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Looking for what's happening in the various synods across the ELCA?
| DATE | SYNOD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 6-7 | Southwestern Minnesota | Guidelines for using by-law amendment approved by synod council at this link. Resolution 02.02, Affirmation of "Vision & Expectations" action postponed indefinitely. Resolution 02.03, Congregational Support of Revision to "Vision & Expectations" adopted. |
| Apr 12-13 | Eastern North Dakota | Re-elected to a six-year term: Richard J. Foss |
| Apr 19-21 | Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana | |
| Apr 19-21 | Saint Paul Area | Bishop elected: Peter Rogness |
| Apr 20-21 | Western Iowa | Honoring Constitutional Requests for Ordination Resolution ruled unconstitutional. |
| Apr 25-27 | Sierra Pacific | Bishop elected: David Mullen |
| Apr 26-28 | Rocky Mountain | |
| May 2-4 | New Jersey | |
| May 3-4 | South-Central Synod of Wisconsin | |
| May 3-4 | Southeastern Minnesota | Resolution on Congregational Ratification of Sexuality Decisions Passed.Resolutions:1) Supporting Ordinations Outside the Historic Episcopacy and 2) Fair Representation failed. For more assembly info, click here. |
| May 3-4 | Southeastern Pennsylvania | |
| May 3-5 | Florida-Bahamas | |
| May3-5 | Northeastern Minnesota | Created a fund to reduce the seminary debts of new pastors. Re-elected to a six-year term: Peter Strommen |
| May 16-18 | Pacifica Synod | Resolution: Call for Constitutional Changes to Provide for a Voice for All Confirmed Members failed. |
| May 17-19 | Montana | Passed the following Resolutions: #1: Representation of Congregations in Church Matters |
| May 19-21 | Northern Great Lakes | |
| May 19-21 | North/West Lower Michigan | |
| May 19-21 | Southeast Michigan | Proposal of Resolution A that called on the ELCA to rescind CCM failed. Resolution D to include a specific sentence into the service notes for the Rite of Ordianation failed. |
| May 30-Jun1 | Grand Canyon | |
| May30-Jun1 | Greater Milwaukee | Bishop elected: Paul Stumme-Diers |
| May 30-Jun 1 | Metropolitan New York | Re-elected to a six-year term: Stephen P. Bouman |
| May 30-Jun1 | Northeastern Pennsylvania | Re-elected to a six-year term: David R. Strobel |
| May 30-Jun1 | Southern Ohio | Re-elected to a six-year term: Callon W. Holloway Jr. |
| May 30-Jun1 | Southwest California | |
| May 30-Jun 1 | Southwestern Texas | |
| May 31-Jun1 | Nebraska | |
| May 31-Jun1 | North Carolina | |
| May31-Jun 1 | Northeastern Ohio | |
| May 31-Jun1 | Northwest Synod of Wisconsin | |
| May 31-Jun 1 | Northwestern Ohio | |
| May 31-Jun 1 | Southwestern Washington | |
| May 31-Jun 2 | Arkansas-Oklahoma | Called for the ELCA to conduct a study of pastoral call processes & develop a churchwide hanbook on the process. In a 2nd resolution they asked the Church Council to consider amending the Model Constitution for Congregations of the ELCA to allow congregations to govern themselves not only as a "congregation council," but in other ways, such as elected officers & small teams. |
| May 31-Jun 2 | Indiana-Kentucky | Defeated a resolution to accept the Bible as "written without error (inerrant)" and "the first & most important resource in the ELCA's decisions on policies and social issue statements." |
| May 31-Jun 2 | Oregon Synod | |
| May 31-Jun 2 | Southeastern | |
| May 31-Jun2 | South Carolina | Re-elected to a six-year term: David A. Donges |
| Jun 2-4 | Upstate New York | Bishop elected: Marie C. Jerge |
| Jun 6-8 | South Dakota | Adopted a resolution asking the churchwide assembly to call upon each ELCA congregation to ratify new policies regarding the blessing of same-gender relationships & any change in policy regarding ordination of people who are gay & lesbian in committed relationships. |
| Jun 7-8 | Western North Dakota | Resolution: Guidelines for Ordination in "Exceptional Circumstances" passed. Re-elected to a six-year term: Duane C. Danielson. |
| Jun 6-8 | Central/Southern Illinois | Defeated two resolutions related to CCM. The first called for modifications to a bylaw adopted at the 2001 Churchwide Assembly that allows for a candidate to be ordained by a pastor other than a bishop. The second called for clarification of the Tucson Resolution adopted by the Conference of Bishops & ELCA Church Council. They also defeated a resolution to reaffirm "biblical standards" of the church & condemn homosexual behavior. And they defeated a resolution that would have asked the ELCA Board of Pensions for a "relief of conscience policy," allowing members & congregations to opt out of the ELCA health plan based on "conscientious objections" to funding for abortions. |
| Jun 6-8 | Metropolitan Chicago | |
| Jun 6-8 | Minneapolis Area | Resolution to clarify the status of the Tucson Resolution passed. Resolution on Conference Equity and Representation failed. Reaffirmed their commitment to be a Reconciling in Christ Synod. |
| Jun 6-8 | New England | |
| Jun 6-8 | Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast | |
| Jun 6-8 | Northwestern Pennsylvania | |
| Jun 6-9 | Alaska Synod | Encouraged synod congregations to adopt the RIC (Reconciled in Christ) designation. When half of the synod's congregations adopt the designation, the synod will consider whether it wishes to become an RIC synod. |
| Jun 7-8 | East-Central Synod of Wisconsin | Called for a change in election procedures for the presiding bishop & synod bishop. The resolutions asked for procedures that allow greater input into the process by voting members, especially lay members. |
| Jun 7-8 | La Crosse Area | Re-elected to a six-year term: April Ulring |
| Jun7-8 | Lower Susquehanna | |
| Jun 7-8 | Northwest Washington | Asked congregations to consider joining the Reconciling in Christ movement. |
| Jun 7-8 | Upper Susquehanna | |
| Jun 7-8 | West Virginia-Western Maryland | Called on its congregations to commit one Sunday to collect a special offering to benefit the synod's "Rostered Leaders Debt Reduction" ministry. |
| Jun 7-9 | Northeastern Iowa | Asked the ELCA for access to information about the task force & study. Re-elected to a six-year term: Steven L. Ullestad. |
| Jun 7-9 | Virginia | |
| Jun 8 | Caribbean-Puerto Rico | |
| Jun 8-9 | Northwestern Minnesota | Asked the ELCA Church Council to consider establishing a theological review process for governing documents or actions ensuring they conform to Scriptures& the confessions of the ELCA. |
| Jun 13-15 | Allegheny | |
| Jun 13-15 | Delaware-Maryland | Rescinded its declaration in 2000 to become a "Reconciling in Christ" (RIC) synod. |
| Jun 13-15 | Metropolitan Washington, D.C. | |
| Jun 13-15 | Southwestern Pennsylvania | |
| Jun 14-15 | Northern Illinois | |
| Jun 14-16 | Central States | |
| Jun 14-16 | Southeastern Iowa | Re-elected to a six-year term: Philip L. Hougen |
| Jun 21-23 | Eastern Washington-Idaho | Defeated a resolution that called for exceptions to ELCA ordination policies under CCM. |
| Jun 21-23 | Slovak Zion | Bishop elected: Wilma S. Kucharek |
| Jun 29 | Caribbean-Virgin Islands |