Thank-you for attending Synod Assembly 2021!

Nearly 325 members of the Eastern North Dakota Synod gathered together at the Holiday Inn in Fargo for Synod Assembly on August 14 & 15 under the theme Live In Love.  We are so thankful for all the voting members, special guests, visitors and vendors who were able to participate!

SYNOD ASSEMBLY MINUTES

VIDEOS:

• Opening Worship
• Closing Worship
• Live In Love Session 1
• Live In Love Session 2
• Live In Love Session 3
• State of the Synod, Bishop Tessa Moon Leiseth

ELCA CHURCHWIDE REPORT

Tammy Jackson, Senior Director of Accompanying Peoples, Communities and Networks in the Service and Justice home area, shared the State of the ELCA report.

• State of the ELCA video, Tammy Jackson

PLENARY WORK OF THE SYNOD

2022 Compensation and Benefits Guidelines for Rostered Ministers: Passed

2022 Mission Plan: Passed with amendments to increase congregational mission support by 3% and increase Outdoor Ministry Support line from $2000 to $4000

Resolution on Refugee Resettlement: Passed

Elected to serve as EaND Synod Treasurer (4-year term): Joe Askew

Elected to serve as voting members to Churchwide Assembly, August 2022: Bishop Tessa Moon Leiseth, Synod VP Dr Phyllis Johnson, Matuor Alier (multi-cultural), Will Nelson (youth), Rev Joe Larson (Fargo - rostered), Vicki Schmidt (Fargo - lay), Ryu Kroshus (Fargo - lay), Rev Nancy Monke (Fargo - rostered alternate), Rev Brooke Phelps (Grafton - rostered), Rebecca Kjelland (Grafton - lay), Rev David Peterson (Grafton - rostered alternate), Deb McKay (Grafton - lay alternate), Rev Tawanda Murinda (Grand Forks - rostered), Bethany Klemetsrud (GF - lay), Josh Rau (GF - lay), Rev Ivy Schulz (GF - rostered alternate), Jim Bollman (GF - lay alternate), Rev Sharayah Robinson (Jamestown - rostered), Michelle Watne (Jamestown - lay), Rev Linda Schauer (Jamestown - rostered alternate), Dianne Billey (Jamestown - lay alternate), Rev Matt Williams (Mayville - rostered), Beth Christianson-Melby (Mayville - lay), Rev Trichelle Kirchenwitz (Mayville - rostered alternate), Kent Kirchenwitz (Mayville - lay alternate), Bob Schlotman (Prairie Rose - lay), Marla Larson (Prairie Rose - lay alternate), Rev Johanna Buchholz (Spirit Lake - rostered), Scott Buchholz (Spirit Lake - lay), Rev Lori Pankratz (Spirit Lake - rostered alternate), Kerwin Pankratz (Spirit Lake - lay alternate), Rev Ella Moehlman (Wahpeton - rostered), Rachael Hoistad (Wahpeton - lay), Dn Curt Larson (Wahpeton - rostered alternate), Cyndy Kolle (Wahpeton - lay alternate)

Elected to serve on Synod Council (2 year term): Hannah Papenfuss (Fargo - lay), Rev Jessica Merchant (Grafton- rostered), Kathy Fick (Grand Forks -lay), Rev Nathan Wicks (Jamestown - rostered), Rev Rachael Puttbrese (Mayville - rostered), Beth Christianson-Melby (Mayville - lay), Dn Tara Ulrich (Prairie Rose - rostered), Margo Berthold (Prairie Rose - lay), Jennifer Vega (Spirit Lake - lay), Matuor Alier (multi-cultural rep), Will Nelson (youth rep)

Elected to serve on Synod Committee on Discipline (6-year term): Rev Bruce Baxter (rostered), Beth Christianson-Melby (lay)

CELEBRATIONS

Ordination Anniversaries: 

25 years - Rev Corey Bjertness, Rev Sonja Kjar

50 years - Rev John Andreasen, Rev Richard Foss

60 years - Rev James Hilde, Rev Robert Weber, Rev Roger Livdahl

Consecration Anniversaries

25 years - Dn Jamie Travers

Church Anniversaries:

125 years - Grace Lutheran in Sheyenne, Cando Lutheran in Cando, Our Saviors Lutheran in Larimore, Nekoma Lutheran in Nekoma

100 years - Olivet Lutheran in Fargo, English Lutheran in Medina, Sarles Lutheran in Sarles

75 years - Good Shepherd Lutheran in Englevale, United Lutheran in Langdon, Our Saviors in Rolla

Bread of Life Award give to St John Lutheran Church, Fargo

Synod Assembly Offering: $9172.35 to be split evenly between Dacotah O'yate Lutheran, South Sudan Lutheran and ELCA World Hunger

SYNOD ASSEMBLY 2022 IS SCHEDULE FOR JUNE 4&5 AT THE HOLIDAY INN, FARGO

Thank-you to all those that took part in and helped with our first-ever digital assembly!  It may have looked a little different this year, but we joined together to accomplish God's work and had a little fun in the process.

Recordings

Year in Review

Holy Innovations Grant Review

Celebration of 50 Years of Women's Ordination

Ministry Partners

Opening Worship

Closing Worship

RESULTS OF BALLOT 1 FOR BISHOP

RESULTS OF BALLOT 2 FOR BISHOP

RESULTS OF BALLOT 3 FOR BISHOP

RESULTS OF BALLOT 4 FOR BISHOP

RESULTS OF BALLOT 5 FOR BISHOP

RECAP

SA MINUTES

Thank-you to all who helped make the weekend possible!  

Bishop Brandt's Welcome video

Bishop Brandt's State of the Synod

ELCA Assembly Video from Churchwide

Synod Assembly Minutes (DRAFT)

Storyteller videos:

Age is Just a Number

Dr. Roland Martinson and Miss Sawyer Anderson

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EvOSBl5inAHxUBumVUrYWEBGc-PIOnFt/view

Leading with Faith

Mr. Steve D. Scheel and Ms. Penny Millspaugh

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17r1QWG7yOMoJxDmv1iMrtk1dDPIstjCL/view

More than a Party

Ms. Kylie Oversen and Mr. Kyle Davison

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ox342U4BBAzQBbOrmCk651fiojexYtoo/view

Called to Feed the World

Mrs. Sarah Lovas and Mrs. Janet Jacobson

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TF_90CiRfHFs_8rpodidpndeJ-Sgjl0P/view

A Place to Call Home

Rev. Matt Valan, Ms. Prairie Rose Seminole, Mrs. Laetitia Mizero Hellerud

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-OnLcxdFPaa3hamU3-aNH3YpdnAWhTbD/view

Answering God’s Call

Rev. Joe Natwick and Mrs. Vicki Schmidt

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17nngI9RQiXZR7sGchTvKwwp-u04R4GuW/view

Save the date for Synod Assembly 2020: June 6&7 at the Holiday Inn, Fargo