Transportation
The DC area has three airports (below). It is possible to take a train from BWI or DCA to College Park, MD. From the station, a short taxi or bus ride will get you to the church or your hotel. Note that the MARC train from BWI does not run on Saturday.
- BWI (21 miles from conference location)
- MARC train to Greenbelt station (Mon-Fri ONLY).
- DCA (20 miles)
- Metro train to Greenbelt or College Park station
- IAD (34 miles)
Shuttle vans will provide transportation from the hotels to Wallace Presbyterian in the mornings and evenings, for those who do not have a car.
Hotels
Register soon! We have reserved rooms as the following four hotels. (View them on a map below or here.) If you won’t have a car of your own, note that we will have shuttle bus service to/from the conference location, but ONLY from the Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn.
Best Western Plus College Park
Rate: $107.99 Cut off date: 2/28/14
To reserve, call 301-220-0505 and say you are part of the Mercy Ministries Group
Hampton Inn College Park
Rate: $107 Cut off date: 2/27/14 Group Code: MCC
To reserve, call 301-345-2200 and ask for Kaye Penn, Sales Coordinator. If she is not available, leave a voicemail for her and she’ll call you back.
Holiday Inn College Park
Rate: $99 Cut off date: 3/01/14
To reserve, call 301-345-6700 and give them Group Code: MMC
Marriott Inn and Conference Center
Rate: $139 Cut off date: 2/26/14
To reserve click here or call 800-228-9290
Use code MMCMMCA for 1 King room or MMCMMCB for 2 queens
NOTE: If you will be sharing a room with another attendee, please indicate that there will be two people in your room, as well as make that request in the comment field of the reservations process.
Other notes:
- Group name at each hotel is “Mercy Ministry Conference”
- Rates do not include state and local taxes.
- Baltimore Ave/ Blvd is aka Maryland Rte 1
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