Registration Is Now Open!
Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas, Sr., and the First Episcopal District will host the 13th Annual CME Unity Summit and the 18th Quadrennial Session of the Connectional Lay Ministry Institute, October 6-11, 2025, at the Hilton Memphis located at 39 Ridge Lake in Memphis, TN. This will be an in-person conference! Additional information will be forthcoming.
Tentative Meeting Schedule
- Monday, October 6: The College of Bishops Meeting
- Tuesday, October 7 through Thursday, October 9: The Unity Summit
- Thursday, October 9 through Saturday, October 11: The Connectional Lay Institute
You may register online below, or download a registration form here.
Souvenir Journal for the Connectional Lay Ministry Institute
We invite individuals, local churches, ministries, businesses, organizations, and alumni of CME Colleges to celebrate the 18th Quadrennial Session of the Connectional Lay Ministry Institute scheduled for October 9-11, 2022 by placing an ad in the Souvenir Journal.
Advertisements are due by September 2, 2025 in JPEG and PDF formats.
Ads may be submitted here to appear in the Souvenir Journal in print and digital format at the Unity Summit and Connectional Lay Ministry Institute
Sponsors will have access to a digital Program and Souvenir Journal and their ads featured in digital formats throughout and after the event.
Digital Journal Ads: Color Journal Page size: 8 ½ “ x 11”.
Souvenir Journal Advertisement Categories:
- Platinum Section Full Page: $150.00: Special Placement and Color
- Candidate Section Full Page: $150.00: For Candidates for Episcopacy, General Officers and Connectional Lay Ministry Offices
- General Ads Full Page: $100.00 – General Ads
- CME College Alumni Page – $100.00 Alumni of Lane College, Miles College, Paine College. Texas College, Mississippi Industrial College, and Phillips School of Theology
- In Memory of (Full Page): $100
- 2025 Graduate Section 1/2 Page: $50 Honoring the 2025 Graduates (high school, college, postgraduate)
- Entrepreneur Section Business Card: $50.00
- Inside Front Cover – Not Available – $500.00
- Inside Back Cover – Not Available – $500.00
- Outside Back Cover – Not Available: $500.00