Gathering 2025
U30 Young Adults

July 2-5, 2025
Kitchener, ON

Gathering 2025 ~ U30 Young Adults

Young adults from across the country are coming to U30 Gathering 2025!

The U30 track (ages 18-30) includes full participation in the Gathering 2025 (July 2-5) while providing a home base for young adults throughout the conference promoting connection with peers and building networks and friendships that will last a lifetime.

All U30 registrants are encouraged to stay at St. Jerome’s residence ($42/night single; $36.75/night shared). This will include evening social events and coordinated transportation to and from the conference. Staying at St. Jerome's allows for meaningful national connections through intentional community building!

Registration opens March 5 – Mark your calendars.

U30 Leader Experience

Are you - as a young adult - interested in leadership in your local congregation through things like worship leading, fellowship planning, preaching, and finances? Our U30 Leadership Experience at Gathering 2025 is for you:

participate in the Leadership Day (July 2). Learn with pastors and leaders from across the country.
join the U30 Gathering 2025 program (July 2-5)
participate in extra opportunities during the Gathering to explore leadership, including:
- Scheduled times of connection with the Mennonite Church Canada leadership
- Worship leading involvement
- Backstage pass to the inner workings of our nationwide church

Connect with new and experienced leaders, all while gathering with your U30 peers. To apply for this experience and/or receive more information, contact gatheringyoungleaders@mennonitechurch.ca

U30 Post-Gathering Retreat

On the weekend after the conference (Jul 5-6), the U30 track continues at the beautiful Hidden Acres Retreat Centre. The U30 Retreat will focus on the theme of Intercultural peace-making. Come and be challenged to:

Build relationships with other young adults who are passionate about the church
Consider Anabaptism as a shared story and what it means to participate in that story
Connect with the land and live out faith connected to God’s creation
Think about the most pressing issues facing the church and how Jesus shows us to respond
Explore how to live fully into Jesus’s calling for the church

You belong here and your voice is needed. Include it in your registration (when available).

Subsidies

We want you to come! If you do not have a home congregation to support you in attending U30 Gathering 2025, Mennonite Church Canada is offering some subsidies to help cover the cost. Please contact gatheringyoungleaders@mennonitechurch.ca for an application form.