Annual Spring Convention 2026
Official Call
Official Call
2026 MFMC Spring Conference
All sessions will be held at Living Lord Lutheran Church 500 Cedar Circle Drive, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367
FRIDAY MAY 1
Morning General Session
8:30 am Registration begins – Full Registration $40
9:00-10:15 Executive Committee Meeting
10:15 Break
10:30 am-12:00 pm Opening Session
Executive Committee Report
Committee Reports
Noon Luncheon from Catering by Tony Marino, separate charge
Afternoon General Session
1:15 pm Conference Poem
Sing-a-Long
1:30 Club Reports
2:00 Musical Moment
2:30 Break
2:45 Break Out Sessions – TBA
4:45 Return to hotel to dress/relax before the banquet
5:30 Evening Banquet ($25)
Keynote Speaker – TBA
7:00 Misha Gallant, Gilmore Young Artist
SATURDAY MAY 2
9:00 MFMC Memorial Service
9:30-10:00 Church Musician of the Year Award – Mark Laverty
Musical Presentation
10:15 Youth Composer winner Cole Giliam
10:30 Musical Performance
11:00 Break
11:15 Closing Session
11:45 Adjournment
Noon Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00-3:00 Junior Competition
Convention Registration Link https://forms.gle/z8SfGAWYuY9FTabWA
MEMORIAL SERVICE
We will honor our Missouri Federation members who have passed since the last in-person convention. Send names of those who have passed between May 2025 -April 2026 state Chaplain Annette Mayhew. Deadline: April 27, 2026 A brief prepared biography can be shared during the service on Saturday morning.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN REPORTS
State Committee Chairmen should prepare a brief report about their Committee’s purpose and activity around the state.
SENIOR CLUB REPORTS
We want to hear about the activities of your club this past year. Each senior club president (or his/her representative) should bring 2 copies of the report and present the report during our Friday afternoon session. Please complete Senior Club Reports and bring to the convention or email them to the state President at MOfmclubs@gmail.com
Report Link https://forms.gle/z8SfGAWYuY9FTabWA
MFMC Convention Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hampton by Hilton for two nights April 30th– May 1st. 150 Wentzville Bluffs Drive Wentzville, MO 63385
Rooms are at the special convention rate of $159/night (King or 2 Queens), if booked before April 8th. Reservation includes:
- Complimentary hot Breakfast
- Refrigerators in every room
- Outdoor patio with fire pit
- Indoor Pool and Fitness Center
- Walking distance to restaurants and a theater
There are two ways to reserve.
- Call reservation at 636-445-3780
- Book online using the direct booking link: MFMC Rates
Previous Conventions Archive
Annual Spring Convention 2025
May 16-17, 2025
“Poetry Inspires Beautiful Music”
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Annual Spring Convention 2024
May 17-18, 2024
“Music is the Soul of Life”
Covenant Presbyterian Church
2441 S. Lone Pine Avenue
Springfield MO 65804
Fall Planning Meeting 2023
Fairview United Methodist Church
Columbia MO 65203
Annual Spring Convention 2022
May 13-14, 2022
Living Lord Lutheran Church
Lake St Louis, Missouri
Federation Days and
Opera in the Ozarks Festival 2021
July 21-24, 2021
Best Western Inn of the Ozarks
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
2021 State Convention
Virtual Event on May 14th, 2021
2020 State Convention
Unity Evangelical Lutheran Church
St Louis, MO 63121
May 1-2, 2020 – Cancelled
2019 State Convention
Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus
Cape Girardeau, MO
May 16-18, 2019
2018 Fall Meeting
Dorsey Hall – Columbia College
Columbia, MO 65201
Saturday, August 25, 2018
2018 Centennial Convention
Country Club United Methodist Church
Kansas City, MO 64113
May 18-19, 2018
2017 Fall Meeting
First Baptist Church of Columbia
Columbia, MO 65201
August 12, 2017
2017 State Convention
Central Methodist University
Swinney Conservatory of Music
Fayette, MO 65248
2017 MFMC Convention registration paper
2016 Fall Planning Meeting & Concert
August 19th – 20th, 2016
Steinway Piano Gallery
Day Spring School of the Arts
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
2016 State Convention
Exploring the Possibilities
Grace Episcopal Church
Carthage, Missouri 64836
Missouri Federation of Music Clubs 