Rostered leaders, SAMs, congregational delegates and guests are invited to join us for our annual assembly as we gather under the theme "Water is Life." This two-day event will bring us together for learning, resolutions, partner ministry updates, and a bishop election.
Below you will find information about assembly.
Details and documents will continue to be added as they become available.
June 7-8, 2024
Davies Center - UW Eau Claire
Registration Deadline: April 26th
Registration Fee: $150
* Please note: there will be no paper (mail-in) registration form; ALL assembly participants must register online, even if paying by check.
* ALL participants who plan to attend assembly, including guests, youth, visiting bishops, ministry partners, etc. need to register.
Register HERE
Pre-Assembly Forums
We encourage all participants to join us for pre-assembly hearings where the resolutions will be presented and you will have an opportunity to hear from pre-identified nominees for bishop. We encourage all voting members to attend! The dates are below.
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Resolution 1: Endowment Resolution
Resolution 2: Childcare
Resolution 3: Salary Standards
Resolution 4: Synod Mission Plan
Resolution 5: Honoring Bishop Skow-Anderson
Bishop's initiative:
Water is life : Madzi ndi moyo
Solar-powered deep drilled well project with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi
Gifts for this initiative can be given via check or online HERE
"Bishop's Initiative: Water is Life"
ELCA Representative
Deacon MaryAnn Schwabe
Deacon MaryAnn Schwabe is the ELCA Executive for Synod Relations. From 2005 to 2014 she served as an Assistant to the Bishop in the Northeastern Ohio Synod.
Prior to her calls to the synod and churchwide staff, she served congregations as a deacon with a focus in church music, religious education, and family ministry. MaryAnn has a Bachelor of Music degree from Houghton College and a Master of Arts in Religion from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. A student of Bowen theory since 1993, she coordinates the ELCA Systems Academy which focuses on the application of Bowen theory in synods and congregational settings.
Mary Ann and her husband Rick have five adult children, corresponding spouses, and nine grandchildren.
