How to Become a Sponsor

Become a Sponsor of Grounded in Love

The MCC Conference for People of African Descent, Friends, and Adovcates (PAD Conference) provides an ideal opportunity to promote your business, movement or ministry. Literally thousands of people around the world are known to have a high degree of interest in purchasing goods and services that are designed for the PAD Same Gender Loving / LGBTQ+ community by companies and organizations that share our community’s values. There are sponsorship options to suit every budget. Thank you for considering promoting your business, services and ministries with a sponsorship, exhibit or advertisement at the 2017 PAD Conference in St. Louis. Sponsorship Registration Forms are due 15 June, 2017 ads are due by July 1. 

MCC PAD Conference Sponsorship Levels

Fill out this form to confirm your sponsorship

All Sponsorship Levels include the following benefits:

• Logo included in all MCC e-communications related to the PAD Conference
• Logo displayed on the MCC PAD Conference website
• Special listing in the PAD Conference Program Book

Your selected sponsorship level will include these benefits:

Platinum Sponsor

• One EXPO exhibitor table (includes a six-foot table and two chairs)
  • Full-page black-and-white advertisement in the PAD Conference Program Book
  • Two (2) gifted Conference registrations
  • Logo displayed in the meeting room during all plenary sessions
  • A speaking opportunity during a sponsored event
  • Celebratory status as a Platinum Sponsor
  • Sponsor-provided brochure and/or giveaway inserted into every conference tote bag

Gold Sponsor

• One EXPO exhibitor table (includes a six-foot table and two chairs)
  • Half-page black-and-white advertisement in the PAD Conference Program Book
  • Two (2) gifted Conference registrations
  • Acknowledgement of your organization and representative during the PAD Conference
  • Sponsor-provided brochure and/or giveaway inserted into every conference tote bag

Silver Sponsor

• One EXPO exhibitor table (includes a six-foot table and two chairs)
  • Quarter-page black-and-white advertisement in the PAD Conference Program Book
  • One (1) gifted PAD Conference registration

Family Sponsor

• One EXPO exhibitor table (includes a six-foot table and two chairs) OR
• One (1) PAD Conference registration
•  Business card B&W program book ad

Become an Exhibitor:

Exhibitor Tables 

Fill out this form to become an Exhibitor

Exhibits start 4:00-7:00p Thursday. 

Exhibitor tables include a six-foot table with two chairs and reduced conference registration rate of $125.00 USD for up to two representatives.

*** If all available exhibition space has been reserved, you will be placed on a waiting list in the order in which your Exhibitor Reservation Form was received. 

Become an Advertiser

Advertising in PAD Conference Program Book 

Program Ad Guidelines:

**Available on a first come first served basis

Ad Sizes: 

Full Page: 7.75″W X 10.25″L
Half Page:  7.75″W X 5″L
Quarter Page:  3.75″W X 5″L
Business Card Size: 3.75″W X 2.375″L

Fill out this form to become an advertiser

More sponsorship opportunities available, please contact us for more information at PADConference@MCCchurch.net

Honor, remember or celebrate someone special by placing an ad!

Honor, remember or celebrate someone who is special to you, has had an impact on you, or has made a difference in the life of your congregation by placing an ad in MCC’s Conference for People of African Descent Program Book.

be a Pillar!

You can also sponsor someone’s attendance to the PAD conference through both monetary and in-kind donations. Let us know we can count on you to be a pillar. Find out more here.