Welcome to APCE 2023

We hope this conference offers you some respite, inspiration, and renewal for the year to come as a Christian Educator.  We are grateful to attend again this year and hope you will join us for our workshop on The Gift of Lament on Thursday morning of the conference. Download our Gift of Lament handout here or on the APCE app.

We are glad to bring the Faith & Grief Memorial Arch to APCE this year. Please visit and add your loved ones’ names to the Arch outside the ballroom.

Learn more about the Memorial Arch and all our grief support programs below:

Visit the Memorial Arch at APCE

Faith & Grief invites you to remember your loved ones by adding their name to the Memorial Arch outside the ballroom.

We began the Faith & Grief Memorial Arch in 2016 after a local mass shooting tragedy in Dallas. The shooting happened at the end of a march and vigil held after the police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, which had occurred in the preceding days.

Rituals and memorials are an important part of grieving. Join us for the Service of Remembrance | Friday at 8:30 am in the ballroom

Become a host for grief support in your community

You or your organization can become a host for grief support in your community by joining the Faith & Grief Host Sites. You can offer our monthly -drop-in grief support gathering by training a team of volunteers to lead this ministry for your community. You can also host a Faith & Grief Workshop or weekend retreat and even become a workshop leader as an individual.

Contact Program Director, Shelley Craig at shelley@faithandgrief.org to learn more.