GruntCon
Lacey, WA | October 25, 2025
GruntCon is enlisted ekklesia
A (hopefully annual) conference for Christian soldiers, GruntCon is being organized under the banner of the Hospitallers of St Martin, an ecumenical monastic community in the Episcopal tradition that focuses on Prayer, Hospitality, and Reconciliation for veterans and all those who have been affected by war, poverty, and violence.
Whether you’re an armchair theologian or a barracks lawyer, GruntCon is for any rank and file believer looking for meaning in faith and service.
We don’t have anything against officers, but the Bible includes a clear mandate to consider the last, the least, and the lost. In the military, that includes Squids (Navy), Boot (Marines), and Grunts (Army). If events are temporary communities, GruntCon is a place where "lowliness" is no longer equivalent to loneliness. To learn more about the community GruntCon is trying to cultivate, check out Grunt Works’ About page.
Speakers
Jay Magness
HoSM Bishop Visitor and former Episcopal Bp. of the Armed Forces.
David Peters
HoSM Prior, Barracks Episcopalian, and author of Post-Traumatic God.
Who else?
Nominate a speaker or workshop
Logan Isaac
HoSM Director of Education, combative noncombatant, and author of God is a Grunt.
Jason Moon
Founder of Warrior Songs and the Arizona Warrior Assembly
Don’t miss movement!
Lowliness ≠ Loneliness
Itinerary
Check back often for updated schedule!
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Check back later for more details on our morning plenary.
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Choose from one of four breakout sessions, to be announced soon.
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AKA “food trucks,” a choose-your-own-GI-adventure experience.
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Check back later for more details on our afternoon plenary.
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Choose from one of four breakout sessions, to be announced soon.
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Check back later for more details on our final plenary.
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Latin for “good,” this’ll be somewhere between “dumpster” and “camp”
Location
St Placid’s Priory, Lacey, WA
St Placid Priory is a women’s Benedictine monastic community 20 minutes southwest of Joint Base Lewis McChord. We expect all participants to treat the Priory as a sacred space devoted to prayer and contemplation.
Thanks to the following sponsors:
FAQs
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You don’t have to be a Grunt to attend, but you do have to be an Ally.
According to Isaiah 40, the mountains of privilege will be brought low so that the valleys of marginalization may be raised up. “Allies” are people who voluntarily share their privilege so that all people will see the glory of the Lord. “Fools” is the name scripture gives to those who wait for the leveling to occur by force. 🤷
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GruntCon is for a “Maturing” audience, no nudity but plenty of curses (and hopefully a few blessings).
Obscenity is inseparable from armed service, that’s why military suffering produces such profound perseverance and character. Folk who have the luxury to choose which obscenities they’re exposed to bear the responsibility for those boundaries; privilege mustn’t put our neighbor to shame. In other words, you set your own boundaries, and you enforce them (on yourself).
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If we determine we can livestream or record the conference then we will add a new ticket type to allow folks to join us digitally. If we can record audio and/or video, we will update the answer to this FAQ. 🫡
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As we secure funding and refine our budget, it is our hope that we can offer financial assistance for anyone who lacks the resources to attend. To sponsor GruntCon, email organizers at PewPewHQ at Gmail dot com.