We gather as a family each year.

In even years, we invite our member church credentialed and lay leaders to attend our Regional Gatherings in Alberta and Ontario. In odd years, we gather in just one location for General Assembly.  

Every year, we host provincial fall retreats for our credential holders and their spouses.

Explore who we are through how we spend time together.

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General

Assembly

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Regional

Gatherings

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Fall

Retreats

General Assembly 2027

  • General Assembly will take place from April 30th - May 1st, 2027. More details will be made available as they are established.

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EAST REGIONAL

GATHERING

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WEST REGIONAL

GATHERING

EMCC Fall Retreats

What’s Changing?

Rather than simply gathering for group sessions, we are intentionally designing these two-day retreats as immersive experiences of connection, renewal, discernment, and shared vision.

Together, we’ll create space to listen to the Holy Spirit, encourage one another, pray together, and dream together about what God may desire to do among us as we move toward the EMCC’s 2033 Vision.

A unique highlight of this year’s retreats will be a special community-building experience you won’t want to miss. The retreats will also include prayer walking, ministry time, communal reflection, and collaborative dreaming.

Why?

Our hope is that these moments will strengthen relationships across our denomination and deepen our sense of shared calling and mission.

We will also spend focused time exploring what it means to lead with a teachable spirit—cultivating humility, openness, attentiveness, and responsiveness to both the Holy Spirit and one another. We believe this posture is essential for the season God is leading us into together.

We encourage you to save the dates now and begin praying with anticipation for what God may do in and through these gatherings.

We are genuinely excited to invite you into a renewed and reimagined season of EMCC Fall Retreats in 2026.

This year, both the format and dates of the retreats will look different from what has traditionally been done in the past—and we believe these changes will create space for something deeply meaningful within our EMCC family.

    • September 18–19 in Calgary, AB

    • Additional details and registration information will be coming soon. 

    • Point Person: TBD

    • For each retreat, attendees are asked to arrange their own lodging accommodations. A list of recommended hotels and lodging options will be shared closer to the retreat dates.

    • September 25–26 in Toronto, ON

    • Additional details and registration information will be coming soon. 

    • Point Person: Scott Clubine

    • For each retreat, attendees are asked to arrange their own lodging accommodations. A list of recommended hotels and lodging options will be shared closer to the retreat dates.

    • October 5–6 in Vancouver, BC

    • Additional details and registration information will be coming soon. 

    • Point Person: Marty Bennett

    • For each retreat, attendees are asked to arrange their own lodging accommodations. A list of recommended hotels and lodging options will be shared closer to the retreat dates.

    • October 16–17 in Winnipeg, MB

    • Additional details and registration information will be coming soon. 

    • Point Person: TBD

    • For each retreat, attendees are asked to arrange their own lodging accommodations. A list of recommended hotels and lodging options will be shared closer to the retreat dates.

    • October 23–24 in Regina, SK

    • Additional details and registration information will be coming soon. 

    • Point Person: Roy Hewko

    • For each retreat, attendees are asked to arrange their own lodging accommodations. A list of recommended hotels and lodging options will be shared closer to the retreat dates.

Retreat Dates & Locations:

Our retreats are for all EMCC credential holders, and those working toward credentials with us.

Spouses are always welcome to participate in EMCC Fall Retreats (at a special rate).

We are also pleased to share that our Global Workers and retired EMCC credential holders are invited to attend at no registration cost.

These retreats are not simply events to attend; they are opportunities to reconnect, be refreshed, and seek God together as a family of leaders.

FALL RETREAT REGISTRATION COMING SOON