# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Military Connection Event
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: We warmly invite all veterans, active-duty service members, military families, and those interested in learning more, to join us on Sunday, May 17, at 12:30 p.m. in the Youth Center for a special Military Connection gathering. This will be a time of fellowship, encouragement, and connection with others in our church family who share a heart for military service and support. 

Our guest speaker will be Doug Ackerman, Chief Operating Officer of The Independence Fund. Doug will share his personal journey of military service, including his deployment to Afghanistan, and reflect on how those experiences have shaped his life and calling. 

Whether you have served, are currently serving, support a loved one in the military, or simply desire to learn and connect, you are most welcome to join us. 

A light lunch will be served. Click here to learn more and register by May 11: https://bit.ly/4cvQ0IZ
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/matthews/military-connection-event/200029967654949
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Matthews
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 13901 Providence Rd, Weddington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28104
- **lat**: 35.02187
- **long**: -80.76355
- **full address**: 13901 Providence Rd, Weddington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28104, 13901 Providence Rd, Matthews, NC 28104-9371, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Military Connection Event being held?
  - **A:** Military Connection Event takes place on Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm at 13901 Providence Rd, Weddington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28104, 13901 Providence Rd, Matthews, NC 28104-9371, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Military Connection Event?
  - **A:** Military Connection Event is organized by Weddington Methodist Church.

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