Registration for the 2025 National Gathering on Christian Initiation® is now open. If you have any questions, please contact us at 800-933-1800.
Individual registration is $250 for those who register by 4:00 PM CT on March 5, 2025. Registration will increase to $300 for those who register between March 6 and 4:00 PM CT on June 6, 2025. Late Registration is $325 for those who register between June 7 and July 11, 2025. Registration includes lunch on July 31–31. There is also an optional opening reception, which is available for registration. The opening reception will take place on July 29 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. There is no cost for the opening reception, but registration is required. An optional, pre-gathering event will be held on July 29 from 3–5 PM with more information to follow.
The deadline for registration is July 11, 2025 or until sold out.
Individual registration (credit card) is available online. You may also register by phone at 1-800-933-1800.
Registration includes lunch on July 30 and 31, complimentary resources from LTP, expert training from leaders in Christian initiation, and fellowship with initiation ministers from around the country.
Please make all checks payable to LTP. Checks may be mailed to:
Yes. Please call us at 800-933-1800 if you would like to add the opening reception to your registration.
All cancellations and requests for refunds MUST be submitted in writing (letter, fax, e-mail) by the deadlines listed below. Telephone requests WILL NOT be honored. Send letters to: LTP, Attention NGCI, 3949 South Racine Ave., Chicago, IL 60609; ngci@ltp.org. All refunds will be sent four to six weeks after the event has concluded. Refund requests will be processed based on the following Cancellation Schedule:
Attendee changes or substitutions may be made to any attendee registration until the first date of the event. Attendee changes or substitutions are subject to the registration fee applicable at the time the change is requested. Once you have received your badge on site, it cannot be changed, substituted, or reissued to a different person.
LTP has already subsidized the price of the conference in order to make it more affordable for individual participants. Unfortunately, we cannot offer any additional discounts or scholarship options. If you would like to participate but find that cost is an obstacle, we encourage you to reach out to your diocesan office to find out what types of local scholarship options may be available.
No. Pre-registration is required. The registration deadline is July 11, 2025.
The National Gathering on Christian Initiation® is designed for pastors, parish Christian initiation ministers and diocesan catechetical, liturgical, and evangelization leaders.
Of course! We would love for new initiation ministers to attend the National Gathering. We will be offering pre-conference distance learning sessions for new initiation ministers and all those involved in exploring the basics of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. If you do not already own a copy of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults: Study Edition, we do recommend that you purchase one and become familiar with the text prior to the conference. As always, please contact us at ngci@ltp.org with any questions or concerns.
The 2025 NGCI will be presented in English. To organize a Spanish-language event in your diocese or region, visit https://ltp.org/training-events.
The schedule for the 2025 gathering will be available in January 2025.
Event check in will be available for all registrants on Wednesday, July 30th outside the Sr. Jean Ballroom, located in the Damen Student Center.
Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood offers a diverse range of culinary delights and savory dining options. If you are from out of town, Chicago is particularly known for their Chicago style pizza and Chicago style hot dogs, so make sure to try them while you are in town.
The 2025 National Gathering on Christian Initiation® will be held at Loyola University Chicago's Lakeshore campus, located in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. The address for the Loyola University Chicago is 1032 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660.
Registration will be available on July 30th outside the Sr. Jean Ballroom, located in the Damen Student Center. All general sessions will take place in the Sr. Jean Ballroom. Ritual prayer experiences will take place in the Madonna Della Strada Chapel. A map is available here.
Yes. Additional parking options are also available in the area. Please visit https://www.ngci.org/travel#parking for more information.
Directions, transportation options, and travel details are all available here: https://www.ngci.org/travel. Please feel free to contact us with any specific questions.
Information regarding Guest Wi-Fi access at Loyola University is available here.
The Hampton Inn Chicago North–Loyola Station is offering NGCI participants a special room rate of $179.00 per night. Rooms are available at this rate for July 29 and 30, 2025. You can reserve your room today by phone at 800-426-7866 (mention NGCI or group code 905).
The Hampton Inn Chicago North–Loyola Station is offering NGCI participants a special room rate of $179.00 per night.
The booking deadline for the $179.00 per night rate is June 29, 2025 or when our hotel block has been filled.
Information about the Hampton Inn Chicago North–Loyola Station is available at https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/chiyohx-hampton-chicago-north-loyola-station/ . If you would like to contact the hotel, you may do so by phone at 312-265-5800.
Yes. The hotel offers valet parking for $44.00 per day, which includes in and out privileges, additional fee applies after 24 hours. No self-park is available at the hotel. Additional parking options are also available in the area. Please visit https://www.ngci.org/travel#parking for more information.
We have tried to anticipate as many of your questions as possible, but if you do not find the answer to your question on this website, we suggest you contact us by e-mail at ngci@ltp.org or by phone at 773-579-4900, extension 3532.
We will not be recording the sessions for public use. We will, however, be filming over the course of the conference for promotional and educational purposes. By attending the Event you acknowledge and agree to grant the National Gathering on Christian Initiation® the right at the Event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media now available or hereafter developed and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise globally to disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from you or any payment to you. This grant to the National Gathering on Christian Initiation® includes, but is not limited to, the right to edit such media, the right to use the media alone or together with other information, and the right to allow others to use or disseminate the media.
