Communion Partners
Retreat 2026

January 13-15, 2026
Camp Allen

The leadership of Communion Partners and Anglican Communion Partners (Canada) warmly invite clergy to join us for our annual gathering, January 13-15, 2026 at beautiful Camp Allen, in Navasota, Texas. Our time together will combine updates around the Anglican Communion, heartfelt worship, inspiring talks and prayer for and fellowship with one another. We hope that this will be a time for networking with like-minded clergy, mutual encouragement, and supporting each other in the ministries that God has given us.

We will meet under the terms of our new bylaws and electing members of our first Governing Council to move our ministry forward.

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Keynote Speaker

Our keynote speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion.

Bishop Poggo has led the Anglican Communion Office in London since 2022, and is an ambassador for the Communion, representing Anglicans to governments and wider society, undertaking visits to member churches across the world, and supporting the Instruments of Communion. Prior to his appointment, he was the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Advisor on Anglican Communion Affairs and Bishop of Kajo-Keji in his native South Sudan.

Special Celebration

This year’s gathering will also include a special dinner in honor of Bishop George Sumner, as he retires after a decade of faithful ministry as Bishop of Dallas.

Accommodations & Rates

$440 - Clergy

Begins: Tuesday, January 13, 4:30 pm
Ends: Thursday, June 15, 1 pm

This includes single-occupancy lodging for two nights at Camp Allen, all meals, and conference fee.

$590 - Bishops & Standing Committee

Begins: Monday, January 12, 6 pm
Ends: Thursday, June 15, 1 pm

This includes single-occupancy lodging for three nights at Camp Allen, all meals, and conference fee. Communion Partner bishops and members of the Standing Committee will gather for dinner at 6 pm on Monday, January 12, with meetings to follow the next morning.

Camp Allen is a 60-90 minute drive from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. It has plenty of parking for retreat participants who wish to drive from home or to rent a car at the airport. 

In addition to renting a car, it is also possible to travel between any Houston airport and Camp Allen by ride-sharing services, though costs around $75 each way. 

Transportation

Shuttle Service

This year, we offer a free shuttle service on a first-come, first-served basis between George Bush Intercontinental Airport Terminal A and Camp Allen. If you wish to take the shuttle, please be sure of to align your flight arrival and departure times with shuttle services.

Reserve Your Seat - Airport Shuttle

You must register separately for the retreat and for each leg of the shuttle service.

Service to Camp Allen

  • Monday, January 12
    3 pm     departure

    A bus for bishops and Standing Committee members will depart the airport at 3 pm.

  • Tuesday, January 13
    12 pm     or 3 pm departures

    Two departure schedules for participants leaving the airport for Camp Allen on a 32-passenger bus.

Return Service to Airport

  • Thursday, January 15
    10 am    , 1 pm, or 4 pm departures

    Three departure schedules for buses leaving Camp Allen going to the airport.

Seats on the shuttle will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so early registration is helpful.

If a given shuttle is full, there will be a waitlist, and you will be notified by Sign-Up Genius directly if a seat becomes available for you. 

The shuttle times must be rigorously observed, and we cannot hold them for flight delays. 

Shuttle participants will be sent instructions about where to gather within the airport if they arrive early.  The shuttle will also only run between George Bush Intercontinental Airport Terminal A and Camp Allen. (Those who wish to use Hobby Airport will need to find another means of transportation to Camp Allen). 

We cannot guarantee a spot on the shuttle for everyone who may wish to take one.

It is wise to register for the conference and shuttle before booking your flights. Please schedule your flight times to allow at least 90 minutes between your arrival at the airport and the shuttle departure to Camp Allen on January 12/13, and please schedule your departure no earlier than 180 minutes after the shuttle departure time from Camp Allen on January 15. 

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Gay Hayslett

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