The 2009 Synod Assembly was held May 1-2 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. 

• News & Recap
• Resolutions
• Pre-Assembly Report
• Future Assembly Information
• Past Assembly Information

News & Recap

Stories from throught the assembly are available here or download the recap:

• Double-sided, portrait (vertical) layout (PDF)
• Landscape (horizontal) layout (PDF) - this issue is 4 pages (half-sheet size), so it is formatted to be printed in a booklet form
• Plaintext (web page for faster downloading and easy to copy and paste)

Resolutions

All resolutions received to this date are available in plain text (web page for faster viewing) or PDF (also download the Resolution Addendum in PDF) (a PDF is a download for better printing).

Click here to download the resolution writing guide, including information on who can submit a resolution (PDF).

Pre-Assembly Report

Below are links to a PDF of the entire Pre-Assembly Report and PDFs of the individual chapters. All voting members should read the report carefully and bring necessary chapters with you to Assembly. These chapters include the agenda, maps, rules, nominations, budget, and resolutions. No hard copies of any of this information will be available at Assembly. Congregations are responsible for ensuring their voting members receive the information.

Pre-Assembly Report (120 pages, 13.5 MB)

Resolution Addendum (11 pages, 312 KB)

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Welcome
• Assembly Information
• About the Synod
• Proposed Assembly Agenda* (plaintext)
• Downtown Rochester Map*
• Mayo Civic Center Map*
• Assembly Rules & Procedures*
• Reports
  • Synod Staff
  • Teams, Committees
    There are proposed bylaw changes in this document. Voters may wish to view the current synod constitution.
  • Conferences
  • Presiding Bishop, ELCA
  • Agencies & Institutions
  • Colleges & Seminaries
• Nominations*
• Mission Support and Benevolence
• Financial Statements
• Proposed Budget*
• Report of 2008 Resolutions
• Resolutions*, Resolution Addendum* (plaintext) - All resolutions received to this date are now available. (4/24/09)
  (A mistake was made in the line numbering in resolution 2009-02. Download a replacement by clicking here. (4/20/09))
• Thanks & Acknowledgment

* All participants should bring the indicated sections to Assembly. The remaining sections should be reviewed.

Displays

At this point, the display space has been filled for the 2009 Synod Assembly. To get on the contact list for 2010, contact Katie Livingood at 507-280-9457, 800-426-6376 in Minnesota, or by

Future Assembly Dates & Locations
April 30-May 1, 2010 - Mayo Civic Center, Rochester
May 6-7, 2011 - Mayo Civic Center, Rochester
May 4-5, 2012 - Mayo Civic Center, Rochester

Past Assembly Information
2008 Synod Assembly Information
2007 Synod Assembly Information
2006 Synod Assembly information
2005 Synod Assembly information
2004 Synod Assembly information
2003 Synod Assembly information
2002 Synod Assembly information
2001 Synod Assembly information