1:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

Chaplaincy & Pastoral Counseling Ministries Training - River Terrace 2 (3rd Floor) 

Join us as we "Boldly Go" to increase our EQ knowledge and learn the benefits of Humor and Resiliency with Allison Gilmore, Chief Improv Officer of DuMore Improv in Atlanta, Ga. Cost: $50; Pre-registration required

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Chaplaincy & Pastoral Counseling Ministries Training Day 2 - River Terrace 2 (3rd Floor) 
Join us as we "Boldly Go" to increase our EQ knowledge and learn the benefits of Humor and Resiliency with Allison        Gilmore, Chief Improv Officer of DuMore Improv in Atlanta, Ga. Cost: $50; Pre-registration required

12:00 – 5:00 p.m.

CBF Governance Meetings - Various Locations

8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.  

On-site Registration & Check-In - Help Hub (2nd Floor) 
Come to the Assembly registration area to receive your name tag, pick up an Assembly guide, and ask any questions you may have to get started!

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

A Leadership Conversation with Michelle Icard - River Terrace 1 (3rd Floor)
What can a parenting expert teach pastors? Come find out from this NY Times best-selling author and mom, in this    interactive leadership conversation about what can be learned about leadership from a parenting expert, as well as what pressures families are facing and how clergy can respond. Cost: $150; Pre-registration required

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

CBF of Kentucky State Meeting - Boardroom 1 (3rd Floor)
Join Cooperative Baptists from Kentucky for a time to connect and fellowship. Cost: Free

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

Baptist Fellowship of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic CBF Gathering - Clearwater (3rd Floor)
Meet and greet old friends and new from across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast before we join Cooperative Baptists from Virginia for dinner together. Cost: Free

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

CBF Virginia Meeting - Orlando (3rd Floor)
Connect with Cooperative Baptists from Virginia for business and fellowship before dinner. Cost: Free

4:40 – 6:30 p.m.

CBF of South Carolina Dinner - Offsite: Arepa Please
Join friends from South Carolina for food and fellowship at Arepa Please restaurant. This will be a Dutch treat meal, but you must register to attend. Cost: Dutch Treat; Pre-registration preferred

4:30 – 7:00 p.m.

CBF of Florida and Caribbean Islands Dinner Cruise on the St. Johns River - Offsite: St. Johns River
Cruise on the St. Johns with fellow Cooperative Baptists from across Florida and the Caribbean Islands. We will meet across the street from the Hotel Front Entrance to board! Cost: $40; Pre-registration required

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. 

CBF Oklahoma, CBF Texas, CBF West, and Great Rivers Fellowship Reception - Offsite; Cowford Chophouse
Meet new friends from across our regions for a reception on the Cowford Chophouse rooftop. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Cost: Free; Pre-registration preferred

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

CBF Heartland Dinner - Location TBD
You’re invited to meet up with friends from across the Heartland for dinner and fellowship. Cost: Free

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Alabama CBF and CBF of Georgia Gathering - Location TBD 
Join friends from Georgia and Alabama for dinner, fun and fellowship. Cost: $30; Pre-registration required

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

CBF of North Carolina State Gathering - Offsite: Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church
Join us at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church for food, fellowship and fun! Cost: $20 adults; Children Free; Pre-registration required

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Tennessee CBF Dinner - Offsite; Dorothy’s Downtown
Join friends from Tennessee for dinner and fellowship. Cost: $35; Pre-registration required

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

BFN, CBFVA, and MACBF Gathering - Daytona (3rd Floor)
Meet up with friends from across the Mid-Atlantic to Northeast to make connections and forge friendships. Cost: $15; Pre-registration required

7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Opening Party - The Gathering Place (2nd Floor)
Join us for a bold kickoff to our Assembly with fun for the family, with steel drums, live CBF podcasts, and an opportunity to connect with all of our sponsors and exhibitors. Cost: Free

7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Age Level Assemblies Open House - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor) 
Check out where your youngest Baptists will be hanging out this week and get them set up for a smooth check-in and check-out process throughout the week. Cost: Free; Pre-registered families only

9:10 – 10:40 p.m.

