Life Forum 2027

You are invited to attend Anglicans For Life’s annual Life Forum 2027 and the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on January 22, 2027

Please note: The plans for Life Forum 2027 are a little different than in years past!

Schedule of Events

9:30 am Arrive at the Church of the Resurrection, 501 E Street, SE, Washington, D.C. 20003

9:45 am Program starts featuring Dr. Heidi Klessig, Keynote Speaker who will discuss the pros and cons of organ donation and when and how someone is declared dead for possible organ harvesting.

10:45 am Interview with End-of-Life Doula, Elise Clair

11:00 am Prayer & Praise Service

Noon: Pick-up Panera box lunch (pre-ordered), AFL scarf, signs, and handwarmers. Walk 1 city block to Eastern Market Metro. Ride Metro to Federal Triangle, walk to the start of the March for Life.

1:00 pm Participate in the March for Life, ending at the Supreme Court Building.

3:00 pm Metro back home using the Capitol South Metro or Union Station Metro locations.

Special Notes:

• Anglicans For Life will provide guides to help navigate the Metro system.
• An offering will be taken in lieu of ticket fees for the Life Forum.
• There will NOT be a private AFL bus from the Falls Church Anglican to the March for Life.

Hotel rooms are available at a group rate at the Capitol Hill Hotel located at 200 C Street, SE, Wash D.C. 20003. Phone number: 202-543-6000.

To book, guests can either use this booking link (when using the link, guests must choose the check-in date, check-out date, and then click “Confirm Dates of Stay”) or call the Sales Office directly at 202-448-2097 and request the group rate for the Anglicans For Life

Reservations must be made by December 22, 2026. The room block is for Thursday and Friday nights (Jan. 21 & 22, 2027).

Room Rates:

• Room rates do not include applicable state and local taxes currently at 15.95%.
• The amenity fee of $30.00 per night is waived per our contract.
• Valet Parking is $50 per vehicle. Parking is limited and is on a first-come, first serve basis.

Rates Include:

•  Continental Breakfast
•  Wi-Fi in all guestrooms
•  All day Beverage Service in the Library & 
•  24-hour access to hotel fitness center and business center

Keynote Topic: Definitions of Death for Organ Donation

Speaker: Heidi T. Klessig, MD

Dr. Heidi Klessig attended medical school at UW-Madison, where she completed a residency program in anesthesiology. She received the American Board of Anesthesiology’s board certification in anesthesiology and the ABA’s certificate of added qualification in pain management. She was a founding partner of the Pain Clinic of Northwestern Wisconsin and an instructor for the International Spinal Injection Society. After her husband was diagnosed with a brainstem tumor, she retired in 2007 to devote time to her family, homeschooling her two children through high school, and caring for her husband, Darrel. She now writes and speaks on the ethics of organ donation and transplantation. She enjoys the outdoors, the study of language, history, the history of the Bible, and is an aspiring pianist.