2022 Synod Assembly Lay Voter Formula
TO:
Ministers of Word & Sacrament
Ministers of Word & Service
Congregation Contact Persons
This is the official notice (S7.13) that the 2022 Synod Assembly of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will be held Thursday, June 16, 2022-Saturday, June 18, 2022 via ZOOM Meetings. The constitution of our congregations reminds us in *C.5.04. that “this congregation shall elect from among its voting members laypersons to serve as voting members of the Synod Assembly.” It is our hope that every congregation will engage actively in the life of the synod through its participation in the Synod Assembly. You will soon receive more information concerning registration from Holly Schmitt, Chairperson of the Synod Assembly Planning Committee.
By action of the Synod Council at its meeting on January 22, 2022, the following lay voter formula has been adopted for the 2022 Synod Assembly.
That each congregation, irrespective of baptized membership, may elect two voting members.
That an additional voting member be elected, based on baptized membership above 500 but below750, an additional two voting members be elected for those congregations with a baptized membership above 750 but below 1,000, and that an additional three voting members be elected for those congregations with a baptized membership above 1,000. And that each increment of 250 above 1,000 baptized members provide an additional voting member for the congregation to elect.
Please contact me if you have any questions about the number of voting members for your congregation.
Yours in Christ,
Rev. William A. Schaefer
Synod Secretary
CC:
Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow
Acting Bishop Abraham Allende
Holly Schmitt