Late Night Worship - Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Hosted by CBF’s Pan African Koinonia, all are welcome for the 5th annual Late Night Worship service featuring Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick, Jr. Join us for this tradition of late night services that stem from the first Watch Night service held December 31, 1862, as enslaved people gathered to worship late in the evening—watching and waiting for the news of freedom to come through the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Cost: Free

6:15 – 7:15 a.m.

Step BOLDLY for Peace - Offsite
Join us for a sunrise walking mediation across the big blue bridge to Jacksonville’s Friendship Fountain. We will meet in the hotel lobby to begin our walk. Cost: Free

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

On-site Registration & Check-In - Help Hub (2nd Floor)
Come to the Assembly registration area to receive your name tag, pick up an Assembly guide, and ask any questions you may have to get started!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Gardner-Webb School of Divinity Breakfast - Hart (4th Floor)
Enjoy breakfast and connect with the alumni and friends of Gardner-Webb School of Divinity.

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

CBF Advocacy Breakfast - River Terrace 2 (3rd Floor)
Join us for the annual CBF Advocacy Breakfast! Gather with others as we seek to become bold advocates for our    neighbors. Be inspired by Bacardi Jackson, executive director of ACLU FL, as she talks about The State of Our Union.      Learn about what CBF Advocacy is doing and how you can participate! Cost: $30; $20 students; Pre-registration required

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Explore (healing self-care) BOLDLY. - St. Johns (3rd Floor)
move gently. breathe deeply. This is NOT YOGA. Cost: Free

9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

The Gathering Place Opens - Grand Ballroom Foyer (2nd Floor)
Welcome to the Gathering Place! Return again and again throughout the Assembly to browse the bookstore with Judson  Press, place bids on Silent Art Auction items, meet partners and exhibitors and catch a compelling CBF Podcast interview.

9:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Preschool Assembly - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only) 
The first session of Age-Level Assemblies begins for infant through Kindergarten. Pre-registration required.

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Children’s Assembly - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only) 
The first session of Age-Level Assemblies begins for children 1^st – 5^th grade. Pre-registration required.

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Youth Assembly - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only) 
The first session of Age-Level Assemblies begins for youth 6^th-12^th grade. Pre-registration required.

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Plenary Session - Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Boldness comes not from what we bring to the unknown shore but what we're willing to learn. Kenda Creasy Dean invites    us into conversation about where the Church is heading, what we're going to have to toss to get there, and some things    we're going to lose in the process. Come to the plenary ready to celebrate young CBF Baptists and with curiosity and          openness as Kenda leads with her own boldness, which has enriched how practitioners approach their work with young      adults for decades. Cost: Free

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Dr. Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Luncheon - Conference Center A & B (3rd Floor)
Celebrate transformative leadership at the Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Luncheon, where we honor the        recipients of the Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Award and hear from keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Howard-        John Wesley. Cost: $22/person; $176/table; Pre-registration required.  

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Preschool Assembly Afternoon Session - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only)
Preschoolers are welcomed back to their Age-Level Assembly. Pre-registration required.

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Learning Labs Session 1 - Various Locations (3rd Floor)
You’re invited to learn alongside other Cooperative Baptists through workshop-style experiences exploring bold, creative      and compelling topics. Learning Labs will be announced soon! Cost: Free

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Business Breakout Session: 2026-2027 CBF Ministries and Mission Budget - Sterling Studio 9 (2^nd Floor)

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 

Ministerial Transitions Information Session - Boardroom 2 (3rd Floor)
You’re invited to learn about CBF’s Ministerial Transitions process. Come with all of your search committee questions for    Director of Leadership Development, Jay Kieve. Cost: Free

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Pan African Koinonia Meeting - Presidential Suite (18th Floor)
Are you interested in joining the Pan African Koinonia (PAK)? PAK is made up of Cooperative Baptists from the African      diaspora including African Americans, Caribbean Africans and more. Join us to learn more. Cost: Free

3:15 – 4:45 p.m.

