Title: ELCA Churchwide Assembly, Orlando
Description: Eight people from our NWW Synod have been elected to attend this year’s ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Orlando August 15 to August 19.

Voting members are: Wm Chris Boerger, Bishop, Christ the King in Snohomish (exofficio); Georganne Robertson, Synod Vice President,
Queen Anne in Seattle (ex-officio); Tony Rhodes, Advent in Mill Creek; Mark Kremen, University in Seattle; Kevin Bates, Advent in Mill Creek; Kirby Unti, St Matthew in Renton; Lydia Wittman Grebe, Zion in Custer; Elaine Harrison, Faith in Seattle; Kim Unti, St Matthew in Renton; and John Grebe, Zion in Custer.

Discussion and action will be taken on a broad range of issues, including:
(1) ELCA Malaria Campaign: consideration of a churchwide campaign to support work aimed at ending malaria
(2) Genetics, Faith and Responsibility: consideration of this social teaching document and its implementing resolutions
(3) Living into the Future Together (LIFT) Task Force: consideration of recommendations from the task force that is charged with renewing the ecology of the ELCA
(4) Amendments to the constitutions, bylaws and continuing resolutions of the ELCA, both regular ones and ones implementing the reconfiguration of the churchwide organization

We hold the assembly in prayer as the assembly seeks the guidance of the Holy Spirit during conversation and action on these issues.
Start Date: 2011-08-15
End Date: 2011-08-19