Conference Location
Holiday Inn Express
1000 Plummer Drive,
Edwardsville, IL 62025
The group rate is $150/room per night plus tax fees. The hotel link will be sent upon registration receipt.
Saturday Entertainment
On Saturday afternoon, there is an opportunity for conference participants to have some fun Saturday evening. Events include going to the top of the St. Louis Arch, taking a 1 hour Riverboat Cruise, and viewing a historical documentary movie. (Dinner is on your own.) All activities are included in the price of $41.
About the Speaker
Rev. Randy Asburry
Pastor of Hope Lutheran Church, St. Louis, MO
Rev. Randy Asburry serves as Senior Pastor of Hope Ev. Lutheran Church, St. Louis, MO (since 2001). Previously he served parishes in St. Louis, MO; Boonville, MO; and Gillette & Wright, WY. Pastor Asburry earned his MDiv from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (1990), his MA in Classics (Greek and Latin) from Washington University, St. Louis (1992), and his STM degree in Systematic Theology from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (1998), writing on Luther’s view of faith in the Catechisms.
He is a graduate of DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel. He has served as Circuit Visitor (Wyoming and Missouri), as staff writer for Good News magazine, and on subcommittees for Lutheran Service Book. He has written Bible studies, devotional booklets and tracts for Concordia Publishing House. He has authored essays for Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns and the forthcoming Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Services. He currently serves Fourth Vice-President of the Missouri District and is the host and producer of the short-form podcast Sacred Meditations. Pastor Asburry and his wife, Rachel, have two children, Christina and Jonathan.