{"id":7015,"date":"2026-05-31T16:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/aim\/?page_id=7015"},"modified":"2026-05-31T17:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:00:42","slug":"firsttime2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/aim\/firsttime2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Firsttime2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^7016|url^https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/aim\/files\/2026\/05\/New-Asset-BKG.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^null|description^null&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1780263378231{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7018&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Make the Most of Your First-Time Convention Experience&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%230D1D36&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Is this your first AIM Convention? We are excited you will be joining us! We know your first convention can seem a bit overwhelming so we have prepared a list of suggestions just for you.<\/p>\n<p>As a first time attendee we want you to be comfortable, effective, and successful; you will be amazed at the size of this Convention. The AIM Convention is a family experience that brings together five departments of the Church of God in Christ: Music, Youth, Missions, Evangelism and Sunday School. In short there are numerous things going on all at the same time and we want you to be prepared.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:justify|color:%23FFFFFF&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Most seasoned delegates will admit, that they experienced same reaction the first time they attended the National AIM Convention. 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