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Annual
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51st ANNUAL MEETING
of the
National Association of
Congregational Christian Churches
Sunday June
26 – Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Kansas City, Missouri
Hosted by
Maple Hill Community Congregational Church of Maple Hill, Kansas
First Community Church of Joplin, Missouri
First Congregational Church of Emporia, Kansas
Everyone’s Community Church of St. Louis, Missouri
and other churches in the Mid-America Congregational Fellowship
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General Information |
REGISTRATION
Online registration is the preferred method. It is easy to use and will make the
process efficient and convenient for all involved. Your personal information is
received on a secure site and will not be shared. Registrations received by May
6 will receive a $24 discount. Any registration cancellations will be charged
$20. No refunds will be given after June 17.
HOTEL
Accommodations are contracted at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. All
functions will be held at this hotel. The cut off date for hotel reservations is
May 27. (Leadership Team members must submit a Leadership Team Registration Form
by May 6. Hotel reservations will be made by the NA office.) After this date,
rooms and rates are not guaranteed. Please call the phone number listed below
and identify affiliation with the NACCC or you may book on-line. The NACCC could
face financial liability when rooms are booked outside the housing block. If
attendees are interested in finding a roommate, make your hotel reservation and
contact Carrie at the NACCC office: (800) 262-1620 ext. 15 and she will try to
find you a roommate.
Kansas City Marriott Downtown
200 West 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
(800) 228-9290/(816) 421-6800
On-line:
www.marriott.com; Group
Codes: single/double: nccncca; triple: nccnccb; quad: nccnccc
Rates: $109 & tax
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION
Kansas City Int’l Airport is located 22 miles from the Marriott Kansas City
Downtown. Please do not look for Host Committee greeters at the KC Int’l
Airport. The airport has three terminals and they are not able to cover this big
task. Following are two options for shuttle transportation:
KC Shuttle Service is located across from each baggage claim area. Shuttles run
every 30 minutes for a cost of $15 one-way and $25 roundtrip. Visit
www.kctg.com
to view information and visit
Shuttle Buck to print a
dollar discount coupon. Quicksilver Airport Service is offering group discounts. Make your reservations
in advance by calling (800) 888-8294 or online at 1)
www.kcquicksilver.com;
2) click on on-line reservations & 3) use NACCC for the group name.
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THE PROVIDENCE
FUND
The Executive Committee gave permission to the 2004 Annual
Meeting’s Host Committee to establish the “Providence Fund”
through the Congregational Foundation. Gifts to this fund
will do two things – financially assist Churches which may
not be able to afford to send delegates to the Annual
Meeting, and establish an endowment which perpetuates such a
fund. 60% of every gift that is given to this fund will be
used to provide scholarships THIS YEAR, and 40% will help to
build the fund. The Churches which helped host the 2004
Providence Annual Meeting are planning to add to the fund’s
principle in the next several years. IF YOU WISH TO HELP
CHURCHES GAIN THE SENSE OF FELLOWSHIP AND PARTICIPATION THAT
YOU OR YOUR CHURCH MAY BE ENJOYING AT ANNUAL MEETINGS,
PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NACCC designating it
for “The Providence Fund” or include a payment on your
registration form.
AIRLINE DISCOUNT
Midwest Airlines is the preferred carrier of the NACCC’s
2005 Annual Meeting. Fare discounts can be purchased at:
1)
www.midwestairlines.com - promo code CMZ6417;
or 2) call (800) 452-2022 and provide CMZ6417 to the agent
or 3) through your own travel agent by using convention file
number CMZ6417 & /CM06 as the ticket designator or /CM10 as
the ticket designator if tickets are purchased 60-days in
advance.
TOUR KANSAS CITY
Sign up for a scheduled tour by completing the
tour
registration form
and mail to Blue Ribbon Tours (not the NACCC). For more
information about KC
click
here or go to
www.visitkc.com or call (800)
767-7700.
LUNCH OUT!
“I need some fresh air!” “We meet at all these different
places but I never see anything but the inside of the
hotel.” “All we do is meet and eat, we don’t get any
exercise.” “I don’t even know what the weather is.” Does
this sound familiar? We have answers. Tuesday lunch is not
part of the meal plan. We are allowing extended time, two
and one half hours for you to have lunch outside the hotel.
Within a few blocks are restaurants and food venders from
nice sit-down to pizza. This is your opportunity to make
your own choices. There is a restaurant in the hotel for
anyone for whom walking is a problem.
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