MAY, 28-30 | 2026
Thursday 7:00 pm to Saturday 3:00 pm
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Aldersgate
Camps & Retreats
Oakwood Auditorium
7790 Marion Rd. SE
Turner, OR 97392
Registration​
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1 and 2-Night Package Options
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On-site Lodging, RV or Tenting
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Commuter Package Options
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Meals Included
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Kids+Teens Program and Nursery
AC26: BETTER TOGETHER is already filled with great opportunities for growth, change, worship and connection - all on the beautiful grounds of Aldersgate Camps & Retreats in Turner, OR.
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​​Will you join us?
Main-Session Speakers
Bishop Kenny Martin
Rev. Kenny Martin
Bishop, FMCUSA
Bishop Kenny Martin presides over the Free Methodist Church USA along the West Coast (including Alaska and Hawaii) and in the South Central U.S. and Upper Midwest. He also oversees ministries in Africa. He was elected to the Board of Bishops at General Conference 2023 after starting the Kingdom Cathedral church plant in San Bernardino, California, and serving since 1991 as a Free Methodist pastor in California, Indiana, Maryland, and Missouri. His educational experiences include studies at Greenville, Spring Arbor, and Mid-America Christian universities. He is married to Rev. Estelle Martin, and they have two daughters and four grandchildren.
Rev. Peyton Jones
Author & Speaker
Peyton Jones is part scholar, part practitioner, specializing in applied 1st century praxis that made the early church unstoppable. He has planted churches across three continents — from Starbucks and pubs to urban neighborhoods — and served as a former evangelist at Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones's historic Sandfields church in Wales. Founder of NewBreed Training, a cross-denominational network mobilizing everyday believers to disciple like Jesus and plant like Paul, Peyton is also one of two main teachers at Through the Word, a Bible platform reaching 12 million people. He is the author of Church Zero, Reaching the Unreached, Church Plantology, Journey to Disciple Making, and his latest release, Discipology (2026). Peyton lives near San Diego with his wife and family.
Aldersgate Camps & Retreats
7790 Marion Rd SE
Turner, OR 97392
SCHEDULE
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Thursday
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5:00pm: Check-in Begins
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5:45pm: Dinner in Aldersgate Lodge for Registered Guests
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7:00pm: Prayer Summit in Oakwood (Main) Lodge
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Friday
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8:00am: Breakfast in Aldersgate Lodge for Registered Guests
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9:00am: Main Session-1 | Worship | Bishops/Superintendents Messages | Q&A Panel
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12:00pm: Lunch in Aldersgate Lodge for Registered Guests
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1:00pm: Main Session-2 | Business & Ministry Updates | Welcome new Elders & CMCs
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3:00pm: Break for Fun/Free-Time Options on site!
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5:45pm: Dinner in Aldersgate Lodge for Registered Guests
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7:00pm: Keynote Session with Peyton Jones | Recognize Next-Gen Leaders
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Saturday
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8:00am: Breakfast in Aldersgate Lodge for Registered Guests
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9:00am: Worship | Bishops Farewell & Bishop's Welcome
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​10:00am: Breakout Sessions
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12:00pm: Lunch in Aldersgate Lodge for Registered Guests
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1:00pm: Ordination Service
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2:45pm: Worship and Dismissal
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Leadership & Personal Development Breakout Sessions
Saturday, May 30 at 9AM
Choose one of these three timely options!
Sign-up links will follow registration in mid-May.
Peyton Jones
The Disciple-Making Dilemma
Practicing Discipology
​When we read the Great Commission, we know what we're supposed to do – make disciples. We also know why – Jesus said so! But too often, we get caught up in the how. The answer is Time, Teaching, and Tactics. That's Jesus's method for making disciples, his Discipology, and to know how to make disciples, we need to go back to his blueprint. Join Peyton Jones as we roll up our sleeves and practical with disciple-making.
Dustin Weber
From Followers to
Leaders
Recovering Jesus' Pathway for Developing Leaders
Jesus didn’t just gather followers—He intentionally developed leaders who would carry the mission forward. Yet many churches today lack a clear pathway to move people from attendee to apprentice, from apprentice to leader, and from leader to multiplier.
In this session, we’ll unpack Jesus’ leadership development model and explore how to build a simple, repeatable pipeline in your church. You’ll walk away with a clearer vision and practical next steps for identifying, developing, and releasing leaders for multiplication.
Marissa Mattox
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Jesse Parker
Justice & Jubilee
These days, and maybe always, Justice has been a tricky subject. God calls for Justice and repeatedly defines it throughout scripture in very real and tangible ways, but still invites us to wrestle with how to live it out day-to-day. In this session, co-facilitators Rev. Marissa Mattox and Rev. Jesse Parker will unpack God’s heart for Justice in scripture, in our own Free Methodist history, and will invite a discussion about how God’s Justice and Jubilee can be brought into today’s world.