Registration and Check-In begin at 12:00 PM on Monday. Cost is $65 (Emeriti and wives $35). Register online or fill out a paper registration form and return to the district office with a check. Mail to: Iowa District East LCMS, 1100 Blairs Ferry Rd, Marion IA 52302-3093.
The IDE has rooms reserved at the nearby Hampton Inn and Suites for $114, but reservations must be made by April 17 in order to secure the $114 rate. The rate is good for both the night of May 3 and of May 4. Upon registering online, you can book your hotel room in the provided link, or call 319-832-1130.
The Spring Workers’ Conference is an Official District Conference, hence an obligatory event for pastors and commissioned ministers serving in congregations and parishes. Fees should be paid by your congregation. Every pastor must submit a registration regardless of attendance. If you are unable to attend, you must submit an official excuse. (LCMS Bylaw 4.8.2)
Monday
12:00PM Registration
1:00PM Opening Worship
1:45PM Session 1
3:00PM Break
3:30PM Session 2
4:45PM Closing Devotions
Tuesday
8:30AM Opening Worship
9:00AM Session 3
10:00AM District Business
10:30AM Break
11:00PM Session 4
12:00PM Lunch
1:00PM Sectionals
2:00PM Break
2:30PM Session 5
3:45PM Closing Devotions
The 2026 Spring Workers’ Conference will be May 4-5 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha with Rev. Dr. Kristian Kincaid presenting on The Obituary of Death – Jesus Lives!: Care and Comfort for the Grieving.
Pastor Kristian Kincaid was born and raised in Waverly, IA where his family attended St. John Lutheran church. Upon graduating from Concordia Theological Seminary, he served as Assistant Pastor at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norfolk, NE, and then served Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dubuque, IA for the next thirty years. He is married to Jennifer and has three grown sons, Grant a dentist in Farley, IA; Greyson a physical therapist who resides in Spencer, IA with his wife Moriah; and Gregor who lives in Cedar Falls and is manager of the local Earl May Garden center. He is the author of “Living with Grief”, “A Biblical Response to Suicide,” and “My Peace I Leave You. ”