 Email – Event Speakers
February 12, 2025 Email – Delegate Deadlines
December 15, 2024 Email – Registration Open
Click the links below to access the forms:
Delegate Documents
LCMS 2023 Convention Overture Template
Region Map for Reference
Congregation Convention Checklist
Click here for the full list of forms.
Pick up your PRE-ORDERED Shirt at Convention Check-in!
Volunteers are needed to help with the 2025 Convention!
Volunteer help is needed with registration, greeting and directing attendees, ushering, and final-day clean-up. You can help for two hours or two days—it is up to you!
Florida-Georgia District 35th Regular Convention Workbook
If you want to request a paper copy of the workbook, click here.
Bible Study Leader | Lucas Woodford
Rev. Dr. Lucas V. Woodford (MDiv, STM, DMin) is the President of the Minnesota South District of Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and Associate Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Farmington, MN.
Woodford is an author and a member of the Board of Regents of Concordia University, St. Paul, MN. He has served as an adjunct instructor for Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN, and the Institute of Lutheran Theology in Brookings, SD. He frequently presents on matters related to soul care, missiology, marriage, sex, and gender issues, as well as critical race theory. He is a husband to Becca and father to their seven children, five girls and two boys: Isabella (married to Zach), Thaddaeus, Aletheia, Ekklacia, Soteria, Titus, and Basileia. You can read more about Rev. Dr. Woodford here.
Essayist | Bill Harmon
Rev. Dr. Bill Harmon is the 14th President of the Southeastern District (SED) of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), elected in May 2022. He is a graduate of Emmanuel Lutheran School, Baltimore
Lutheran (now Concordia Preparatory School), Concordia College, New York, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, where he earned a Doctor of Ministry in leadership, renewal, and coaching.
As President, his focus is the theme of Immeasureably More, inspired by Ephesians 3:20-21, emphasizing God’s ability to do far more than we can ask or imagine. President Harmon is married, and he and his wife, Gayle, have three sons. You can read more about Rev. Dr. Harmon here.
Click here to learn about all the Event Sponsors, or click each logo below to access their websites.
The Convention Offering is designated for the Lutheran Church of Uganda (LCU) and will also cover the costs of shipping ingathering items to Uganda. Your contributions will truly make a difference, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside them!
Ingathering Drop-Off Instructions
- Bring your items ready-to-ship in a box labeled with the items that are inside the box.
- DO NOT seal your boxes.
- Bring your boxes to the U-Haul truck in the parking lot outside the convention registration desk area.
- You can find the truck location on the Convention Map.
