Convention

Click on the map above to open Google Maps and navigate to the hotel.

Note from Pastor Adam:

The rooms are all in my name, so I will either add your names to the rooms once I arrive on Saturday, or I will check into all the rooms on Sunday at 3 PM and get your keys so you don't have to wait in line. 

You can click HERE to visit the website and learn more about the hotel. But here are also a few highlights...

• Check-In: 3:00pm

• Check-Out: 11:00am

• Parking: $24/day

• Top Amenities: 

  • Free Hot Breakfast

  • Indoor/Outdoor Pool

  • Free Wi-Fi

  • 24-Hour Fitness Center

This year's convention will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  Our hotel is connected to the convention center through an adjoining walkway. The websites interactive map shows the different levels and exhibit halls.

Here are a few fun facts about the convention center...

• It's one of the busiest convention centers in North America.

• Located in the 14th largest city in the United States 

• 1.8 million square feet

• Across the street from the Arena District and Short North Arts District offering dining, shopping and entertainment

• Connected to five hotels by enclosed sky bridges

• The indoor, vertical Smartfarm is the first of its kind in a convention center and will produce nearly 5,000 pounds of vegetables and herbs annually for culinary use.

Click on the logo above to view the CTS Ministry Expo Schedule.

Note: This will be updated closer to the date.  Pastor Adam hopes to have a more detailed schedule when we arrive.

The NAFWB has a page specifically for the convention.  Feel free to check it out as it will likely be updated throughout the week.

ONE Magazine had a great write-up/preview of this year's NAFWB National Convention. 

A Quick Exerpt: Each service will bring attention to one area where we should focus. 

• Sunday morning, during a joint service with teens and adults, representatives from Truth & Peace Student Leadership Conference will teach Sunday School before Jon Forrest (TN) challenges listeners to Focus on Loving God. 

• Sunday evening, Isaiah Hatfield (WV) will invite us to Focus on Loving Your Neighbor. 

• Monday, Brian Williams (NY) will Focus on the Church. 

• Jeff Crabtree (OH) will Focus on the Family on Tuesday.

• Kenneth Eagleton (TN) wraps up the convention by reminding Free Will Baptists to Focus on the Mission.

If you're looking for some things to do while in town, you might check out the Columbus Zoo.

From their website...

During the roaring 1920s, the Columbus City Mayor and a group of influential leaders embarked on a journey to St. Louis with the primary aim of studying the city's water system. Little did they know that this trip would inspire them in an entirely different way.

While in St. Louis, they made a visit to the local zoo, where they witnessed the sheer delight of children as they watched monkeys play. This experience ignited a shared vision among the group: the need for a similar establishment in their own city, Columbus.

Since its doors opened in 1927, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been connecting people with extraordinary wildlife from across the globe. Over the years, we have not only evolved into one of the nation's preeminent zoological institutions but also remained steadfast in our commitment to safeguarding wildlife and their natural habitats.

Our team of experts provides exceptional care for over 10,000 animals spanning 600 different species, and we actively support more than 75 conservation initiatives in over 20 countries worldwide.

Tickets range from $30-45

If you're looking for some things to do while in town, you might check out the Center of Science & Industry.

From their website...

COSI has combined science learning and fun since 1964 with 300-plus hands-on exhibits, Ohio’s largest Planetarium, Giant Screen Theater, live shows and a unique and unprecedented partnership with the renowned American Museum of Natural History. Visit the American Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Gallery – a permanent exhibit that allows guests to get up close to a full-sized cast of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, 100 million-year-old fossilized amber, an 8 foot titanosaur femur cast and much more.

Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for kids (2-12 years old)