We’re inviting young adults 20 to 30 years old — college students, grad students or early‑career professionals — seeking a faithful and formative exploration of racial justice and reconciliation.

There is no cost to register for this event. The NAE will cover the costs for double-occupancy lodging, admittance fees, transportation and meals on Friday and Saturday. Participants are responsible for costs relating to airfare, transportation to the hotel, personal expenses, and meals on travel days.

Airfare Assistance

We don’t wish for airfare costs to hold people back from attending. At registration, be sure to check on the box to request more information if you’d be interested in learning more about financial assistance to help cover a part of your flight.

Lodging

We’ll cover costs for double occupancy lodging. However, if you wish to have a single occupancy room, you can request that in your registration for a fee.

Thursday, September 24

Arrival & Check-in

8:00 p.m. Welcome Session (Please book your flight accordingly to attend our first session.)

Friday, September 25

Morning: Legacy Museum  

Lunch

Afternoon: Freedom Monument Sculpture Park  

Dinner

Evening: Session 

Saturday, September 26

Morning: Dexter Avenue Memorial King Baptist Church  

Lunch

Afternoon: National Memorial for Peace and Justice (optional) 

Dinner

Evening: Closing Session  

Flights can be booked into Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM). We ask that you plan to arrive in time for our opening session on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Hotel accommodations extend through Sunday morning, so you are welcome to schedule your departure for that day.

Attendees are responsible for transportation to the hotel from the airport and to the airport from the hotel. The NAE will provide transportation for all other activities.

Rooms have been reserved at Home2 Suites by Hilton Montgomery Downtown (155 Columbus St, Montgomery, AL 36104) for Thursday, September 24 through Sunday, September 27.

The Legacy Museum offers a powerful, immersive journey through America’s history of racial injustice.

On the site of a cotton warehouse where enslaved Black people were forced to labor in bondage, the Legacy Museum tells the story of slavery in America and its legacy through interactive media, first-person narratives, world-class art, and data-rich exhibits.

Travel through a comprehensive history of the destructive violence that shaped our nation, from the slave trade, to the era of Jim Crow and racial terror lynchings, to our current mass incarceration crisis — and find inspiration in the soaring Reflection Space and world-class art gallery.

Read more about the Legacy Museum here.

The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, is a historic National Historic Landmark founded in 1877. It is most famous as the church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as pastor (1954–1960) and where the 1955–1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott was organized. You can learn more about Dexter Avenue here.

Central to the NAE’s work is a belief that the Church is called to Influence for Good. We are committed to equipping the Church for impact in society. Racial Justice and Reconciliation is a pillar of the work we do as outlined in our guiding document, “For the Health of the Nation”. Our hope is for evangelicals across the political spectrum to engage meaningfully in the complex issues our nation faces with biblical clarity. You can read our Statement of Faith here.