Friday, June 12 – Saturday, June 13, 2026
Kern Road Mennonite Church
South Bend, Indiana
Registration for Summer Fest 2026 is open through June 3rd.
Schedule
Friday, June 12
| 5:30 pm | Check in |
| 6:30 pm | Opening Worship |
| 8:00 pm | Social Hour |
Saturday, June 13
| 8:30 am | Check in |
| 9:00 am |
Delegate Discernment
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| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Workshops |
| 3:00 pm | Fun Fest Activities |
| 4:15 pm | Closing Worship |
Preachers and Workshop Leaders
Worship
Nathan Toews
Peace Education Coordinator, MCC US
Joanne Gallardo
Conference Minister, IMMC
Workshops
Andre Gingerich Stoner and Dion Payne-Miller
Organizers, We Make Indiana
Twilla Epp-Stutzman
Spiritual Director, Pathways Retreat, and On-call Chaplain, Goshen Hospital
Adriana Ortiz
Church and Community Outreach Coordinator, MCC Great Lakes
Documents
Program Book
Coming Soon!
Annual Reports from Partner Organizations
Conference Sunday
Conference Sunday is an opportunity for congregations to continue the learnings from Summer Fest and engage on a shared theme and scripture passage: Called to the Stream of God’s Justice, Amos 5:24.
We invite you to join us in celebrating Conference Sunday 2026 on June 14th—the day after Summer Fest—or another date that fits your worship schedule. Conference staff have created a resource page (similar to the worship materials in Leader magazine) and will provide a recorded sermon for you to use.
For pastors and worship leaders attending Summer Fest, Jun 12-13, we hope that having these materials can make preparation for the following Sunday easier!
We will provide a recorded sermon from Conference Co-Minister Sharon Yoder in the coming weeks.
