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Springfield Advocacy Day 2026

Location: Springfield

2026 Springfield Advocacy Day

Wed., April 15

About 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Save the Date for the third annual Springfield Advocacy Day Trip.
More information, including the registration link, will be available in the new year.

The NIC Conference Committee on Religion and Race Legislative Action Committee is leading a trip to Springfield, IL. While in Springfield, they will meet with state legislators about issues related to racial justice that concern us, as United Methodists.

This is the third Springfield trip in three years. It is an outgrowth of the 2023 Civil-Rights Pilgrimage. 

Questions can be sent to Lisa Rogers.

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