Psalm 133 reminds us, “How good and pleasant for brothers and sisters to dwell together in unity.” On July 23 – 26, the brothers and sisters of Grace Communion International will dwell together, worship together, and grow more deeply into a unified church family at the Denominational Celebration 2026 (DC26).
The event will begin with breakout sessions brought by a wide variety of GCI presenters on topics of discipleship, living between the times, and being sent by Jesus. All of these speak to what we mean by the overarching theme of Kingdom Living.
Our dedicated worship team, coordinated by Pastor Tamar Gray, has been preparing months ahead of time to bless us with stirring, Christ-centered worship. They will kick off the first worship service on Thursday afternoon, and we will hear a sermon message from our Vice President, Heber Ticas.
Friday will be filled with panel discussions. The topics of “Calling and Competencies,” along with “Equipping the Saints,” will feature stories from leaders across our global church family. Grace Communion Seminary will recognize and honor their most recent graduates in a graduation ceremony. It is always a highlight to see these men and women who have dedicated themselves to graduate level studies.
On Saturday we will be honored to hear from Walter and Toni Kim. Walter serves at the President of the National Association of Evangelicals, and he has continued to show an interest in GCI. We are excited that he has made himself available to join us in Dallas. In the afternoon, we will continue with more panel discussions under the topic of “Living in the Flow.” This will be the opportunity to hear from all six of our GCI Superintendents. And please do not forget to bring your dancing shoes. Saturday night we will kick up our heels and dance before our Lord with a GCI family dance.
The celebration will conclude on Sunday morning with a sermon from me. We will join our hearts and spirits as we remember Jesus at the communion table, and we will worship by receiving an offering at the final service.
Our tradition has been to offer this Denominational Celebration on a three-year rotation, and we certainly hope that as many of our people who are able will join us. We are aware that some of our international members are hesitant to visit the US based on news reports of violence and unrest. In good conscience, I can tell you that these are isolated events, as is true in any country. If you have registered and secured your travel visas already, I invite you to please come and join us.
I solicit your prayers for the final preparations and for the Lord’s traveling mercies on all who make the journey. Join us in also praying that the event itself will empower GCI to become more focused and fervent Kingdom Representatives.
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