For the 2026 Synod Assembly: Please remember that unless you’ve elected to have Carnival arrange for your air travel, your travel arrangements must be booked by you. The reimbursement for travel this year will be capped at $375 per voting member..
Voting Members representing their congregations of membership/call will be reimbursed for airfare. The Registration Committee may be contacted for information on when it is best to book airfares so as to attain the cheapest fares possible. The reimbursement can also cover mileage & tolls to/from your origin airport, and ground transportation from LAX to the Port of Long Beach, but please note that the maximum total for reimbursement per Voting Member (including airfare) will remain capped at $375.
All Voting Members of this Assembly are required to be in attendance during each plenary session. Synod Policy requires travel reimbursement be withheld from those who have not attended each session (with the exception of reported and excused absences, such as illness). In fairness to all, voting member attendance is taken by the registration committee at the beginning of each session for the duration of the event.
