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The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.  So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.

Prospective Staff

The conference is intended for those in the Collegiate Church Network who are already on staff, considering working on staff, or those in other churches who are passionate about the Church for the next generation. There’s a special discounted rate for prospective staff, so please invite anyone considering field work with Collegiate to attend!

Registration

If you a part of the Collegiate Church Network or you're an Associated Church, the registration fees for the conference are as follows:

• Early Bird Rate: $80 (now thru Sept 10)
• Standard Rate: $95 (Sept 11 thru Oct 8)
• Late Rate: $125 (October 9 and beyond)

The registration fees for all other staff are as follows:

• Supportive & Other Churches: $115
• Prospective Staff: $65
• Partial Conference Attendance: $50
• Online Attendance: $30

Each person will need to register separately for the conference. There is also a day pass registration option for those that are only able to make partial conference attendance this year. For Reliant Field Staff, you may pay by internal transfer or reimbursement; however, associate eligibility rules still apply.

If a spouse is not an employee or associate of Reliant, the spouse's conference fee may be recovered through an ERB if the presence of the spouse is deemed important and valuable to the success of the ministry taking place.

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Location

Stone Creek Church
2502 S Race St, Urbana, IL 61801

Campus Map

Housing

There are several hotel accommodations near the church venue, so we hope you can find housing that fits your needs and budget! All the hotels listed below are within a 15-minute drive of the church. Of course, you are welcome to find another hotel or home rental of your choosing.

Hotel Royer (7 min)
210 S Race St, Urbana, IL 61801

Hilton Garden Inn (8 min)
1501 S Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820

Illini Union Hotel (on campus) (9 min)
1401 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801

Hyatt Place (12 min)
217 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820

Drury Inn (16 min)
905 Anthony Dr, Champaign, IL 61821

Other options on Aribnb and VRBO

Transportation

Flying

Each participant is responsible for their own transportation throughout their time at the conference.

Meals

We will be providing lunch, coffee, and snacks during the conference. No other meals will be provided at the conference. Attendees are responsible for their own meals, be it packing meals or purchasing out. Meals and groceries purchased during the conference can be reimbursed following the normal Reliant reimbursement policies. See Reimbursements for more details.

Schedule

Free Time Ideas

Coffee:

• Mad Goat Coffee (Champaign)
• Columbia Street Roastery (Urbana - within the yard Food Hall)
• Caffe Paradiso (Urbana - Obama got a coffee here once)
• BREWLAB / BAKELAB (Urbana & Champaign – Three Locations)

Restaurants:

The Yard on Broadway (Food Hall) (Urbana) includes:

• Smith Burger
• Watson’s Chicken
• Fernando’s Mexican
• Columbia Street Roastery – Coffee Shop

Other options nearby:

• The Main Scoop – Ice Cream
• The Bread Company (Urbana)
• Black Dog BBQ (Urbana & Champaign – Two Locations)
• Maize Mexican Grill (Champaign)
• Papa Del’s Pizza (Champaign – Pizzas take 40 min.)

• Parlor Doughnuts (Champaign)
• Ye Olde Donut Shoppe (Champaign)

Ice Cream:

• Jarlings Custard Cup
• The Main Scoop (Urbana - within The Yard)

• Meadowbrook Park (Urbana and close to the church – Outdoors)
• First Christian Church (Champaign – Indoors)

Downtowns/Campustown:

• Downtown Urbana is near Main & Broadway
• Downtown Champaign is near University and Neil St.
• Campus town is near Green St. between Wright St. & First St.

Breakouts & Roundtables

SWAG!

Resources

• Collegiate Vault
• www.collegiate.church

Children & Families

Reimbursements

Questions?