Fall Conference

October 26-27, 2026


Location

TheMission Church in Willis, Texas, will be the host site for the fall 2026 pastors study conference. The conference host is Pastor Jeremy Mattek (pastor@themissiontx.church).

12434 Cude Cemetery Road
Willis, Texas 77318
(936) 877-1057
www.conroemission.com

The conference chairman is Pastor Stephen Apt (Stephen.Apt@DivineSaviorChurch.com)
The conference secretary is Pastor Joseph Koelpin (PastorJosephKoelpin@gmail.com)

Registration

In order to attend the conference, please follow the link below to complete the registration form and pay the $40 conference registration fee.

Lodging

Accommodations will be at the Homewood Inn and Suites in Conroe. The hotel is about 15 minutes south of the church.  To get the room discount rate, book by October 3, 2026. To make a hotel reservation using the group discount code CLICK HERE.

Homewood Suites by Hilton Conroe
3000 Interstate 45 North
Conroe, Texas 77303 USA
(936) 703-6000

Agenda

Conference Theme - Wrestling with God: Understanding Israel in Light of Scripture

Monday
9:00am - Opening Worship 
10:00am - Introductions
10:15am - Break
10:30am - District President Report (Pastor Paul Seagar) 
11:15am - District Mission Board Report (Pastor Nathan Sutton)
11:45am - Reports (NPH, SC, BWM, Min Ed, LWMS, District Discipleship, Evangelism, Special Needs)
12:15pm - Lunch
1:15pm - Topic #1: One Olive Tree, Not Two Peoples: Israel and the Church in Romans 11 (Pastor Ross Chartrand)
2:15pm - Discussion
2:45pm - Fellowship/Game/Brain Break (NPH Book prize - Joel Herring & Derek Gulrud)
3:15pm - Break
3:30pm - Topic #2: “Let His Blood Be on Us” – A confessional Lutheran response to the way Matthew 27:25 has been misused historically (Jeremy Mattek)
4:00pm - Discussion
4:30pm - Evening Devotion
5:00pm - Dinner
6:00-8:00PM - Evening Fellowship

The Monday evening dinner and fellowship will take place off site…

Seven Coves Marina & Clubhouse
7021 Kingston Cove Lane
Willis, TX 77318

Tuesday
8:30am - Morning Devotion 
9:00am - Topic #3: Abraham, Moses, and the Covenants: A Confessional Lutheran Response to Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism (Jacob Roecker)
10:00am - Discussion
10:30am - Break
10:45am - Topic #4: Israel in Dispensational Premillennialism and Its Pastoral Effects (Jeremy Cares)
11:15am - Discussion
11:30am - Conference Business: Offering designation, etc.
11:45am - Closing Devotion 
Noon - Lunch to go

If you have materials to distribute, please provide 65 copies.

Travel Information

TheMission Church is located approximately 40 miles north of Houston Bush Intercontinential Airport (IAH) and 60 miles north of the Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). There are no formal plans for ground transportation from the airport to the church.

If you would like to request subsidy for your travel expenses due to financial hardship, you can use the travel equalization form on the district website and submit it to the district secretary. In order to receive these funds you need approval from your circuit pastor. Please keep in mind that if you are driving, it may cost less to rent a car than to request the mileage reimbursement rate for the use of your personal vehicle. The district secretary will use the lesser of the two amounts.

Travel Equalization Form: CLICK HERE.