Afternoon Worship - Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)
You’re invited to worship with us this afternoon through song and praise. Together we will bless and commission our            newly-endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors, bring forward bold offerings, and hear a word from CBF Executive        Coordinator Paul Baxley. Cost: Free

4:45 – 5:30 p.m.

Business Breakout Session: 2026 Governing Documents Amendments - Location TBD

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Baptist Women in Ministry Dinner - Conference Center A & B (3rd Floor)
Join BWIM for a time to celebrate progress for women in ministry, experience solidarity with ongoing challenges, and be    inspired to take your next faithful steps toward gender equality among Baptists. The dinner will feature plenary speaker,      Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School and author of The Wounds are the Witness: Black Faith              Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing and In My Grandmother's House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories we        Inherit. Cost: $60/person; $480/table; Pre-registration required

7:15 – 8:15 p.m. 

Wake Forest School of Divinity Alumni & Friends Gathering - Acosta (4th Floor)
All Wake Divinity alumni are welcome to join us for some light refreshments, drinks, and time to connect and                       reconnect. Cost: Free

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

McAfee School of Theology Alumni and Friends Gathering - Offsite; VooDoo Brewing
Join McAfee School of Theology's alumni and friends for a few appetizers and drinks at Voo Doo Brewing! 

8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Young Baptists Sunset River Cruise - Offsite
Join other young Baptists for an evening on the St. John’s River for fun, fellowship and a summer sunset. Cost: Free; Pre-  registration required

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m

On-site Registration & Check-In - Help Hub (2nd Floor)
Come to the Assembly registration area to receive your name tag, pick up an Assembly guide, and ask any questions you may have to get started!

7:00 – 7:25 a.m.

Breathe BOLDLY before Breakfast. - St. Johns (3rd Floor)
A special morning meditation offering for breakfast goers (all are welcome). Cost: Free

7:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Baptist News Global, and Good Faith Media Breakfast - Conference Center A & B (3rd Floor)
Come join AWAB, BNG, and GFM over breakfast as we seek to keep engaged in the work of democracy for all communities with Democracy Forward's President/CEO, Skye Perryman. We will also be led in music by Dr. Tony McNeill. Cost: $47/person; $500/table; Pre-registration required

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

CBF fAMILIA Breakfast / Desayuno de la Red CBF fAMILIA - River Terrace 2 (3rd Floor)
Join the CBF fAMILIA Network for a time for fellowship and celebration. Engage, share and kick off your day with the vibrant spirit of a lively network. You belong in the fAMILIA! | Únase a la Red CBF fAMILIA para un tiempo de compañerismo y celebración. Participe, comparta y comience el día con el espíritu vibrante de una red animada. ¡Perteneces a la fAMILIA! Cost: $25/person; $250/table; Pre-registration required

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Explore (healing sound) BOLDLY. - St. Johns (3rd Floor)
Join us for sound immersion featuring SoundbathJAX. Cost: Free

9:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Preschool Assembly - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only) 
Infant through Kindergarten. Pre-registration required.

9:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Children’s Assembly - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only) 
1^st – 5^th grade. Pre-registration required.

9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Youth Assembly - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only) 
6^th – 12^th grade. Pre-registration required.

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The Gathering Place Open - Grand Ballroom Foyer (2nd Floor)
Welcome back to The Gathering Place! Return again and again throughout the Assembly to connect with partners and exhibitors and catch a compelling CBF Podcast interview.

