For over 40 years, Aldersgate Emmaus has been an instrument in God’s plan to grow Disciples in relationship with Him throughout Central Florida. In affiliation with The Upper Room, International, our community has provided this 3-day “short course in Christianity”, strengthening believers with the tools and focus to live out their faith daily, and to prepare them, as God calls, into leadership in their local churches.
The Aldersgate Community holds their Walk to Emmaus weekends in the pristine setting of Camp Horizon in Leesburg, Florida. While anyone from any location may attend, most Pilgrims on the Walk reside in the Lake, Sumter, Marion, Osceola, Brevard, Volusia, Orange, Seminole, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas Counties.
Feel free to contact us if you are interested in participating in a Walk—our Community Lay Director would be happy to help you get started. If you have recently moved to our area, having been on a Walk in another Community and would like to become involved in the life of our Aldersgate Emmaus Community, we would love to have you! Contact our Board Representative in your area for gathering dates and locations, as well as other Emmaus events.
We look forward to growing with you. DeColores!
Happy 2026 Aldersgate Emmaus Community!
It is an honor to have been chosen to be your 2026 Community Lay Director. The Board of Directors for this coming year is eager and excited to see what God has planned for us. Back in 2024, when I was the CLD, I shared with you all that God told me that the Victory was waiting for our Community; we are seeing the Victory with the upcoming 2026 February Walks, Praise God for His promises!
The Aldersgate BOD’s primary role is to ensure the quality and integrity of the Emmaus program as it relates to the Upper Room and our covenant. We take care of the Logistics of the Walks (when-where-select names for leadership) but we also need the Community to be involved with our Walks, we cannot do these weekends without you. We need the Emmaus community to be involved by saying Yes to serving in a Leadership capacity (Walk LD, ALD, BR, OC, SD), we also need Team members, and we need Sponsors to sign up Pilgrims. Without these elements, we cannot have weekend walks.
It takes all of us to make this happen.
Remember your Pilgrim Walk, reflect on what God has done in your life since that weekend, respond to His blessings by being involved to help someone else have this opportunity to find a closer relationship with God.
Aldersgate Emmaus Board members have many conversations on what is the one thing that we need to focus on, our main conversation always goes to sponsorship. This is one avenue to draw others into a deeper relationship with Jesus and build His church.
Matthew 28:19-20 - The Great Commission, says, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations"
Let’s Go, Do and Be Disciples on the Road to Emmaus…. Let’s walk this road together in 2026!
God’s Blessings
DeColores!
Dawn Carr
