2026 Synod Assembly
June 6, 2026 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. - Online
In his beautiful book, Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer.” At our synod assembly this year, held on Saturday, June 6, we will delve into what it means to be a community of believers sharing together in the glorious fellowship of the Body of Christ. In a time when life together seems to be a challenging proposition, how might we be called to transcend division and discord and live deeply in relationship with other believers?
Voting Members: At least 60 percent of the voting members shall be laypersons.
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Each congregation* shall be entitled to send two lay voting members.
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Each congregation may send one additional voting member who is a person of color or who's primary language is other than English.
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Each congregation may send one additional voting member who is a youth (under age 18 at the time of their election)
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Congregations with baptized membership over 500 (see the table below) are entitled to send two additional voting members.
* Synod authorized worshipping communities may only send one lay voting member. No additional voting members are currently allowed.
The following congregations have more than 500 baptized members and may elect 2 additional lay voting members.
Cong ID | City | State | Congregation |
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01584 | Florissant | MO | Lutheran Church of the Atonement |
10197 | Hutchinson | KS | Emanuel Lutheran Church |
01645 | Lake St Louis | MO | Living Lord Lutheran Church |
30005 | Lindsborg | KS | Bethany Lutheran Church |
20153 | Manchester | MO | Good Shepherd Lutheran Church |
07821 | Manhattan | KS | Peace Lutheran Church |
01650 | McPherson | KS | Trinity Lutheran Church |
01576 | Overland Park | KS | Atonement Lutheran Church |
07632 | Overland Park | KS | Holy Cross Lutheran Church |
01652 | Salina | KS | St. John Lutheran Church |
01585 | Smolan | KS | Salemsborg Lutheran Church |
If you have questions regarding the number of lay voting members for your congregation, please contact the synod office at 913-948-9701 or administrator@css-elca.org.
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