Big Sandy Family Conference
April 28 – May 2, 2025
Conference Overview
Fellowship Around the Word of God.
Family Conferences are weeklong, life-changing family events. Rich fellowship, inspiring messages, and engaging children’s programs make Family Conference something to look forward to by anyone who has experienced one. Whether making new friendships with other families or rekindling relationships from previous years, the conference is an annual highlight for many.
The conferences are structured to foster spiritual growth as young and old alike are challenged to honor God’s Word in every area of their lives.
Schedule
Conference Begins:
Monday, April 28, 2025
6:30pm
Ends:
Friday, May 2, 2025
5:00pm
speakers
Programs
Opportunities
Lodging & Meals
Registration
Conference Speakers
2025 Conference Theme
Count it all Joy
It can be easy to get discouraged as we face difficulties in life and see the challenges our culture is facing. God’s desire for us as believers is that we lift our eyes off of ourselves and our circumstances and look to Him. Instead of just enduring the trials of life, Christ actually calls us to count these tests as joy!
How can we be joyful in the midst of hardship and why should we count these trials as joy? Because God wants to conform us into the image of Christ through the temporal suffering we are going through. In James 1:2-4 we read “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
As we look to the Lord and rejoice in the midst of the storms of life, we can experience His super-abounding joy even in the midst of trials!
Conference Programs
Team Leader Opportunities
Lodging Options
Where to Stay During the Conference
We have numerous dorm rooms, cabins, and campsites available onsite for our guests. For more information, please visit our Campus Lodging website.
Dorm Rooms (starting at $75 per night)
Our Guest Lodges are two-story, dormitory style buildings. Each wing of four rooms shares a kitchenette with a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker. The lodges have a living room and recreation/meeting room on each floor. Linens and towels are provided.
Private Rooms have access to their own bathroom, while Semi-Private rooms share bathroom accommodations with the adjoining room (ideal for larger families or for sharing with friends). Both room types hold a double bed, bunk, and single—sleeping 5. “Dormitory Style” Semi-Private Rooms hold four twin beds. Rooms sleep 4–5 people; maximum occupancy: 7.
Please note that there are no elevators in these buildings. If you are unable to use stairs, you’re welcome to request a room on the first floor.
Cabins (from $40 per night)
Our cozy, air-conditioned cabins hold three (3) twin beds: one bunk and a single. You have access to the Pine Lodge for a common area, kitchenette (several refrigerators, microwave, coffee maker, sink) and bathrooms. Bedding, pillows, and towels are also provided for all cabins.
Campground
- From $20 per night – Primitive Campsite
- From $25 per night – Electric Campsite
- From $30 per night – Electric & Water Campsite
- From $40 per night – Full Hookup Campsite
- From $50 per night – Premium Paved Campsite
RV and Golf Cart Rentals
Area vendors offer RV and Golf Cart Rentals during the Family Conferences. Please contact them directly to arrange rentals.
International ALERT Academy
1 Academy Blvd.
Big Sandy, TX 75755
Meal Plans
Available Conference Meal Options
Delicious, made-from-scratch meals are available! Our continental breakfast is $7/adult and $5/child. Lunch and dinner meals are $9/adult (ages 12+) and $7/child (ages 4-11).
Meal Packages can be purchased here. Packages start with Monday Dinner and conclude with Friday Dinner. To purchase meals individually, please call 903-636-9201.
Meal Plans
$28.00 – Simple Breakfast Adult (4 breakfasts)
$20.00 – Simple Breakfast Child (4 breakfasts)
$36.00 – Lunch Adult (4 lunches)
$28.00 – Lunch Child (4 lunches)
$45.00 – Dinner Adult (5 dinners)
$35.00 – Dinner Child (5 dinners)
Please note: ALERT Cadet/Pre-EXCEL’s lunches are included in their program costs, except for Thursday lunch. On Thursday, ALERT Cadet and Pre-Excel students will be with their families for the morning. This meal can be purchased individually online.
Individual Meal Pricing
If you have other plans for food, and you just want to supplement with a couple of meals, feel free to purchase individually.
Breakfast:
Ages 4–11: $5 per meal
Ages 12 and older: $7 per meal
Lunch & Dinner:
Ages 4–11: $7 per meal
Ages 12 and older: $9 per meal
Pricing
Need financial assistance? Fill out a Financial Assistance Request!
Registration
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(Early Registration discountSign up by March 31! |
| Family Registration | $350 — $315 |
| Individual Registration | $150 — $135 |
(Programs |
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| Children’s Institute | $70 — $63 |
| ALERT Cadets | $105 — $94.50 |
| Pre-EXCEL | $105 — $94.50 |
| COMMIT | $70 — $63 |
| Photography Workshop | $115 — $103.50 |
$50 cancelation fee for all cancelations.
No refunds for cancelations made on or after Monday, April 28.