The Facing The Future 2025 Conference

*The non-commuter event fee for the Individual (Double Room) and Individual (Single Room) covers the cost of hotel accommodations, presenter expenses, meeting rooms, materials for participants, snacks throughout the event, and the following meals: dinner Tuesday and lunch Wednesday. Additionally, you will receive $28 breakfast tickets valid at the hotel restaurant on-site.  

**The commuter event fee covers the cost of on-site parking, presenter expenses, meeting rooms, materials for participants, snacks throughout the event, and the following meals: dinner Tuesday and lunch Wednesday.

Facing the Future 2025 will be held at Sonesta LAX in Los Angeles, CA

There are several airports in the southern California region. The closest however is Los Angeles (LAX) and there is a hotel Courtesy Shuttle located just outside departure / ticketing level on the top floor. Shuttles will be available every 20-30 minutes on the hour, 24 hours a day.   
Other nearby airports are Long Beach (LGB) Airport Long Beach, CA (17 miles), Hollywood Burbank (BUR) Airport, Burbank, CA (17.6 miles), and Orange County John Wayne (SNA) Airport Santa Ana, CA (35.9 miles).

Airport Shuttle

• Sonesta LAX offers a complimentary airport shuttle located just outside departure / ticketing level on the top floor. Shuttles will be available every 20-30 minutes on the hour, 24 hours a day.  

Airport shuttle is recommended.

Bus & Metro: 

• Take the LAX Green Line Shuttle to the Aviation/LAX Station.

• From there, take the Metro C Line to Aviation/Century Station.

• Walk or take a short bus ride to Sonesta LAX.

• Estimated time: 24 minutes | Cost: $11–$12.

Uber & Rideshare

• Pickup location: LAX-it lot (follow airport signage or take the free shuttle)

• You can reserve a ride in advance via the Uber app.

Given the experiential nature of the conference, we do not offer individual daily passes. 

You will receive an email with parking details closer to the event date. 

Please dress comfortably and to your preference. Average temperatures in Los Angeles during October range from as high as 80 degrees Fahrenheit to as low as 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep in mind that the hotel conference rooms can be quite cool – pack a sweater or jacket to keep warm during sessions. 

We are currently discussing early check-in options with the hotel and will send additional information closer to the event date. We ask that you are checked into the hotel and registered for the event by 3:30pm. Registration hours will be 10am-3:30pm. Our event will promptly begin at 4pm. 

The event app will launch in late August/early September. The Whova app is available wherever you download apps for your phone’s operating system. For those using Apple products, you can find Whova on the Apple app store and for Android products on the Google Play Store. 

We do not provide scholarships for this event. We invite you to check with your local church, D.S. or Conference to see if they can assist you with registration fees. 

Participants are responsible for their own travel, additional hotel nights and meals not provided at the event.  

The registration fee is refundable minus a $50 processing fee through July 15. Registrations are non-refundable after that date. Conferences may change the name on a paid registration at no additional cost prior to July 15.   

Hotel cancelation policies apply.   

The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) will provide continuing education units for those who participate in the full program. Full participation in the program will earn 1.4 CEUs.  
 
You must:  
 
—Attend the entire conference 

—Submit a completed CEU form and reflection piece to rringlaben@gcorr.org 

Facing the Future will follow CDC and local/state guidelines. Hand Sanitizer will be offered, as well as masks available for use during our time together.