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Worshipful Work Session - Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Gather with us for a time of celebration, commemoration and business—including votes on the budget and governance nominees for 2026-2027. Hear from outgoing Moderator, Tanya Parks, incoming Moderator, Jason Callahan, and leaders from across the Fellowship. Cost: Free

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BJC [Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty] Luncheon - Conference Center A & B
Join us for an engaging luncheon where you will learn what is at stake for religious freedom today and connect with work happening on-the-ground across the country to defend and advance religious freedom in local communities. Cost: $70/person; $700/table; Pre-registration required

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

CBF Chaplaincy & Pastoral Counseling Luncheon - River Terrace 2 (3rd Floor)
Come eat lunch with us as we "Boldly" celebrate our endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors for their accomplishments and service. All are welcome to attend! Cost: $50/person; Pre-registration required

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Preschool Assembly Afternoon Session - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only)
Preschoolers are welcomed back to their Age-Level Assembly. Pre-registration required.

1:15 – 2:45 p.m. 

Choir Rehearsal - Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor) 
The 2026 General Assembly choir will rehearse pieces before leading in the Friday evening worship service. Sign up to sing at www.cbf.net/2026choir. All are welcome!

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Learning Labs Session 2 - Various Locations (3rd Floor)
You’re invited to learn alongside other Cooperative Baptists through workshop-style experiences exploring bold, creative and compelling topics. Cost: Free

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Snack Break - Conference Center Hallway (3rd Floor)
Join us for a snack break sponsored by CBF Congregational Ministries. Fuel up for your next Learning Lab session and connect with CBF staff members to learn more about the work of Congregational Ministries and how they can help you and your church thrive. Cost: Free

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Learning Labs Session 3 - Various Locations (3rd Floor)
You’re invited to learn alongside other Cooperative Baptists through workshop-style experiences exploring bold, creative and compelling topics. Cost: Free

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

CBF Advocacy Listening Session (3rd Floor)
The CBF Advocacy Team wants to hear from you! Come to get an update on the sensitive locations lawsuit and let’s discuss how we can partner together! Cost: Free 

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

CBF Global Missions Drop In - Acosta (4th Floor)
Join us for a time of fellowship and to connect with Global Missions staff and field personnel. Cost: Free 

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Age Level Ministry Networks Gathering - St. Johns (3rd Floor)
Gather for a time of networking and fellowship with members of the Children’s Ministry Network, Youth Ministry Network and College & Young Adult Ministry Network. Cost: Free

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Faithworks Film Screening: Jesus Was a Migrant - Daytona (3rd Floor)

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Baylor University's Truett Seminary Student, Alumni & Friends Reception - Hart (4th Floor)
Join with students, alumni and friends of Baylor University’s Truett Seminary for a time of fellowship. Cost: Free

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

BSK Theological Seminary Community Reception - Matthews (4th Floor)
BSK faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters are invited to gather and connect over light snacks. Cost: Free

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Together for Hope 25^th Anniversary Banquet - River Terrace 1 (3rd Floor)
25 YEARS OF GIFTS: Together for Hope is celebrating 25 years of walking alongside America’s poorest rural communities with a special interactive dinner experience. Discover the gifts in the room through our signature community development methodology, bid on exclusive social enterprise collections and VIP experiences, and get an inside look at what’s next for TFH. Space is limited to 250 guests. A surprise gift will be drawn for two lucky attendees related to our annual meeting in Jackson, Miss., on October 21-23. Cost: $55/person; Pre-registration required

7:00 – 9:15 p.m.  

Preschool Assembly - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only) 
Preschoolers not attending the worship service are welcomed back for a final session of their Assembly. Pre-registration required.

7:00 – 9:15 p.m.

Children’s Assembly - Main Street Rooms (4th Floor; ALA Access Only)
Children not attending the worship service are welcomed back for a final session of their Age-Level Assembly. Pre-registration required.

7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Evening Worship - Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Come together to the Lord’s Table and worship with song, testimony and a bold message from BWA Chair and Pastor, Karl Johnson.

9:30 – 10:30 p.m.

CBB’s Night on the Terrace - River Terrace & River Deck 1 (3rd Floor)
Cap off the assembly at CBB’s Night on the Terrace! Join us for a celebratory evening of fellowship. Redeem your Financial Wellness Bingo card for up to two drink tickets or enjoy our cash bar. It’s the perfect way to relax and conclude our time together this week.
Cost: Free; Cash bar will be available