ISBC Annual Conventions
Preserving the Word, Connecting Hearts, Exploring History.
Since the first convention in Greenwood, Indiana in 1991, the ISBC has held annual conventions all across the country. Members hear scholars speak, see rare editions up close, and tour notable Bible collections.
The next convention
2026 Annual Convention
October 8 to 10, 2026 · Washington, D.C.
Three days of scholarship and Bible displays in the capital, built around a guided day inside the Museum of the Bible.
Dr. Scott Carroll leads that tour. He helped purchase many of the objects now on display, and he speaks three times across the weekend.
Members are welcome to bring items for the Saturday afternoon displays. A bonus Sunday opens a member's private collection of more than 5,000 Bibles to anyone still in town.
The Museum of the Bible, Washington, D.C. Friday is spent here.
Schedule
Agenda
Thursday, October 8
1:00 pm
Dr. Magdalena Charzynska-Wojcik and Dr. Jerzy Wojcik
A Forgotten Translation: The Psalter from Saint-Germain
2:15 Pm
Dr. Scott Carroll
Hidden in Plain Sight: Bible Treasures
3:30 Pm
Dr. Magdalena Charzynska-Wojcik
A Forgotten Translation: The Lost New Testament from Saint-Germain
5:00 Pm
Dinner
7:30 Pm
Business meeting
Friday, October 9
10:00 Am
Museum of the Bible
Guided by Dr. Scott Carroll
Open until 5:00 pm. Admission is $17 per person. Dr. Carroll will point out items of particular interest, having helped purchase many of the objects on display.
Saturday, October 10
10:00 am
Dr. Scott Carroll
Quest for Confidence: Bible Treasures, part one
11:00 Am
Mark Holmes
What the Gospel Symbols Tell Us
12:00 Pm
Lunch
Area restaurants are available.
1:30 Pm
Pastor Bret Hicks
William Tyndale and his New Testament Translation
2:30 Pm
Dr. Scott Carroll
Quest for Confidence: The World's Oldest Bibles, part two
3:30 Pm
Bible displays
Stephen Ricketts, Roger Harrison, Mark Holmes, Scott Carroll
Until 5:00 pm.
Sunday, October 11
11:00 Am
(Bonus Day) A member's private collection
More than 5,000 Bibles, in Frederick, Maryland
About an hour from the hotel. Contact us for the address.
Lodging
Hotel
TownePlace Suites by Marriott
1171 Winterson Rd, Linthicum, MD 21090
Rate
$109 per night. Mention you are with the ISBC.
Airport
Shuttle provided.
Reserve
Judith Silva, 410-694-0060 ext. 7007
9:00 am to 4:00 pm EST
Attending?
Tell us
Let Carl know you are coming, by call, text or email.
call
Questions
Same number and address for anything about the convention.
Past conventions
2025 Annual Convention
October 13 to 15, 2025 · Gateway Seminary, Ontario, California
The Society's thirty-fifth convention, hosted by Dr. Michael Kuykendall at Gateway Seminary. Six presentations across three days, from Tyndale's coinage of the word "atonement" to a fifth-century manuscript with a text of Acts eight percent longer than any other.
Every talk was recorded. The full report by Stephen Ricketts covers each one in detail.
Tyndale's Translation and the Coinage of the term "Atonement"
Dr. Gregg Watson
Watch
The Global English Version and the Kuykendall Bible Collection
Dr. Michael Kuykendall and Terry Kuykendall
Watch
Inspired Exhibits Update
Dr. Scott Carroll
Watch
Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament
Dr. Allan Loder
Watch
Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis: A Maverick Manuscript and its Rogue Readings
Dr. Jeff Cate
Watch
The Bible Translation of Gisle Johnson
Dr. Robb Torseth
Watch
Archive
Earlier conventions
Added as reports are written
2023
The Bible Translation of Gisle Johnson
2021
Convention information · archived from the previous site
1991
The first convention · Greenwood, Indiana