FreedomGRC 2026 brings generations together in Coral Springs
The sixteenth Freedom Global Restoration Convention gathered families for five days of worship, teaching, theater, ordination and community celebration.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL. National flags rose across the ballroom Wednesday evening as worshippers celebrated the countries, cultures and family histories represented at FreedomGRC 2026.
The International Wear service was one of 47 gatherings held from July 28 through Aug. 1 during the sixteenth Freedom Global Restoration Convention. Under the theme Through Heaven’s Eyes, the five-day program combined worship and biblical teaching with workshops, youth sessions, ordination, original theater and the annual Freedom Charity Ball.
The week drew children, teenagers, parents and elders into one convention while giving each generation space for its own conversations.
Teaching for life beyond the convention
Morning and afternoon sessions addressed marriage, singleness, parenting, household finances, mental health, purpose and leadership. Couples and singles met in separate workshops, allowing facilitators to speak directly to the relationships and responsibilities represented in each room.
Mental health took a prominent place Wednesday. Two clinicians taught in the main room and remained for questions, while the youth track held its own sessions on faith, anxiety and pressure nearby. The parallel schedule gave adults and young people a shared subject to discuss as families.
The youth program included 11 sessions over four days for ages 6 to 18. Young participants worked in groups, completed activities and spoke with facilitators about friendship, identity, calling and legacy.
Read the report from the 2026 youth track
A ballroom transformed
Thursday morning’s BT Experience turned the ballroom into an ark for Noah’s Call: The Called and The Chosen. Rev. Jonathan Mitchell appeared as Noah, and young performers brought a procession of animals down the aisles before guests took part in a roll call centered on calling and purpose.
The presentation moved between humor and testimony. Children greeted the animal parade with excitement, then the room listened as individual guests stood and explained why they believed God had called them.
Friday honors calling and creativity
Friday began with ordination. Candidates in white came before a presbytery of bishops and apostles for prayer, the laying on of hands and vesting. Family members and fellow ministers watched as the candidates were received into new offices of ministry.
Read the ordination service report
That evening, the ballroom changed again for The Preparation of the Bride: Through Heaven’s Eyes. The original two-act Full Flame Production brought together an intergenerational cast, live choir and dancers. Esther Morival directed and produced the play, which she wrote with Karelis Zamora.
Read the Full Flame Production review
A celebration to close the week
The Freedom Charity Ball concluded the convention Saturday night. Guests arrived in formal wear for Night of a Thousand Lights, an evening that included a string quartet, ballroom performance, live auction and presentation of the Humanitarian Award to Bishop Rudolph Francis and Apostle Dr. Yvonnette Francis.
Jerry and Virginia LeNoir performed a ballroom set before the dance floor opened to guests. Across the room, children, teenagers and adults who had attended separate sessions during the week celebrated together at the same tables.
See the 2026 Freedom Charity Ball
FreedomGRC will return in July 2027 under the theme Get Ready: The King Above All Returns. The next convention will continue the emphasis on whole-family participation established throughout the 2026 gathering.