Conference Dates
JUNE 5 & 6, 2026
We are excited to invite you to save the date for the 2026 Florida Annual Conference!
schedule
Pre-Conference (Clergy):
- June 4: 10:00AM-12:00PM, Ordinands Retreat
- June 4: 1:00PM - 5:00PM, Clergy Half Day Apart
Annual Conference:
- June 5: 10:30AM-11:30AM, Clergy Session/Lay Meeting
- June 5: 1:00PM - 5:15PM, Main Session One
- June 5: 7:00PM - 8:30PM, Main Session Two
- June 6: 9:00AM-12:00PM, Main Session Three
- June 6: 2:00PM - 4:00PM, Ordination Service
reservations
Hotels With Special Reservation Link: (Click name for link)
CHILDCARE
Childcare will be provided for children of clergy and lay delegates.
Available Hours:
- Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
- Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
What to Bring: Please pack the following for your child(ren):
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Drinks
- Diapers and wipes (if needed)
- A change of clothes
We look forward to serving your family so you can fully participate in the conference!
speakers
Michelle Tepper serves as the Director of Denomination Engagement at Alpha USA. With two decades of global ministry experience as a pastor, evangelist, and speaker, her ministry journey has taken her from leading college ministry at a historic church in Oxford, England to sharing the gospel in universities, workplaces, and civic settings around the world. Drawing on years of ministry alongside churches from different traditions, she has seen Alpha help congregations create welcoming spaces where people can explore faith and discover a life‑giving relationship with Jesus.
When she’s not speaking or traveling, Michelle is likely teaching a weightlifting or mixed‑martial‑arts fitness class at her local YMCA—or enjoying her fifth coffee of the day. She lives in Central Florida with her husband Peter and their daughters Sophia and Zipporah.

Tre’ Giles lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Carma, their son, Saint, and their Aussiedoodle, Masego. He serves as the National Director of University Engagement for Alpha USA, where he partners with university leaders across the country to equip and empower students to share the Good News in a thoughtful, relational, and culturally relevant way.
Previously, Tre’ served as the Pastor of Justice and Mercy at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, where he helped lead the church’s efforts to integrate faith, prayer, and embodied love for neighbor into the life of the city.
Through Alpha, Tre’ is passionate about creating spaces where people can explore life, faith, and meaning—asking honest questions in a safe and open environment. He is deeply committed to developing young leaders, cultivating a life of prayer, and helping the next generation encounter Jesus in authentic and transformative ways.

Alex and Hannah Absalom show leaders and churches how to step boldly into naturally supernatural discipleship and mission.
Through Dandelion Resourcing they coach, teach, and encourage pastors and congregations who long for more of the Holy Spirit’s presence and power, so that the gifts of the Spirit are exercised with wisdom, joy, and persistent expectancy.
Originally from England, they’ve served in church leadership since 1994 in a variety of contexts, everything from plants to megachurches. In 2007 Jesus called them to leave England and be a family of missionaries to the United States – a wild adventure they’re still living today!
They live in Long Beach, CA, and are proud parents to three characterful grown sons, two civilizing daughters-in-law, and the first of hopefully many charming grandchildren!
